We all know that vinyl records are vulnerable, and need to be treated with respect. Keeping to this rule I’ve always been mindful of the way that I handle all records that I come across. Now it’s time to see what happens when I don’t follow the rules. Below you will find recordings that serve as a document of degradation. Every week (or so) since October I have been using this page to post an audio recording of a 12" record that has been intentionally abused.
As with all blogs the posts work backwards with the most recent post at the top and the original track at the bottom. Click to hear the original track.
Alternatively, you can click here to be presented with just the audio posts.
Christian Marclay - Guitar Drag
This piece, by Christian Marclay, is another large influence to this project and as you can probably guess straight away, Vinyl Drag got it’s name from this piece. Also, the idea of degradation, which is apparent in this video is another contributing factor.
