vinyl drag

Vinyl Drag is an experiment. An experiment that takes place on an unsuspecting slab of 12” vinyl.

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.

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Nov 08
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It’s been just over two weeks since I started the project, and in the early stages I still don’t want to do anything too drastic - that’s for later. So for now I’m just documenting what really happens when you do leave your slabs of ‘wax’ out of their protective covers, laid horizontally (one of the many things that a vinyl aficionado would never do), and just generally having a bad time - I’ve accidentally dropped plug sockets onto it’s docile body too many times to count. So here’s a nice recording that I just made, if you listen past two minutes thirty you’ll notice that the needle completely loses track of the grooves. So a track that was originally just over five minutes is cut in half.