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.

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.

Nov 26
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Another few days, another upload. This one is pretty much exactly the same as last weeks recording. My back room is freezing, so I thought that would have some affect on the sound but clearly it doesn’t. The poor disc has been in the temperature for days now. You just have to feel sorry for it. The only differences I can tell are that this weeks recording is slightly clearer than before. It doesn’t really make sense that this project seems to be going backwards!