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Joe's Garage, 1991. The colours represent the colours of the national flag of Czechoslowakia in 1991.
fuzzywobbles
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The Heartbreakers Live At Max's -RSD 2015.
Awesome !!!
I'm afraid to undo it! That little tail is tiny.
Most of the ones I have seen are all broken off, nothing like impractical
JamVal
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Chinese version of Donovan's What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid.
I served on Taiwan in the early 1970's. Back then Taiwan didn't recognize anyone's copyrights and allowed LP's and books to be pressed and printed without permission. These LP's were sold in Taipei book stores for 25 cents a piece (10$NT - at a US dollar exchange rate of 40$NT to a US dollar). Most of them were pressed on the red or green vinyl. I don't know where this one came from, my son gave it to me. We weren't allowed to bring them back into the United States for obvious reasons. The quality of the pressings and the vinyl were bad. You might get one good play out of them. The good news was that decent quality Pioneer, Kenwood, Sansui, Akai, Teac equipment could be legally purchased at the Navy Exchange at high discounts. First plays of these LP's were recorded to Akai or Teac reel-to-reels.
The record jackets were printed on cheap paper:
After being recorded on open reel decks the LP's were tossed in the Barracks Day Room. They were stacked to the ceiling.
The Chinese 'entrepreneurs' would even press Billboard's top 10 hits to vinyl each month.
I served on Taiwan in the early 1970's. Back then Taiwan didn't recognize anyone's copyrights and allowed LP's and books to be pressed and printed without permission. These LP's were sold in Taipei book stores for 25 cents a piece (10$NT - at a US dollar exchange rate of 40$NT to a US dollar). Most of them were pressed on the red or green vinyl. I don't know where this one came from, my son gave it to me. We weren't allowed to bring them back into the United States for obvious reasons. The quality of the pressings and the vinyl were bad. You might get one good play out of them. The good news was that decent quality Pioneer, Kenwood, Sansui, Akai, Teac equipment could be legally purchased at the Navy Exchange at high discounts. First plays of these LP's were recorded to Akai or Teac reel-to-reels.
The record jackets were printed on cheap paper:
After being recorded on open reel decks the LP's were tossed in the Barracks Day Room. They were stacked to the ceiling.
The Chinese 'entrepreneurs' would even press Billboard's top 10 hits to vinyl each month.
likebike23
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I picked up a few of those Tiawanese records over the holidays at a Goodwill. Thanks for the info on them JamVal.
JamVal
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likebike23, you got quite a haul there. I'll bet the original owner has some good stories.
Yes, those are the red ones that I remember. Brings back great memories. I think these were pressed by the Chinese mainly to sell to the American servicemen stationed there. At the peak of US involvement in southeast Asia there were about 20,000 Americans stationed there. Most of us had 15 month tours there (1955 to 1977). In addition to those stationed on Taiwan, an estimated 200,000 spent 5 days of R&R (from Vietnam 1967-1972) in Taipei.
Here's what Discogs says about Cathay Records:
Cathay Record
Profile:
Label from Taiwan of doubtful legality. The label catered to US soldiers stationed in Taiwan in the 60's and 70s. Covers were often photocopied from Japanese or US issues with altered colors. Many releases are on colored vinyl.
Parent Label:
Lyou Feng Record Publishing Co.
Yes, those are the red ones that I remember. Brings back great memories. I think these were pressed by the Chinese mainly to sell to the American servicemen stationed there. At the peak of US involvement in southeast Asia there were about 20,000 Americans stationed there. Most of us had 15 month tours there (1955 to 1977). In addition to those stationed on Taiwan, an estimated 200,000 spent 5 days of R&R (from Vietnam 1967-1972) in Taipei.
Here's what Discogs says about Cathay Records:
Cathay Record
Profile:
Label from Taiwan of doubtful legality. The label catered to US soldiers stationed in Taiwan in the 60's and 70s. Covers were often photocopied from Japanese or US issues with altered colors. Many releases are on colored vinyl.
Parent Label:
Lyou Feng Record Publishing Co.
DublinTrader
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Counterrevolutions in Rock on Mercury Records. Looks normal but plays inside out.
Great thread! Nice that you like my special "Joe's Garage" edition. 1991 was the time when Frank Zappa and Vaclav Havel became close friends. The edition had been made in order to honour Frank's political interest for and his performances in Czechoslowakia back then.
By the way, my very first vinyl was a single, I purchased it when I was 12, Billy Swan's "I Can Help" - violet vinyl. Unfortunately I do not have it anymore.
By the way, my very first vinyl was a single, I purchased it when I was 12, Billy Swan's "I Can Help" - violet vinyl. Unfortunately I do not have it anymore.