At 04:10 PM 4/24/01 -0500, Chris Widman wrote:
>>but...can you explain this roach thing? like roaches accidentally dropped
>>in the sleeves burning flaws in the vinyl? I'm trying to envision this... =)
>
>Actually...what he is referring to is a problem with cockroach dung
>becoming encrusted on old jamaican records, especially 7"s. Gives a whole
>new meaning to the word DANK.
>
>Reportedly that shit is hard as enamel.
>
>For collectors nowadays some of the best (and only) sources of rare 7"s
>are discarded and long forgotten juke boxes, long since made the home of
>the particularly hardy jamaican cockroach.
>
>peace,
>Chris Widman
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While I'm sure that's a big problem too (ugh!), the "roaches" I was
referring to were partially-smoked joints, stuck there in the vinyl
(dropped in the vinyl vat?)
At least that's the story I heard!
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