[78-L] Colored vinyl records

[David Lennick]

agp wrote:
> At 20:07 18/12/2009, MB wrote:
>> It ONLY become substantial when they are one-of-a-kind, such
>> as the after-hours samples pirated by a pressing plant worker.  Some
>> early Motown 45s exist like this.  There was a recent discussion in
>> Goldmine as to whether these records -- several of them are Beatles LPs
>> that are currently being auctioned for BIG money -- are to be considered
>> by EMI as STOLEN PROPERTY since the person who had owned them was the
>> pressing plant worker who admitted making them after-hours and walking
>> out with them.  That is stealing like a worker walking out of a plant
>> with ANYTHING!
> 
> I agree with that. A Beatles mailing list I am on recently was wow-ed 
> about some of these that were made at Capitol's plant in Canada. Some 
> Beatles stuff, Anne Murray etc. I couldn't believe that someone would 
> pay big bucks for what are essentially fake collectibles.

Actually, the guy just pressed those things for his own amusement. I know the 
dealer who bought them from the estate..TODAY they're collectible because of 
what they are, but he certainly had no intention at the time of getting rich by 
pressing fakes.

dl