A 12" Single Question

**the whistler** · June 28th, 2004, 08:41 PM

Around what year did the darker grooves on 12" records for "BREAKS" start to surface?

**efunk_adelic** · June 29th, 2004, 01:27 AM

Originally Written by the whistler

Around what year did the darker grooves on 12" records for "BREAKS" start to surface?

Whistler, I'm confused... not sure the group name you are looking for... and is the song called BREAKS?

**kaliffen** · June 29th, 2004, 02:32 AM

I think they have always been there, the pattern in the vinyl depends on the actual music being cut, and since the break is usual very samey. You can see it clearly. However this applies to any type of music and on most 12" you can read the progress off the song by looking at the vinyl...

Some nerds (ehemm like me) can id many 12"s just by looking at the vinyl.

**NickNack** · June 29th, 2004, 04:31 PM

Those "banded" 12"s identifying breaks started, I think, in 1978. The first one coming to mind is "At Midnight" by T-Connection. I know AVI did a lot of this, don't know if they preceded TK or not.

**the whistler** · June 29th, 2004, 05:29 PM

Originally Written by NickNack

Those "banded" 12"s identifying breaks started, I think, in 1978. The first one coming to mind is "At Midnight" by T-Connection. I know AVI did a lot of this, don't know if they preceded TK or not.

Thanks NickNack!! 8)
I felt back in those days you needed a magnifying glass to ID alot of the of the 12" breaks
Bedrock's classic "For what you dream of" from 1994 has 7 thick bands i.Ding the breaks almost the width of a fingernail

**NickNack** · June 29th, 2004, 09:18 PM

Originally Written by the whistler

Thanks NickNack!! 8)
I felt back in those days you needed a magnifying glass to ID alot of the of the 12" breaks

:lol: Yeah, but 'B-I-T-D' I had good eyes like kaliffen and could instantly spot a break on any piece of vinyl. All of us did it. Hell, to me, it was the banded 12"s that looked odd. :roll: