Bioplastic vinyl

[Snare]

Interesting read here for me re what goes into making vinyl records, which I never even thought about before.

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2022/0720/1311321-worlds-first-bioplastic-vinyl-record-launched-in-uk/

It'll be interesting if they can get rid of the hiss in the next few months.

No indication how it might impact on costs, but I wonder would it help reduce what apears to be widespread delays in manufacturing plants.

[Snare]

Talk about an own goal... "Be The Change" says they, creating a gatefold just to have a large ND logo, and also double the vinyl quantity solely to have a ND etching on one side of each vinyl?? 

Oh and pay twice the price for this needless surplus material, but at least you get to contribute to helping the environment, provided you don't see the irony

https://shop.season-of-mist.com/napalm-death-harmony-corruption-double-lp-gatefold-coloured

Premium and limited variant of 'Harmony Corruption' including:

2 LP Printed on Greenyl. 100% eco-friendly, PVC-free, sustainable production process
Hand-numbering
Exclusive Gatefold w/ varnish inserts
Exclusive UV Printed Labels with varnish details. Eco-Certified Inks
Full B and D Side Etching
24x24 inch Special poster
Eco-Certified paper parts (FSC & PEFC)
Laminated sticker
Reusable polybag

This record is part of Be The Change, a project conceived and developed by Greenyl, the first 100% eco-friendly Vinyl Record plant, and Rude Records, aiming at raising awareness towards climate change and environmental impact within the Music Community. We envision a global economy that uses business as a force for good.
And we are on a mission to make our Earth a better place through music!

We've selected Artists that share this vision for the official launch of Greenyl and we designed exclusive and limited Green variants of one of their records to offer to fans globally. For each record sold a donation to Green Future Project will be made, and 100 new trees will be planted.

Tracklisting:

LP1 Light Blue - Side A
1. Vision Conquest
2. If The Truth Be Known
3. Inner Incineration
4. Malicious Intent
5. Unfit Earth

LP1 Light Blue - Side B
Full Side Etching

LP2 Red - Side C
1. Circle Of Hypocrisy
2. The Chains That Bind Us
3. Mind Snare
4. Extremity Retained
5. Suffer The Children

LP2 Red - Side D
Full Side Etching

Did you know each Vinyl has an impact equal to 16 CDs?
The main cause is chloride contained in PVC-made traditional vinyl records that, during production, is released into the air.
Chloride is a toxic gas and has a very high impact.
An average vinyl generates harmful emissions 16 times more than any other physical musical support.
Research has shown how the growing demand for Vinyl will negatively impact the environment.

How does it sound? A Greenyl sounds perfect and has a high-quality sound.
After over a year of research and development, we've found excellent sound in all the proposed variants.

[Bürggermeister]

It's even lower quality audio than regular records at twice the price? Ah jaysus you can't make it up 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Why do you say lower quality audio than regular vinyl?

Obviously absurd to produce a DLP where both discs have an unplayable etched side alright, but I've seen prices this high for similarly absurd collector's edition shite made from regular vinyl.

[Bürggermeister]

My bad, didn't notice the first article is 6 months old

""It presses the same as PVC," said co-founder Marc Carey. "The final piece of the puzzle is there is a little bit of surface noise when you play the record so we are working on that. We think we are two weeks away from finalising the recipe.""

[Snare]

I'd wonder what "high quality sound" equates to though.

Maybe if they didn't needlessly make 1 vinyl worth of music into 2 halves on separate vinyls then it would be practically the same price...

But yeah it's probably being milked as a collector's edition and selling the motive all wrong as being a better,  greener alternative.

[Eoin McLove]

Interesting if it's true though. I think gimmickry is the name of the game these days so you can't just have an album on its own, you need etchings and pop up artwork to go with it. If they have figured out how to reduce pollution with vinyl production then that sounds alright to me as long as the sound quality isn't compromised.

Maybe instead of double vinyl and etchings they should have offered a tin of ND chickpeas.

[Snare]

Nothing to do with the above, bar less transport for Irish labels or bands who want to make their own vinyl... there's a new vinyl pressing facility in Kildare now:

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0807/1527384-vinyl-factory/

[Pentagrimes]

Been hearing about them for a while. Curious what their prices are like