Non Fill Vinyl Records

Which is ridiculous for a 25 record.

Non fill vinyl records.

I just cleaned my brand new copy of lcd soundsystem s american dream dfa records. To celebrate omnivore records has reissued and remastered the album and brought attention and care to a somewhat disremembered historical artifact created by two musical luminaries. It occurs most often on a 180g record s outer edge and is caused by the vinyl s beginning to harden prematurely. If it doesn t pour properly or it starts to harden too early the machines can t cut the groove properly.

Virgin vinyl means that the album is not from recycled plastic and will theoretically be. This flaw causes a grinding or scratching sound at the non fill point. Since most vinyl records contain up to 30 recycled vinyl impurities can accumulate in the record and cause even a brand new record to have audio artifacts such as clicks and pops. Side 1 has a steady non fill crackle through the entire side.

In fact if the record is held in the right light it s even possible to see the non fill area. The sound produced is noise a shsssshing sound that we ve all heard too often. So tired of these shitty pressings. Under light the unfilled areas appear to sparkle.

A vinyl non fill record comes from a problem with the molten vinyl. Here s the new friday music issue of queensrÿche s empire. Non fill is when the vinyl does not fully flow up into the stamper giving a truncated groove wall and deformed lands. Of note omnivore s campaign is the first time this album has been released on vinyl.

The words 180 gram vinyl have been the cause for many misunderstandings and debate among the audiophile and vinyl records community. Non fill refers to a pressing defect that occurs when the molten vinyl does not flow fully to produce a well formed groove. Unnecessarily so i would say there is nothing magical about heavyweight vinyl and certainly some myths float over those shiny 180g stickers on the record covers but that doesn t mean there are no benefits from pressing 180g or even 200g vinyl lp s.