VinylDisc

The VinylDisc is a combination of a digital layer, either in CD or DVD format, and an analog layer, which is a vinyl record, developed by the German company Optimal Media Production. It consists of a silver layer containing CD or DVD and a black polyvinyl chloride layer (able to hold 3.5 minutes of audio on 33⅓ rpm) which can be played on a regular phonograph.

Examples of singles already released in the hybrid format are Paramore's "Misery Business", The Mars Volta's cover of "Candy and a Currant Bun" by Pink Floyd, and the 2017 album "Hyakki Echo" by Merzbow and Fightstar's "Deathcar" which reportedly had a limited run of 3000 copies.¹ A sample VinylDisc to promote this new format was given to visitors of the 2007 Popkomm, containing music by Jazzanova, where it was presented in September 2007.

References

Allen, Katie (2007-10-15). "Half vinyl, half CD, all new format". Business. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

External links

Vinyl-Disc - Vinyl & CD combined on YouTube
VinylDisc in Museum Of Obsolete Media

[Allen_2007-1] Allen, Katie (2007-10-15). "Half vinyl, half CD, all new format". Business. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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