Comments on: Playing a Platinum Record http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Steve Fri, 01 May 2009 14:53:24 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-1743 It's a little sad that some people can only make fun of others, rather than shedding light and sharing gladness with everyone, not just those sharing the derision. Kind of a childish tribal thing. They'll grow out of it. In the meantime, looks like you're wise to stand aside of the slings and arrows.<br/><br/> The disc is a retired stamper made of solid nickel, most likely, or possibly the metal father that a stamper would be pulled from. Since it spins on a turntable, the angular momentum will throw the stylus toward the outside, so it will probably play even if it's a stamper (that has the groove standing up -in order to stamp it into the hot vinyl) rather than into the metal (the metal father), which would play just like a regular pressed record. Listen to hear if the song is only coming from one speaker, instead of stereo. That would be a telltale for it being a stamper, since the needle is only resting against the standing up groove on one side.<br/><br/> Probably the nickel stamper wasn't even overplated and is metallic nickel. in that case it probably is slightly corroded in places, since nickel is highly reactive and will sometimes gradually darken or show fingerprints etched into the metal from the sweat and salt in them.<br/><br/> We make gold records from a number of materials and we make the best in the business. We supply them to the official framers. It’s a little sad that some people can only make fun of others, rather than shedding light and sharing gladness with everyone, not just those sharing the derision. Kind of a childish tribal thing. They’ll grow out of it. In the meantime, looks like you’re wise to stand aside of the slings and arrows.

The disc is a retired stamper made of solid nickel, most likely, or possibly the metal father that a stamper would be pulled from. Since it spins on a turntable, the angular momentum will throw the stylus toward the outside, so it will probably play even if it’s a stamper (that has the groove standing up -in order to stamp it into the hot vinyl) rather than into the metal (the metal father), which would play just like a regular pressed record. Listen to hear if the song is only coming from one speaker, instead of stereo. That would be a telltale for it being a stamper, since the needle is only resting against the standing up groove on one side.

Probably the nickel stamper wasn’t even overplated and is metallic nickel. in that case it probably is slightly corroded in places, since nickel is highly reactive and will sometimes gradually darken or show fingerprints etched into the metal from the sweat and salt in them.

We make gold records from a number of materials and we make the best in the business. We supply them to the official framers.

]]> By: Adam http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Adam Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:08:07 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-787 I'm gonna go ahead and close the comments now. This wasn't intended as bait for personal attacks - I was just fascinated by the trivial information gleaned from the object itself. I don't know Valentine personally, but we've been in touch before, and when I asked if I could post this email he stressed that this was not a "look at me I have a platinum record thing." Usually I leave comments open so that other pertinent information can be shared, but this one seems to be spiralling in the direction of giving him a hard time for sharing some cool knowledge. Give the guy a break, and grow up. I’m gonna go ahead and close the comments now. This wasn’t intended as bait for personal attacks – I was just fascinated by the trivial information gleaned from the object itself. I don’t know Valentine personally, but we’ve been in touch before, and when I asked if I could post this email he stressed that this was not a “look at me I have a platinum record thing.” Usually I leave comments open so that other pertinent information can be shared, but this one seems to be spiralling in the direction of giving him a hard time for sharing some cool knowledge. Give the guy a break, and grow up.

]]> By: valentine http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-786 valentine Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:05:04 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-786 The RIAA website does indeed state that Platinum sales = one million. I never bothered to verify anything before because I didn't really care. They also have a search engine at their site where you can see which albums have been awarded platinum status and what not. <a href="http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp</a> Just type Wow 1999 into the title. The RIAA website does indeed state that Platinum sales = one million. I never bothered to verify anything before because I didn’t really care. They also have a search engine at their site where you can see which albums have been awarded platinum status and what not.
http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp
Just type Wow 1999 into the title.

]]> By: stAllio! http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-785 stAllio! Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:03:06 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-785 yeah, you got me ehmon, i am both a mormon and a retard. yeah, you got me ehmon, i am both a mormon and a retard.

]]> By: Justin Woods http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Justin Woods Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:50:50 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-784 "CAUSE YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND THE DEVIL IS BAD YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND THE DEVIL IS BAD YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND THE DEVIL IS BAD YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND YOU ARE BAD!!!!!" Main chorus of his single... and yes thats about as cheesy as you can get. Oh and I have seen Valentine play with his cheesy christian band "the W's" and to his credit they were pretty good live. My dad was the emcee for the concert... so i got to stand around all the dumbass christian DJs as they guffawed to lame jokes about overcooked pizza in the studio. I was 13 and I didn't know what "lame" was at the time. “CAUSE YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND THE DEVIL IS BAD
YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND THE DEVIL IS BAD
YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND THE DEVIL IS BAD

YOU ARE THE DEVIL AND YOU ARE BAD!!!!!”

Main chorus of his single… and yes thats about as cheesy as you can get.

Oh and I have seen Valentine play with his cheesy christian band “the W’s” and to his credit they were pretty good live. My dad was the emcee for the concert… so i got to stand around all the dumbass christian DJs as they guffawed to lame jokes about overcooked pizza in the studio. I was 13 and I didn’t know what “lame” was at the time.

]]> By: Franklin Pesarus http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Franklin Pesarus Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:34:18 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-783 Hey, this whole story gave me gas. Its the kind of gas that would be considered "bowel shaking." Pretty cool that I get the sonic toots while reading a story about a Christian Rock album that went platinum. First for me! CHEERIO WAXERS! Franklin. Hey, this whole story gave me gas. Its the kind of gas that would be considered “bowel shaking.” Pretty cool that I get the sonic toots while reading a story about a Christian Rock album that went platinum. First for me!

CHEERIO WAXERS!

Franklin.

]]> By: ehmon http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-782 ehmon Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:20:14 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-782 Some people are sooo jealous they will say anything to make you look bad! I mean YES we all wanna be Christian Rock Stars! But this guy really did it and you didn’t na na
Now go back to your Door to door Mormon life you retard stAllio!

]]> By: valentine http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-781 valentine Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:43:35 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-781 I am the owner of said record, and it says on the plaque attached that it is being awarded for Platinum sales of 250,000 and that it is certified by the R.I.A.A. I will try and get a picture of it and post it in the article. When we got the record I was told that since it was a double-CD it only needed 250,000 in sales since it was considered 500,000 units by the R.I.A.A. I don't know who is mistaken, I just know what the plaque says. It does indeed look to be a silverish color when you pull it out of everything. As per we were filming the whole thing and alcohol was involved I didn't think to have someone snap photos while it was going on. I am the owner of said record, and it says on the plaque attached that it is being awarded for Platinum sales of 250,000 and that it is certified by the R.I.A.A. I will try and get a picture of it and post it in the article. When we got the record I was told that since it was a double-CD it only needed 250,000 in sales since it was considered 500,000 units by the R.I.A.A. I don’t know who is mistaken, I just know what the plaque says. It does indeed look to be a silverish color when you pull it out of everything. As per we were filming the whole thing and alcohol was involved I didn’t think to have someone snap photos while it was going on.

]]> By: Adam http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Adam Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:34:38 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-780 Really? I wouldn't be at all surprised if the organizations in the christian music world consider self-identifying christians as their 'population' and calculate platinum sales level accordingly. Let's see what google says... Really? I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the organizations in the christian music world consider self-identifying christians as their ‘population’ and calculate platinum sales level accordingly. Let’s see what google says…

]]> By: dj empirical http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-779 dj empirical Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:30:29 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-779 they're lower in other countries because of population (or, the record-buying population) differences. i doubt the christian music world has different standards. they’re lower in other countries because of population (or, the record-buying population) differences. i doubt the christian music world has different standards.

]]> By: Adam http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Adam Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:24:35 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-778 Oops, you're right. My current theory is that perhaps sales figures for platinum are relaxed (lower) in the christian music world, much as they are in other countries? Oops, you’re right. My current theory is that perhaps sales figures for platinum are relaxed (lower) in the christian music world, much as they are in other countries?

]]> By: stAllio! http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-777 stAllio! Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:20:14 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-777 it doesn't even look like platinum in the photo... platinum is a grayish, silvery color. not brownish like gold is, and like the record in the photo appears to be. it doesn’t even look like platinum in the photo… platinum is a grayish, silvery color. not brownish like gold is, and like the record in the photo appears to be.

]]> By: dj empirical http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-776 dj empirical Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:17:15 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-776 he quite clearly says 250K sales = 500K units = platinum, which is not exactly right. 250K sales = 500K units = gold, not platinum. he quite clearly says 250K sales = 500K units = platinum, which is not exactly right. 250K sales = 500K units = gold, not platinum.

]]> By: Adam http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Adam Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:01:59 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-775 He mentions that because it was a double CD, 500,000 somehow qualified it for platinum. Doesn't seem right, but I'm glad it worked out that way. He mentions that because it was a double CD, 500,000 somehow qualified it for platinum. Doesn’t seem right, but I’m glad it worked out that way.

]]> By: stAllio! http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-774 stAllio! Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:58:55 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-774 color me confused, but doesn't 500,000 in sales only qualify you for a gold record? don't you need to sell a million units to get platinum? seems like this guy might be confused about what kind of record he actually has... color me confused, but doesn’t 500,000 in sales only qualify you for a gold record? don’t you need to sell a million units to get platinum? seems like this guy might be confused about what kind of record he actually has…

]]> By: yelahneb http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-773 yelahneb Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:59:12 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-773 i thought Christian rock albums were awarded in gold, frankincense and myrrh, not platinum. faith+1 4ever! seriously, this is really interesting. it would be excellent to find out about some of the other platinum albums floating around, to see how common this sort of thing is. any collectors out there feeling curious? i thought Christian rock albums were awarded in gold, frankincense and myrrh, not platinum. faith+1 4ever!

seriously, this is really interesting. it would be excellent to find out about some of the other platinum albums floating around, to see how common this sort of thing is. any collectors out there feeling curious?

]]> By: Tom http://www.kempa.com/2005/08/24/playing-a-platinum-record/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Tom Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:45:42 +0000 http://kempa.com/wp/?p=268#comment-772 Hmm. Do the RIAA own the rights to that work? Because if not, I think they need to pay themselves a visit. Hmm. Do the RIAA own the rights to that work? Because if not, I think they need to pay themselves a visit.

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