Onban Kikou - Vol. 2 Ch. 7 - Roadside Pickers
- Thread starter MangaDex
- Start date
Next chapter is rather short, so it shouldn't take as much. It's the ones that are ~50 pages that'll most likely take longer. So merry Christmas just in case. And let me know if there's any typos or if you figure out what the deal is with Remy's trip.
The author also tweeted about work for the tankoubon being under way. So maybe there will be an announcement with this month's issue on the 20th? Or maybe at a later date.
The author also tweeted about work for the tankoubon being under way. So maybe there will be an announcement with this month's issue on the 20th? Or maybe at a later date.
Supporter
- Joined
- Apr 26, 2020
- Messages
- 2,626
Huzzah! Thanks for the chapter (and the 6.99 material as well)!
Used record stores are notorious for being cramped and cluttered - there's something about the combination of mindset it takes to own a store and the need to be moving bulky inventory that tends to encourage piles of boxes and discs in various stages of sortation. The three good shops currently in my town all have this tendency to some degree, though the oldest is by far the worst. That spot had previously been occupied by a fourth shop that closed up at the beginning of the year which was, at times, downright hazardous in several ways, including fire risk. (Also: however bad the sales floor is, the back room is going to make it look organized by comparison.)
There was a period where it was comparatively simple to get a home lathe and blank discs and cut your own acetates from another source - plenty of up-and-coming bands did this in the '60's and early '70's, since cassette had yet to make major inroads and come down in price, and it was expected anyone in the industry would have ready access to a turntable. These are similar to, but distinct from, the cuttings made by the companies as part of the manufacturing process, also called 'acetates' or 'lacquers,' which are generally not intended to be played back directly, but rather electroplated and used to produce the stampers, which are in turn used to press the discs for sale to the public.
Based on the map, I'd put 'Bedford' somewhere in the vicinity of Clovis, New Mexico - not much out in that part of the country... except for Norm Petty.
Calling Patti as a Pirates fan... which, as a Cubs fan myself, is a poor choice.
As always, great job, and I look forward to the next installment when it comes! Thanks again!
Used record stores are notorious for being cramped and cluttered - there's something about the combination of mindset it takes to own a store and the need to be moving bulky inventory that tends to encourage piles of boxes and discs in various stages of sortation. The three good shops currently in my town all have this tendency to some degree, though the oldest is by far the worst. That spot had previously been occupied by a fourth shop that closed up at the beginning of the year which was, at times, downright hazardous in several ways, including fire risk. (Also: however bad the sales floor is, the back room is going to make it look organized by comparison.)
There was a period where it was comparatively simple to get a home lathe and blank discs and cut your own acetates from another source - plenty of up-and-coming bands did this in the '60's and early '70's, since cassette had yet to make major inroads and come down in price, and it was expected anyone in the industry would have ready access to a turntable. These are similar to, but distinct from, the cuttings made by the companies as part of the manufacturing process, also called 'acetates' or 'lacquers,' which are generally not intended to be played back directly, but rather electroplated and used to produce the stampers, which are in turn used to press the discs for sale to the public.
Based on the map, I'd put 'Bedford' somewhere in the vicinity of Clovis, New Mexico - not much out in that part of the country... except for Norm Petty.
Calling Patti as a Pirates fan... which, as a Cubs fan myself, is a poor choice.
As always, great job, and I look forward to the next installment when it comes! Thanks again!
Really? I've no idea what the implications of that actually are. In fact I've got zero idea about baseball. I just remembered it's also very popular in Japan, and thought maybe her cap could be from a baseball team. So I looked at their logos, and came to the conclusion that "P" looks totally the same. But it's not a good team?Calling Patti as a Pirates fan... which, as a Cubs fan myself, is a poor choice.
Anyway, interesting to know about the lacquers. And on the topic of lacquers and fire hazards, I also remember reading about the Apollo Masters fire, where the factory one of the only two manufacturers of acetate discs burned down. The remaining one seems to be a company in Japan. Since this happened back in 2020, a few years before this chapter, I wonder whether the author heard about it, or was inspired by it even.
Supporter
- Joined
- Apr 26, 2020
- Messages
- 2,626
They're in the same 5 team division as the Cubs in the National League, and these two teams have played more games against each other than any other two-team matchup in MLB - 2608 all-time, since Pittsburgh joined the National League in 1887. (Pittsburgh holds the edge, 1323 games to 1285.) Recently (the past five seasons or so), the Pirates have been pretty bad, while the Cubs have been... average. But it is a great logo. If you really want a cool looking cap, check out the ones they used in the late '70's.
Possibly. I did read somewhere that the 'recipe' for the lacquers was very gnarly, and included some things you really don't want to be downwind of while they burn (or around in general, honestly). So much of the record industry is kludged together from parts left over from the '80's and earlier that these kind of chokepoints exist in a number of places, but they're gradually being worked out - I think there were several companies that started up after that fire to cover the loss of production, so there should be more vendors for these today than there were five years ago.
Group Leader
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2018
- Messages
- 2,544
Emeric Downy's obsessive perfectionism and gun threats feel like a tribute to Phil Spector
but the multi-instrumentalism and limited number of high quality records very likely come from
https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/281385-Emitt-Rhodes
but the multi-instrumentalism and limited number of high quality records very likely come from
https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/281385-Emitt-Rhodes
Last edited:
