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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by b00ty4breakfast on Friday January 02, 2026 @04:39AM (#46463122)
>It’s a lot of plastic. A lot of waste.

I don't know all the nitty-gritty, but the last Shellac record was "pressed" using an injection molding process that utilized recyclable PET (I can't find the interview with Albini[RIP] where this was discussed but if I find it I'll edit it into the comment).

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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by alnwlsn on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:52AM (#46466677)
Confused by this until I realized you meant "Shellac (band)" and not "Shellac - resin secreted by the female lac bug" which was used to press records in the 1920s.

The last shellac record was indeed made from shellac. And shellac is a natural (or at least non-manmade) material; does this make it more environmentally friendly than vinyl or PET?

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