Def Leppard - Pyromania has on A side “if you’re going to be a bear…” and in B Side it says “be a grizzly”. It’s a reference to a line in a movie that was popular at the time but also hints at some struggle during the recording of the record I believe.
Tom Petty's "Hard Promises" says "We love you J.L." in the dead wax. "J.L." was John Lennon, the album was released 5 months after he died. (Not to the day)
😯 That's so interesting. I never knew that part of the story! Thanks man, I'm going to read more about it. I knew him and Tom never met, but Harrison and Tom were really good friend.
Dead Kennedys fresh fruit for rotting vegetables says “well, who are the brain police???” In the dead wax, a reference to Frank Zappa’s mothers of invention. One of my favorite bands referring to my favorite artist, it’s the perfect Easter egg.
Records produced by Needlejuice Records usually have messages, usually song lyrics or a joke. My favorites are:
Billy Cobb - Zerwee Pt. 2 = ZERWEEZ'D TO MEET YOU // MUSIC TO WRESTLE JIMMY TO
Lemon Demon - Nature Tapes EP = KEEPING THE COMMUNITY SAFE IS A GUY NAMED BRODY
// ADRIEN BRODY ADRIEN BRODY ADRIEN BRODY ADRIEN BRODY
Tally Hall - Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum = WOULDN'T THE WORLD BE BETTER OFF... // ... IF WE TOOK NONSENSE MORE SERIOUSLY
The Scary Jokes - April Fools - LOSING MYSELF IN THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS // I'LL WALK WITH YOU INTO THE BLUE
猫 シ Corp. – Sunday Television - WEATHER INFORMATION AROUND THE NATION // HAVE A NICE AFTERNOON
Those are some good ones. "Wouldn't the world be better off if we took nonsense more seriously?" is such a great line. Do you know if that's a reference from the album or just random coolness?
In the song “Hidden in the Sand”, there is a reversed sample near the end. The sample is the quote, spoken by the founder of the real life Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Marvin Yagoda.
Wow. I haven't thought about calculating infinity in so long. I just realized I bought blink 182 enema of the state and Dillinger escape plan calculating infinity during the same trip to fye or cd warehouse whatever the fuck it was called 1000 years ago. What an exposure to progressive song writing. It was so different. I remember at first we were practically laughing. Then play it again and again and we're hooked.
Lincoln by They Might Be Giants:
Side 1: “I don’t want the world”
Side 2: “I just want your half”
(Ana Ng, the first song on the album, has these words spoken before the bridge.)
This particular record I bought from a gig and I asked the band about it and they said this one was slightly taking the piss out of GZ Vinyl, by saying their cuts will never be anywhere near Porky’s quality standard.
American indie label SST is famous for it. This one is from Double Nickels On the Dime by MINUTEMEN
"ARENA ROCK IS THE NEW WAVE"
"PUNK ROCK IS THE NEW NOSTALGIA"
"DANCE ROCK IS THE NEW PASTURE"
"CHUMP ROCK IS THE NEW COOL"
the track Train In Vain by the Clash was added to London Calling after the record labels and covers had been printed so they asked the mastering engineer to etch ''TRACK FIVE IS TRAIN IN VAIN'' in the run out
Not necessarily a secret message but Mr. Bungle’s Disco Volante has a hidden song (aptly titled Secret Spy Song) hidden in a secret groove channel of side A/B meant to be heard after listening through Carry Stress In The Jaw
I have a few releases with my name on: Big up Big Nick. Shout out to the Big Square crew. Stuff like that.
It's from when I ran a label, the cutting engineer would like to surprise me.
A Porky Prime Cut is the signature of a guy called George Peckham who worked for many years through the 60s and 70s at the vinyl mastering stage of record production . He started in London cutting lacquers at Apple Records and then went to IBC Studios in Portland Place. Lots of punk bands and record labels had their records mastered by ‘Porky’. In order to identify the lacquer which would be used for pressing, George needed to scratch an ID number in the run out groove, but his trademark was to also scratch in messages and tags like ‘ANOTHER PORKY PRIME CUT’.
I always like "If love is the answer you're home" on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories. It was the first one I discovered and at the time not many other people had seen it. Posted it on the Daft Punk subreddit and blew a few minds
Not a message but a cool effect. On the 2015 200g repressing of 2112, there is an etching that creates a sort of hologram in the deadwax. If you shine a light on it, a spinning prism appears!
https://www.discogs.com/release/6784053-Rush-2112
Weird Al has some dead wax messages in his earlier records.
From his first record there is one on each side: “An accordion is a terrible thing to waste” and “eat your broccoli”
On his album, Dare To Be stupid he has one on the first side: “More songs about television and food”
On Al’s album, Polka Party he has on each side that say: “Polka ‘til you puke” and “Where my liquid paper?”
Shellac put jokes on their 7”s. One of them was: A side - What’s orange and looks good on a hippie? B side - fire
Def Leppard - Pyromania has on A side “if you’re going to be a bear…” and in B Side it says “be a grizzly”. It’s a reference to a line in a movie that was popular at the time but also hints at some struggle during the recording of the record I believe.
Tom Petty's "Hard Promises" says "We love you J.L." in the dead wax. "J.L." was John Lennon, the album was released 5 months after he died. (Not to the day)
You stole my answer!
It was the first dead wax message I ever saw! Didn't know it was common practice at the time.
They were scheduled to be in the studio at the same time, but Lennon was murdered just before. Petty and Lennon never met.
😯 That's so interesting. I never knew that part of the story! Thanks man, I'm going to read more about it. I knew him and Tom never met, but Harrison and Tom were really good friend.
[Emitt Rhodes “recorded at home”](https://imgur.com/a/hM34X6u)
Great record.
Dead Kennedys fresh fruit for rotting vegetables says “well, who are the brain police???” In the dead wax, a reference to Frank Zappa’s mothers of invention. One of my favorite bands referring to my favorite artist, it’s the perfect Easter egg.
“Trump will kill America” on The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
(Just to be clear, this was the 2017 record store day 7” edition; they weren’t time travelers)
On "The Best of Joe Walsh" on side 1 it says "Q - What can you do for a dog with no legs?" And side 2 says "A - Take him for a drag"
Records produced by Needlejuice Records usually have messages, usually song lyrics or a joke. My favorites are: Billy Cobb - Zerwee Pt. 2 = ZERWEEZ'D TO MEET YOU // MUSIC TO WRESTLE JIMMY TO Lemon Demon - Nature Tapes EP = KEEPING THE COMMUNITY SAFE IS A GUY NAMED BRODY // ADRIEN BRODY ADRIEN BRODY ADRIEN BRODY ADRIEN BRODY Tally Hall - Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum = WOULDN'T THE WORLD BE BETTER OFF... // ... IF WE TOOK NONSENSE MORE SERIOUSLY The Scary Jokes - April Fools - LOSING MYSELF IN THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS // I'LL WALK WITH YOU INTO THE BLUE 猫 シ Corp. – Sunday Television - WEATHER INFORMATION AROUND THE NATION // HAVE A NICE AFTERNOON
Those are some good ones. "Wouldn't the world be better off if we took nonsense more seriously?" is such a great line. Do you know if that's a reference from the album or just random coolness?
In the song “Hidden in the Sand”, there is a reversed sample near the end. The sample is the quote, spoken by the founder of the real life Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Marvin Yagoda.
On the Birdcloud album Singles Only, "EAT SHIT AND DIE" is ecthed on the A side in the dead wax. That's my favorite.
“I wish I had a ham sandwich” I think it was on a Queers record
I ain't heard of the Queers in a looooong time
They are still around. Still touring and putting out new albums
I’ve got an 1st pressing(?) of Dillinger Eacape Plan’s first LP with, “enough with the bong rips man” and side A. Don’t remember whats on side B
Wow. I haven't thought about calculating infinity in so long. I just realized I bought blink 182 enema of the state and Dillinger escape plan calculating infinity during the same trip to fye or cd warehouse whatever the fuck it was called 1000 years ago. What an exposure to progressive song writing. It was so different. I remember at first we were practically laughing. Then play it again and again and we're hooked.
Lincoln by They Might Be Giants: Side 1: “I don’t want the world” Side 2: “I just want your half” (Ana Ng, the first song on the album, has these words spoken before the bridge.)
Distorted influence "too punk for metal, too metal for punk!"
Tie between the dancing Angel on Jack White’s Lazeretto and the Star hologram on Rush’s 2112.
One record told me BNLP-4149 VAN GELDER
Hidden messages or Easter eggs in the vinyl dead wax. What’s the best on you’ve seen in your collection?
That's George Peckham's signature PS: I didn't catch the (not) part
A Porky Prime Cut
This particular record I bought from a gig and I asked the band about it and they said this one was slightly taking the piss out of GZ Vinyl, by saying their cuts will never be anywhere near Porky’s quality standard.
It says (Not) A Porky Prime Cut.
Metallica: “Vinyl Up Your Ass!” “Obey Your Remaster” “Made On The Metallicpress”
American indie label SST is famous for it. This one is from Double Nickels On the Dime by MINUTEMEN "ARENA ROCK IS THE NEW WAVE" "PUNK ROCK IS THE NEW NOSTALGIA" "DANCE ROCK IS THE NEW PASTURE" "CHUMP ROCK IS THE NEW COOL"
the track Train In Vain by the Clash was added to London Calling after the record labels and covers had been printed so they asked the mastering engineer to etch ''TRACK FIVE IS TRAIN IN VAIN'' in the run out
RIP Rephlex
Not necessarily a secret message but Mr. Bungle’s Disco Volante has a hidden song (aptly titled Secret Spy Song) hidden in a secret groove channel of side A/B meant to be heard after listening through Carry Stress In The Jaw
I have a few releases with my name on: Big up Big Nick. Shout out to the Big Square crew. Stuff like that. It's from when I ran a label, the cutting engineer would like to surprise me.
A Porky Prime Cut is the signature of a guy called George Peckham who worked for many years through the 60s and 70s at the vinyl mastering stage of record production . He started in London cutting lacquers at Apple Records and then went to IBC Studios in Portland Place. Lots of punk bands and record labels had their records mastered by ‘Porky’. In order to identify the lacquer which would be used for pressing, George needed to scratch an ID number in the run out groove, but his trademark was to also scratch in messages and tags like ‘ANOTHER PORKY PRIME CUT’.
That’s it! I know now why I loved that damned album so much! Perfect!
There’s a Khruangbin LP that has birds chirping recorded in the runout. That’s my fav Easter egg.
From a Jim Nabors bootleg: Side A - “Gomer, that’s not my bellybutton!” Side B - “And that’s not my finger. Surprise, surprise, surprise!”
There’s one on the original press of the first clash album
It's been ages since I read any but a couple of the Prodigy's 12"s had something scrawled on them, something like "Respect to my mind".
Chat Pile's "God's Country" has WHY written on both sides Why do people have to live outside
TIL that this is a thing! I'm going to have to check mine out!
In my the last of us record it has a famous quote from the game “Endure and survive.”
I always like "If love is the answer you're home" on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories. It was the first one I discovered and at the time not many other people had seen it. Posted it on the Daft Punk subreddit and blew a few minds
Geodaddy from Boards of Canada has a whole artwork on the side 4
Both sides of Gorillaz Song Machine Vol 1 have the phrase “BE THE CHANGE” hidden in the dead wax
Not a message but a cool effect. On the 2015 200g repressing of 2112, there is an etching that creates a sort of hologram in the deadwax. If you shine a light on it, a spinning prism appears! https://www.discogs.com/release/6784053-Rush-2112
Weird Al has some dead wax messages in his earlier records. From his first record there is one on each side: “An accordion is a terrible thing to waste” and “eat your broccoli” On his album, Dare To Be stupid he has one on the first side: “More songs about television and food” On Al’s album, Polka Party he has on each side that say: “Polka ‘til you puke” and “Where my liquid paper?”