Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Dan gouges oil prices in the name of music

Oil prices are climbing as traders prepare for prolonged fighting in Libya and continue to worry about supply disruptions that might occur elsewhere in the region.

Dan Simonis’ West Texas crude for May delivery gained $US1.81, nearly 2 per cent, to $US103.68 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Dan stated that this was necessary to deliver this crude for processing to make vinyl for his newly released record.

Like all plastic materials, vinyl results from a series of processing steps that convert hydrocarbon-based raw materials (petroleum, natural gas or coal) into unique synthetic products called polymers. The vinyl polymer is in part on natural gas or petroleum.

New "virgin" or "heavy/heavyweight" (180–220 g) vinyl is commonly used for modern "audiophile" vinyl releases in all genres. Many collectors prefer to have heavyweight vinyl albums, and they have been reported to have a better sound than normal vinyl as they have a higher tolerance against deformation caused by normal play. 180 g vinyl is more expensive to produce only because it uses more vinyl. Manufacturing processes are identical regardless of weight. In fact, pressing lightweight records requires more care.

Since most vinyl records contain up to 30% recycled vinyl, impurities can accumulate in the record and cause even a brand-new record to have audio artifacts such as clicks and pops. Dan had considered melting down the thousands and thousands of old air supply, Christopher Cross and Debbie Gibson records that fans were donating to make WTM records, but could not soil his pressings with that inferior vinyl. Virgin vinyl means that the album is not from recycled plastic, and will theoretically be devoid of these impurities.

“It’s only the best for my fans, and if it means raising my price of oil to give them the best sound, so be it” Simonis replied. Get your personally packaged album from Dan Simonis at the following site:

http://thewesttexasmillionaires.mybigcommerce.com/products/Deluxe-Album-package.html

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