I have seen many new releases on black vinyl in the past 10 years but I do also recognize the proliferation of black vinyl you mention overall. Most recently were the Alabama Shakes and Die Antwoord, I believe the Jack White solo album released today is on black vinyl as is the new Dr. John on Nonesuch... Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:40 PM, Jim Sam <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > All, > > A thought occurred to me that I'd like to get others' take on. With > the exception of the band Shellac, I can't think of a new releases > since sometime in the mid '00s that's been pressed on black vinyl. I > definitely have all the primary colors, a lot of secondary colors, and > a few clear/translucent ones for good measure. Meanwhile, I can tick > off scads of new vinyl since then that've been black, but they were > all reissues, not new releases. > > That said, all my vinyl tends to be of > indie/alternative/underground/whatever rock bands. They're obviously > doing it for the collecting aspect. > > Anyone else seen something similar? > > Jim