| MALAYSIAN JUKEBOX 7"s |
| country | malaysia | ||
| type | unofficial | ||
| media | 7" | ||
| label | - | ||
| notes | plain sleeves, and no label credits on the label. similar records exist for many other artists, and collectors agree on them being unofficial, local releases made in a few hundred copies. used copies may have the typical spiral scratches from having been played in a jukebox, and index labels. they didn't appear until september 2005, which is a bit strange, as sellers claim they were in use only until the mid '90s. from an ebay auction form: This is a south east asia pressing and it is very collectible in other parts of the world especially Europe and America. Vinyl Record has become an obsolete item here in South East Asia and many are either thrown or destroyed by people who do not know their value. Even during their heydays, not very many were printed therefore their number now is very limited thus ensuring their collectabilty. Moreover, for a record to survive 30 or even 40+ years in the humid weather of south east asia is truly remarkable and proves the longetivity of the Vinyl Format as well as TLC by its previous owner. History Of South East Asian Jukebox Records: In South East Asia, Jukeboxes were only found in coffeeshops and entertainment outlets in big cities, thus their numbers are limited, perhaps less than 200 jukeboxes in the entire region. Local jukebox records are real gems in terms of their rarity. Only limited pressings were made for each song. For songs that are not so popular in Asia, such as those in Rock/Metal genres or even Country, the numbers produced ar even less. Personally , we have never came across all of the ones that we are currently listing. Jukeboxes, along with turntables went obsolete in the early 90's when they were replaced by CDs, but because CD did not quite make it big until the mid 90's limited titles of certain artistes/titles were still pressed and only available in Asian jukebox as promos & perhaps nowhere else. These records were made to promote the sales of the album and were not meant to be sold at record stores. These gems will surely be a good investment and will definitely rise in value over time. from richard: I have 3 of the Nirvana jukebox singles you mentioned on your website (not 'Teen Spirit' though). They sound as if they were cut (recorded) off a cassette played back on a cheap walkman (muffled/lack of highs), on at least one of them, there is what sounds like motor noise throughout the side, the buzzing continued into the lead-out grooves. The left/right balance on Stay Away/Animal was very off. The pressing quality is about on par with some of the singles pressed in Jamaica (slightly off-center, definately not smooth like a US, UK or Japan pressing, one of the non-Nirvana Mayasian singles I have has an 'Orange-Peel' surface). Also the choice of pairings is odd (Nirvana on one side & Celine Dion on the other? Give me a break! I was shaking my head in disbelief when I saw that!) On the topic of the small spindle holes, most jukeboxes from the early 60's untill maybe the mid 70's were capable of playing 33 rpm 'Mini LP's', with the small center hole. The jukebox had a sensor on the spindle or the turntable itself, if a 45 with the large hole dropped down, it didn't activate the sensor, so the turntable revolved at 45 rpm. If a record with the small hole dropped down, it activated the sensor (which the large hole would not), switching the turntable speed to 33 rpm. However, there was a way to defeat the 33 autoselection, so that no matter which size holed record dropped down, the turntable's speed would be 45 rpm. I have an Rowe-AMI MM5 jukebox from around 1971 with this modification (it was that way when I got it), also I've read on the internet that Dr. Demento (a Los Angeles disc jockey known for his radio shows of novelty & comedic records) has a Seeburg jukebox that is also modifed this way. I'm guessing that jukebox owners in England would have this mod performed, so they would not have to dink out (cut out to the larger size, there is a special tool for this, I've seen it on ebay) the holes on their records. I'm getting long winded here, but the jukebox singles I've seen on ebay from Brazil are all 33 rpm, so the 33 autoselection there would be used. |
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thanks to ebay seller spinningwax and richard
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track | smells like teen spirit | ||
| code | E-101 |
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| matrix | machine printed side a CJ-E101-A side b CJ-E101-B | |||
| pictures | side a label | |||
| notes | on side b there is a track by dr. alban | |||
| variation | large spindle hole, jukebox index label |
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track | stay away | ||
| code | E-219 |
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| matrix | machine printed side a CJ-E219-A side b CJ-E219-B | |||
| pictures | side a label | |||
| notes | on side b there is a track by def leppard | |||
| variation | large spindle hole, jukebox index label |
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track | about a girl | ||
| code | E-418 |
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| matrix | handwritten side a CJ-E418 A side b CJ-E418 B | |||
| pictures | side a label | |||
| notes | on side b there is a track by celine dion | |||
| variation | large spindle hole, jukebox index label |
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track | aneurysm | ||
| code | E-568 |
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| matrix | handwritten side a E-568 A side b E-568 B | |||
| pictures | side b label | |||
| notes | on side a there is a track by five | |||
| variation | large spindle hole, jukebox index label |
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