Recycled Vinyl in South Africa

Hi Guys,

Basically, my question is: Did South Africa ever use recycled vinyl to press records? And if so, when? (and for how long?)

Context: With sanctions in place, would there not have been issues with stock at some point? I remember reading that even the USA recycled vinyl (in the 70s I think) because of a shortage of material. I’ve told you about the impurities I noticed in the locally pressed Beatles White Album (clear vinyl). Also I’ve found that South African pressings from the 60s and early 70s have a more dynamic sound than those later on, which I think sound ‘flat’. Even some records in mint condition, visually, seem to play with some degree of surface noise. There are anomalies of course, but these appear to be few and far between.

Thanks!

Best regards,

Karl