anbody ever hear of an outfit called dynagroove records?

It was a recording process that RCA introduced many moons ago!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynagroove

they are record dealers

It’s an odd choice of names since Dynagrooves were a few steps down ⬇️ generally speaking from their predecessor, Shaded Dog 🐕 Living Stereos. Some were really good sounding, though.

Yogiboy and geoffkait are correct.  I've sometimes referred to these records as "Dynaflaps" because they were so thin.  But some were very good sounding - like ARL 2-0731 - Schubert Piano Trios with Rubenstein, Szeryng and Fournier.  Still play that one once or twice a year.

Dynagroove was not a recording process RCA Records used, but rather an LP pressing technology, and a real, real bad one. Some RCA titles were pressed in a few different versions of RCA L:P's: Shaded Dog, Black Label, Red Label, and finally in the late-60's as Dynagroove LP's. 

That  Dynagroove read was very interesting.   Never investigated why but those records never impressed me.   

And then came DynaFlex.

+1 bdp24! RCA's failed attempt to improve the sound by altering the EQ during the process of cutting the master. None of the resulting LPs made from this method sound good! Worthless junk, IMO! The record jackets stated on the fronts "Dynagroove". 

After Dynagroove failed to increase sales, RCA came up with another dubious scheme: Dynaflex. Pressing LPs with HALF (or less) the amount of vinyl! Supposedly to prevent warpage due to shipping! These actually can sound quite decent, as long as they remain without warpage. 

So all you RCA collectors, pass on those horrid Dynagroove LPs and check any Dynaflexs' for warpage!

RCA Dynagroove 1964 Amal and the Night Visitors is as good or better in terms of sound quality as almost any RCA Living Stereo.  

^^^ I have that LP Geoff. Thanks for reminding me of it.  I’ll dig it out of the vault tonight. Haven’t played it in years.