I was not talking about young people's music or picture disks. I mainly listen to and collect adult music (Jazz and some Classical and Blues) and I stopped buying used records years ago. It's too much of a crapshoot. They're mostly visually graded and one person's Mint Minus is another's VG, and you never know how they've been cleaned (or with what) or treated. I've found many reproductions from Impex, Tone Poet, Mo-Fi, Analog Productions, Craft and others to be superior to the best originals and way less expensive. I just see no reason for them to color the vinyl except maybe to differentiate it from the original.
What's with all the new colored vinyl?
I'm comfortable with traditional things; they're usually the way they are for a good reason. Underwear should be white and vinyl should be black. I have to say I am not a fan of all the new colored records, especially clear and the color-splashed ones. I find them distracting and its hard to see dust and contaminants from my old eyes. Are the any advantages to them, besides marketing them as "rare editions" , that I am missing?