Most likely not done by him, but perhaps a group of messages for manufacturers to randomly write on any particular release.

Discogs lists some interesting notes about those:

"Numbered cardboard sleeve with title sticker on front sleeve, liner notes sticker by Jim Walsh on the back sleeve & hand-engraved "hidden messages" in the runout grooves of the yellow ("gold") translucent vinyls."

Then lists:

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): PRO-A-7835-A SR-I
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): PRO-A-7835-B SRI
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): PRO-A-7835-C-SRI
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): PRO-A-7835-D-SRI
• Matrix / Runout: [SRC logo] ❀
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): "DEFEND YOUR RIGHT 2 DIE AND LIVE AGAIN"
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): " . . . U CAN CUT OFF ALL MY FINS BUT 2 YOUR WAYS I WILL NOT BEND"
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): " . . . THERE'S A MOUNTAIN AND IT'S MIGHTY HIGH, U CANNOT SEE THE TOP UNLESS U FLY"
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): " . . . U DANCE 4 A DOLLAR, I KNOW HE DIDN'T MAKE U HOLLAR"

Most of my Parliament albums that I had back in the day also had 'hidden' messages in that space between the last groove on the album and the label. There was some weird shit scrawled in that little 1/2 inch space, let me tell you. They all had to do with a Parliament lyric or slogan. Strange.....

Purpleye said:

Thanks for the reply. I'm sure many orgers own this it would be interesting to hear the random messages. Who would know exactly how many messages were printed

You mean how many different messages? The ones listed are reliable as the only known variations. Discogs is ever changing, but usually pretty accurate on such things.

Purpleye said:

TrivialPursuit. Please forgive my ignorance. It is good to know discogs is a reliable source . My question was answered thank you.

No ignorance assumed. Discogs is a great place for referencing such things (and buying and selling vinyl, too!). It's funny you bring up this album on vinyl, because it's always been a bit pricey, but has always bee on my "Get This Now!" list. I think one day soon I might just give in and spend the cashola to get it. I recently acquired the "Gold" 12" gold vinyl single. (No writing on that one, to my knowledge.)

TrivialPursuit said:

Purpleye said:

TrivialPursuit. Please forgive my ignorance. It is good to know discogs is a reliable source . My question was answered thank you.

It's funny you bring up this album on vinyl, because it's always been a bit pricey, but has always bee on my "Get This Now!" list. I think one day soon I might just give in and spend the cashola to get it.

A copy sold on ebay UK a couple of hours ago for £275!

Nice thing.

housequake82 said:

Does anyone know how many of these gold vinyls were actually pressed?

I've never been able to find any concrete info on this over the years. I'm going with (a guess) of 3000. I've never seen any numbered higher than that. If you do a search of this site you will find a thread with info of one numbered 2734.

my-copy-is-0-1357.

TheDigitalGardener said:

housequake82 said:

Does anyone know how many of these gold vinyls were actually pressed?

I've never been able to find any concrete info on this over the years. I'm going with (a guess) of 3000. I've never seen any numbered higher than that. If you do a search of this site you will find a thread with info of one numbered 2734.

Mine is 004011.

Bought it at a wrecka stow in Florida on a family vacation back in '97, paid $20-30 for it.

[Edited 5/18/17 6:25am]

andykeen said:

Can I ask, how many of these records were made?

Already asked (see reply #'s 7, 9 & 12), not yet answered.

djThunderfunk said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

I've never been able to find any concrete info on this over the years. I'm going with (a guess) of 3000. I've never seen any numbered higher than that. If you do a search of this site you will find a thread with info of one numbered 2734.

Mine is 004011.

Bought it at a wrecka stow in Florida on a family vacation back in '97, paid $20-30 for it.

[Edited 5/18/17 6:25am]

So not 3000 then

kingricefan said:

Most of my Parliament albums that I had back in the day also had 'hidden' messages in that space between the last groove on the album and the label. There was some weird shit scrawled in that little 1/2 inch space, let me tell you. They all had to do with a Parliament lyric or slogan. Strange.....

I had no idea about this – I'm off to check my old P-Funk vinyls!

TheDigitalGardener said:

djThunderfunk said:

Mine is 004011.

Bought it at a wrecka stow in Florida on a family vacation back in '97, paid $20-30 for it.

[Edited 5/18/17 6:25am]

So not 3000 then

Maybe 5000?

So, what are the messages in the grooves? I got rid of all of my Parliament albums years ago so I can't look them up. One of them was about Flashlight. One was something about the Mothership Connection.

fen said:

kingricefan said:

Most of my Parliament albums that I had back in the day also had 'hidden' messages in that space between the last groove on the album and the label. There was some weird shit scrawled in that little 1/2 inch space, let me tell you. They all had to do with a Parliament lyric or slogan. Strange.....

I had no idea about this – I'm off to check my old P-Funk vinyls!

andykeen said:

Can I ask, how many of these records were made?

No one knows cos theres no info about how many were made cos the album is over 20 years old

TrivialPursuit said:

Most likely not done by him, but perhaps a group of messages for manufacturers to randomly write on any particular release.

Discogs lists some interesting notes about those:

"Numbered cardboard sleeve with title sticker on front sleeve, liner notes sticker by Jim Walsh on the back sleeve & hand-engraved "hidden messages" in the runout grooves of the yellow ("gold") translucent vinyls."

Then lists:

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): PRO-A-7835-A SR-I
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): PRO-A-7835-B SRI
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): PRO-A-7835-C-SRI
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): PRO-A-7835-D-SRI
• Matrix / Runout: [SRC logo] ❀
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): "DEFEND YOUR RIGHT 2 DIE AND LIVE AGAIN"
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): " . . . U CAN CUT OFF ALL MY FINS BUT 2 YOUR WAYS I WILL NOT BEND"
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): " . . . THERE'S A MOUNTAIN AND IT'S MIGHTY HIGH, U CANNOT SEE THE TOP UNLESS U FLY"
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): " . . . U DANCE 4 A DOLLAR, I KNOW HE DIDN'T MAKE U HOLLAR"

My promo has the same messages in the same order as above