[Stevenc131]

Aliens send message to earth, ‘more Chuck Berry!’.

[Vaduz]

People under 30 wonder what is a record.

[Skooz]

There is a story, maybe apocryphal but I hope it’s true, that while discussing the contents of this album, someone suggested to Carl Sagan that JS Bach’s music be included.

Sagan responded that he would rather Bach not be on the album. When asked why, he said “That would just be showing off.”

[ctdonath2]

And already it presents as ancient technology.

[reed13k]

I have a copy/facsimile from a prior release - it’s pretty cool.

[Revel]

This should be available to the public in digital form for free. The taxpayers paid for it.

[OttawaFreeper]

[SES1066]

While these 'records' on Voyager were the first recordings, they were NOT the first symbolical plaques. The Pioneer 11 (1972) & 12 (1973) space probes had these plates;

Carl Sagan also was instrumental in the design of this plaque with the following symbol uses; at the top left you have a length definition coming from the Hydrogen atom which is a universal (presumed) and set at a value for the human forms and the Pioneer outline. The radiating lines to a point establishes an astronomical position of Sol identified by 14 pulsars with binary values of their pulsations . At the bottom was a graphic of our Solar System (before Pluto was demoted!)

[Buckeye McFrog]

That's $9.95 for record, $12.95 for 8-track or cassette. Order now! Operators are standing by.

[rickmichaels]

It's been 30 years since...

40 years.

[mikrofon]

I think I’ll wait until it goes platinum before ordering…