Vinyl record with integrated authenticity

A method for making a record, comprising:

• encoding an electronic authentication tag with certain information relating to the record;
• providing a desired material, wherein providing the desired material comprises providing a material having a plurality of different colors;
• providing an elastic material by heating the desired material;
• aligning the electronic authentication tag, the elastic material, and a pair of stampers, the electronic authentication tag and the elastic material being between the stampers, each stamper having information tracks on the surface thereof;
• forcing the stampers together, wherein the information tracks are impressed on the elastic material and the electronic authentication tag is embedded in the elastic material, and forcing the stampers together spreads the different colors to produce a visual pattern;
• cooling the elastic material to provide the record;
• removing the record from the stampers;
• taking a picture of the visual pattern;
• generating a registration code for the record;
• and
• associating the registration code and the visual pattern.