corporaterecordz.biz is no longer operating, does anybody else have experience with any other lathe cut record manufacturers? i want to make a few very small run records
a few I have found but have no reference:
http://meeprecords.com/
http://www.poly-cut.com/
http://justinlloydcreative.com/piaptk/lathecuts/
http://2208records.blogspot.com/
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lathe cuts.com is a very good place to purchase them. Super nice people and great cuts.
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best place around, highest quality too. don't even bother with the others.Jettkoral wrote:lathe cuts.com is a very good place to purchase them. Super nice people and great cuts.
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Pirate Press is making new presses!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 19, 2014
PIRATES PRESS AND GZ MEDIA UNVEIL BRAND NEW VINYL PRESS
CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE QUICKER TURNAROUND TIMES
MORE PRESSES TO COME IN 2015 AND BEYOND
San Francisco-based independent vinyl manufacturer PIRATES PRESS and Czech-based GZ MEDIA are proud to announce the creation and successful implementation of a brand new vinyl pressing machine - the first made in 30 years. This brand new press, the first of many to be created, will steadily increase production capacity and decrease what are already the vinyl industry's quickest production times.
"While other companies chose to invest in other mediums, or just cruise through the peaks and valleys of vinyl's last 20 years, GZ Media has continued to invest in the FUTURE of vinyl. Rather than blindly basing our decision of where to make our vinyl on price, or whether it's made in the USA or not, we choose to make our vinyl with people who have stood behind vinyl since 1951, and invested in it's future throughout even it's darkest days. We have ultimate respect for the people and unique knowledge base that those people possess, and the passion and pride with which they come to work with every day. Even when vinyl wasn't popular, the pressing ladies at GZ felt themselves artists. Almost all of our records remain hand-pressed as well - not brought step-to-step by suction cups, but pressed by people," says Eric Mueller, owner of Pirates Press.
In 2014, Pirates Press has manufactured well over 2.5 million records and hopes to double that number in 2015. Moreso, both Pirates Press and GZ aim to achieve these goals while maintaining the same level of service that customers have come to expect, and even faster turnaround times without sacrificing a quality product.
"Now it´s going to change," says Michal Sterba, CEO of GZ Media. "In the last two years we have seen 30-40% annual growth of demand for vinyl records. This year we have sold 100% of our production capacities. The development of this new press will allow us nearly double our production capacity in 2015." With 14 million records produced in 2014 GZ Media is the largest manufacturer of vinyl records in the world.
"Although our reach has spread into Europe and beyond, we are officially GZ's North American partners. Working with them for over 10 years, we've established such a strong production and customer service team - absolutely the easiest way for small and mid-level clients to get their vinyl pressed, regardless of their expertise. And our systems allow huge labels to shine as well," says Mueller.
Pirates Press' first-hand insight and experience in the industry is unparalleled. Even during the darkest days of vinyl, GZ thrived, and always held vinyl sacred. Using the unique and superior Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) [http://piratespress.com/cms/vinyl-recor ... -mastering], it clearly shows GZ's foresight and investment in vinyl which has allowed it to thrive since 1951 and become the largest vinyl manufacturer in the world. With the partnership between Pirates Press and GZ, trends have been set, and business has boomed.
It's no secret that the resurgence of vinyl is much more than a flash in the pan. According to a midyear report from the RIAA, vinyl sales were up 43% and the organization predicts more than 8 million scanned units will be sold through the year. This does not include the multitude of independent labels that do not submit their sales to Nielsen Soundscan, which could account for hundreds of thousands if not millions more in vinyl sales.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 19, 2014
PIRATES PRESS AND GZ MEDIA UNVEIL BRAND NEW VINYL PRESS
CUSTOMERS TO EXPERIENCE QUICKER TURNAROUND TIMES
MORE PRESSES TO COME IN 2015 AND BEYOND
San Francisco-based independent vinyl manufacturer PIRATES PRESS and Czech-based GZ MEDIA are proud to announce the creation and successful implementation of a brand new vinyl pressing machine - the first made in 30 years. This brand new press, the first of many to be created, will steadily increase production capacity and decrease what are already the vinyl industry's quickest production times.
"While other companies chose to invest in other mediums, or just cruise through the peaks and valleys of vinyl's last 20 years, GZ Media has continued to invest in the FUTURE of vinyl. Rather than blindly basing our decision of where to make our vinyl on price, or whether it's made in the USA or not, we choose to make our vinyl with people who have stood behind vinyl since 1951, and invested in it's future throughout even it's darkest days. We have ultimate respect for the people and unique knowledge base that those people possess, and the passion and pride with which they come to work with every day. Even when vinyl wasn't popular, the pressing ladies at GZ felt themselves artists. Almost all of our records remain hand-pressed as well - not brought step-to-step by suction cups, but pressed by people," says Eric Mueller, owner of Pirates Press.
In 2014, Pirates Press has manufactured well over 2.5 million records and hopes to double that number in 2015. Moreso, both Pirates Press and GZ aim to achieve these goals while maintaining the same level of service that customers have come to expect, and even faster turnaround times without sacrificing a quality product.
"Now it´s going to change," says Michal Sterba, CEO of GZ Media. "In the last two years we have seen 30-40% annual growth of demand for vinyl records. This year we have sold 100% of our production capacities. The development of this new press will allow us nearly double our production capacity in 2015." With 14 million records produced in 2014 GZ Media is the largest manufacturer of vinyl records in the world.
"Although our reach has spread into Europe and beyond, we are officially GZ's North American partners. Working with them for over 10 years, we've established such a strong production and customer service team - absolutely the easiest way for small and mid-level clients to get their vinyl pressed, regardless of their expertise. And our systems allow huge labels to shine as well," says Mueller.
Pirates Press' first-hand insight and experience in the industry is unparalleled. Even during the darkest days of vinyl, GZ thrived, and always held vinyl sacred. Using the unique and superior Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) [http://piratespress.com/cms/vinyl-recor ... -mastering], it clearly shows GZ's foresight and investment in vinyl which has allowed it to thrive since 1951 and become the largest vinyl manufacturer in the world. With the partnership between Pirates Press and GZ, trends have been set, and business has boomed.
It's no secret that the resurgence of vinyl is much more than a flash in the pan. According to a midyear report from the RIAA, vinyl sales were up 43% and the organization predicts more than 8 million scanned units will be sold through the year. This does not include the multitude of independent labels that do not submit their sales to Nielsen Soundscan, which could account for hundreds of thousands if not millions more in vinyl sales.
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Now URP is so backed up they aren't taking new customers!
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More importantly they will open the new location soon and tripling their capacity.
As for the Pirates Press thing, Pirates Press doesn't press anything (maybe flexis) in the U.S. They are a middle man operation for GZ overseas. Until they have pics/video of their new presses, I take that news with a grain of salt.
As for the Pirates Press thing, Pirates Press doesn't press anything (maybe flexis) in the U.S. They are a middle man operation for GZ overseas. Until they have pics/video of their new presses, I take that news with a grain of salt.
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just saw this. Was going to send in a order next tues. This is a problemStl_ben wrote:Now URP is so backed up they aren't taking new customers!
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Current top 100 pressings...
URP Music Distributors current Top 50 #vinyl:
1. White Stripes, The - Elephant [2LP] (180 Gram, download, gatefold)
2. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks [LP] (180 Gram, numbered)
3. Various - Forrest Gump (OST) [3LP] (Red/White/Blue 180 Gram)
4. Jimmy Eat World - Clarity [2LP] (180 Gram Clear Vinyl, 2 bonus tracks)
5. Benjamin Booker - Live At Third Man Records [LP] (direct-to-acetate)
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers [LP]
7. Various - Clerks (OST) [2LP] (Clear w/Smoke Vinyl, etched side)
8. Yes - Symphonic Live [2LP] (180 Gram, first time on vinyl)
9. Weezer - Pinkerton [LP] (180 Gram, numbered)
10. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book [LP] (Audiophile Vinyl, numbered)
11. Goldfinger - Goldfinger [LP] (180 Gram Orange Vinyl, first time on vinyl)
12. Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age! [LP] (180 Gram, 2014 release)
13. Elvis Costello - Blood & Chocolate [LP] (180 Gram, numbered)
14. Various - Stone Free: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix [2LP] (LTD COL 180 Gram)
15. Joey Bada$$ - B4.da..$$ [2LP] (gatefold)
16. Stone Temple Pilots - No.4 [LP] (LIMITED WHITE 180 Gram)
17. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage [LP] (180 Gram 33 RPM Vinyl)
18. Third Man Records - Third Man Records Tower Slipmat (single, loose)
19. Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler [LP] (colored vinyl, limited)
20. Sade - Diamond Life [LP] (180 Gram Remastered Audiophile Vinyl)
21. Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session [LP]
22. Reggie Watts - Third Man Live 12-02-2010 [LP]
23. Jack White - Fly Farm Blues [7''] (etched Third Man Records logo)
24. Bob Dylan - Shadows In The Night [LP+CD] (180 Gram)
25. 12'' Inner Sleeves - Mobile Fidelity Original Master Sleeves (50ct)
26. Alexandre Desplat - Imitation Game (OST) [LP] (LTD COL 180 Gram)
27. Taylor Swift - 1989 [2LP]
28. Tool - Lateralus [2LP] (Picture Disc, plastic gatefold with holographic foil)
29. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Pika Pika Fantajin [LP] (Picture Disc, download)
30. Kenn Starr - Square One [LP]
31. Jack White - Lazaretto / Power Of My Love [7'']
32. Kate Bush - The Sensual World [LP] (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl)
33. Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) - Run The Jewels 2 [2LP] (COL)
34. Phoenix - United [LP]
35. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die [LP]
36. J Dilla - Lost Tapes, Reels + More [EP] (Very Limited repress)
37. Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead [2LP] (180 Gram 45RPM Vinyl)
38. PRhyme (DJ Premier And Royce Da 5'9) - PRhyme [LP]
39. Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch [LP] (180 Gram 33 RPM Audiophile Vinyl)
40. Dinosaur Jr. - Bug: Live [LP] (Red Vinyl, limited)
41. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear [LP] (gatefold)
42. Beatles, The - Abbey Road [LP] (180 Gram, Remastered)
43. Radiohead - In Rainbows [LP]
44. Mark Mothersbaugh - LEGO Movie (OST) [LP] (LTD COLORED 180GR)
45. Meghan Trainor - Title [LP] (White Vinyl, download)
46. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us [LP] (Grey Vinyl, download)
47. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music [LP]
48. Phoenix - Its Never Been Like That [LP]
49. White Stripes, The - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground [7'']
50. Philip Glass - How Now/Strung Out [LP] (180 Gram, download)
URP Music Distributors current Top 50 #vinyl:
1. White Stripes, The - Elephant [2LP] (180 Gram, download, gatefold)
2. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks [LP] (180 Gram, numbered)
3. Various - Forrest Gump (OST) [3LP] (Red/White/Blue 180 Gram)
4. Jimmy Eat World - Clarity [2LP] (180 Gram Clear Vinyl, 2 bonus tracks)
5. Benjamin Booker - Live At Third Man Records [LP] (direct-to-acetate)
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers [LP]
7. Various - Clerks (OST) [2LP] (Clear w/Smoke Vinyl, etched side)
8. Yes - Symphonic Live [2LP] (180 Gram, first time on vinyl)
9. Weezer - Pinkerton [LP] (180 Gram, numbered)
10. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book [LP] (Audiophile Vinyl, numbered)
11. Goldfinger - Goldfinger [LP] (180 Gram Orange Vinyl, first time on vinyl)
12. Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age! [LP] (180 Gram, 2014 release)
13. Elvis Costello - Blood & Chocolate [LP] (180 Gram, numbered)
14. Various - Stone Free: Tribute To Jimi Hendrix [2LP] (LTD COL 180 Gram)
15. Joey Bada$$ - B4.da..$$ [2LP] (gatefold)
16. Stone Temple Pilots - No.4 [LP] (LIMITED WHITE 180 Gram)
17. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage [LP] (180 Gram 33 RPM Vinyl)
18. Third Man Records - Third Man Records Tower Slipmat (single, loose)
19. Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler [LP] (colored vinyl, limited)
20. Sade - Diamond Life [LP] (180 Gram Remastered Audiophile Vinyl)
21. Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session [LP]
22. Reggie Watts - Third Man Live 12-02-2010 [LP]
23. Jack White - Fly Farm Blues [7''] (etched Third Man Records logo)
24. Bob Dylan - Shadows In The Night [LP+CD] (180 Gram)
25. 12'' Inner Sleeves - Mobile Fidelity Original Master Sleeves (50ct)
26. Alexandre Desplat - Imitation Game (OST) [LP] (LTD COL 180 Gram)
27. Taylor Swift - 1989 [2LP]
28. Tool - Lateralus [2LP] (Picture Disc, plastic gatefold with holographic foil)
29. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Pika Pika Fantajin [LP] (Picture Disc, download)
30. Kenn Starr - Square One [LP]
31. Jack White - Lazaretto / Power Of My Love [7'']
32. Kate Bush - The Sensual World [LP] (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl)
33. Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) - Run The Jewels 2 [2LP] (COL)
34. Phoenix - United [LP]
35. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die [LP]
36. J Dilla - Lost Tapes, Reels + More [EP] (Very Limited repress)
37. Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead [2LP] (180 Gram 45RPM Vinyl)
38. PRhyme (DJ Premier And Royce Da 5'9) - PRhyme [LP]
39. Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch [LP] (180 Gram 33 RPM Audiophile Vinyl)
40. Dinosaur Jr. - Bug: Live [LP] (Red Vinyl, limited)
41. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear [LP] (gatefold)
42. Beatles, The - Abbey Road [LP] (180 Gram, Remastered)
43. Radiohead - In Rainbows [LP]
44. Mark Mothersbaugh - LEGO Movie (OST) [LP] (LTD COLORED 180GR)
45. Meghan Trainor - Title [LP] (White Vinyl, download)
46. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Eating Us [LP] (Grey Vinyl, download)
47. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music [LP]
48. Phoenix - Its Never Been Like That [LP]
49. White Stripes, The - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground [7'']
50. Philip Glass - How Now/Strung Out [LP] (180 Gram, download)
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Wait, what?tanzaib wrote:Current top 100 pressings...
URP Music Distributors current Top 50 #vinyl:
18. Third Man Records - Third Man Records Tower Slipmat (single, loose)
I guess this explains why their quality control blows: they don't know the difference between vinyl and a slipmat
Seriously, though, does anyone have experience with non-TMR vinyl from URP being defective? I wonder if they have better QC on pressings for other contracts. My theory is that the URP defect ratio is higher for TMR; because everyone knows that 1/2 that shit is never going to get opened -- or opened in time for it to be an issue for them.
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Is there anywhere in the UK or nearby where I can press coloured records without a limited run?
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It depends what do you consider as limited and what kind of record (7", 12") you wanna press.pigammon wrote:Is there anywhere in the UK or nearby where I can press coloured records without a limited run?
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By limited I mean without a minimum order, I guess I could have worded that better. 45s only.HappyDad wrote:It depends what do you consider as limited and what kind of record (7", 12") you wanna press.pigammon wrote:Is there anywhere in the UK or nearby where I can press coloured records without a limited run?
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How minimum are you looking? Most pressing plants can't press fewer than 50 because how fast the machines work...most customers don't order that few becuase the price per copy at that small of pressing is crazy high.pigammon wrote:By limited I mean without a minimum order, I guess I could have worded that better. 45s only.HappyDad wrote:It depends what do you consider as limited and what kind of record (7", 12") you wanna press.pigammon wrote:Is there anywhere in the UK or nearby where I can press coloured records without a limited run?
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About 100, maybe 80.Stl_ben wrote:How minimum are you looking? Most pressing plants can't press fewer than 50 because how fast the machines work...most customers don't order that few becuase the price per copy at that small of pressing is crazy high.
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