Do It Yourself – Vinyl pressing plants
Remember those DIY series we did? On running a label, doing a zine, putting up a show and photographing at shows? Here’s a new addition, a list of worldwide vinyl pressing plants. Thanks for all your suggestions on Facebook and in our forums. Anyway, do you play in a band that wants to release their music on vinyl yourself? Or are you running a label that wants to release a record in vinyl? This list might come up useful.
Feel free to add suggestions and your experience with these pressing plants in the comments. Good pressing plants should get more work, and well, bad pressing plants should be avoided right?
Canada
Duplication.ca
Website | More info costs
Minimum amount: 100
Czech Republic
GZ Records
Website | More info costs
Minimum amount: 250
Pirates Press
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 1 (250 for printed parts)
Notes: Vinyl manufactured by GZ Records.
xVINYLx
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 250
Germany
Ameise
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 50
Flight 13 Duplication
Website | More info on costs
Mininum amount: 100 (300 if you want printed labels / sleeves)
Handle With Care
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: ?
My45
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100
The Netherlands
Foon Vinyl
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100
Notes: No 7″es, only 12″es.
Mediadub
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 250
Record Industry
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 200 (550 labels / sleeves minimum though)
United States Of America
Archer Record Pressing
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 200
Bill Smith Custom Records
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100 (1000 minimum for labels, 300 for colored vinyl)
Brooklynphono
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: ?
Gotta Groove Records
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100
Musicol
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100
Palomino Records Pressing
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 50 (100 for 7″es)
Pirates Press
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 1 (250 for printed parts)
Notes: Vinyl manufactured by GZ Records in Czech Republic.
Rainbo Records
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100 (500 minimum for colored vinyl / picture discs)
Record Technology Incorporated
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 500
United Kingdom
Disc Manufacturing Services
Website | More info on costs
Minimum amount: 100 (250 if you want covers)
Please leave suggestions / corrections / additions / your experiences in the comments below!
On a sidenote, Dutchies can also check out this list at vinylperserijen.nl.
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Yo here’s a list on vinyl and tapes mostly that’s been posted on a Label Facebook group!
UK
Fairview Duplication (Tapes)
http://www.fairviewduplication.co.uk/
Tapeline (Tapes)
https://tapeline.info
Disc Manufacturing Services DMS (Vinyl/CD)
http://www.discmanufacturingservices.com
EUROPE
GZ (Vinyl/CD/DVD)
http://gzmedia.eu/
In Czech republic
USA
Audio Geography (Lathe)
http://www.audiogeography.com/records.htm
Brooklyn Phono (7″ & 12″ vinyl)
http://brooklynphono.com/
Dandy Eckert//Driftwood Records (Tapes)
https://www.facebook.com/DriftwoodRecords
driftwoodrecs@hotmail.com
Dandy has offered to make tapes for labels that can’t do it themselves!
Gotta Groove Records (7″ & 12″ vinyl)
http://gottagrooverecords.com
Musicol Recording (7″ & 12″ vinyl)
http://www.musicolrecording.com
National Audio Company (Cassettes/CD/DVD)
http://nationalaudiocompany.com
Pirates Press (7″, 10″ & 12″ vinyl/CDs)
http://piratespress.com
Brokers with GZ in Czech Republic
Rainbo Records (7″ & 12″ vinyl/CD/DVD)
http://www.rainborecords.com
Record Technology Incorporated (12′ Vinyl)
http://www.recordtech.com/
United Record Pressing (7″, 10″ & 12″ vinyl)
http://www.urpressing.com
Bill Smith Custom Records (7″, 10″ & 12″ vinyl)
http://billsmithcustomrecords.com/
Archer Record Pressing (7″ & 12″ vinyl)
http://archerrecordpressing.com/
Lucky Lacquers (mastering, lacquers, plating, vinyl pressing)
http://www.luckylacquers.com/
Palomino Record Pressing
http://www.dosado.com/pressinghome.htm
CANADA
Duplication.CA (7″ & 12″ vinyl/Cassettes/CD/DVD)
http://www.duplication.ca
Thanks a lot! Working and relevant links have been added!
Worked with Ameise but had to wait for ages to recieve the records.
Looks fine though.
But instead of the 6 weeks they said it would take, it took 2/3 months
Stuff like that can really fuck up (a) releaseshow(s).
Hahaha, we’ve all been to (many of) those release shows…
You can say that again haha. Damn. I think we were lucky though. We always had our stuff on the release shows, but it might have happened that we didn’t have a record on tour that we hoped to have with us or something. If my memory serves me right that is.
The Screw Houston Start Screaming! 7″ was done by Disc Manufacturing Services from the UK.
It looks and sounds great!
They really worked fast and were very helpful.
And after everything was done we got the vinyl within 5 weeks.
So I can recommend them! Good pricing too.
Can highly recommend Disc Wizards in the UK, they can turnaround in about 3-4 weeks with 100 units being their minimum. Always fast email replies from them, and the final product – just gorgeous.
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