Tag: record pressing
Metallica bought their own vinyl pressing plant
The band cites an urgent need for "capacity to meet the massive demand" for vinyl in their purchase of Furnace Record Pressing. Furnace in Alexandria, Virginia is a one-stop shop also handling mastering, print, packaging and mailing for labels and artists.
Josey Records Buys Pressing Plant, Plans Vinyl Domination
Dallas based record store Josey Records - which has somehow managed to tie the term "mega-store" to their independent operation - has purchased A&R...
It’s 2015. Why Is It So Hard to Press a Record?
"SIX MONTHS?"
It's on the high end of the spectrum, but that's how long a friend of 5 Mag's was told it would take to...
The Grandpa of House Music: Bud Pressner and Gary Indiana’s Lost Audio Empire
As a hired hand for Trax Records, Bud Pressner mastered a staggering number of classic Chicago House records in the 1980s.
This is the story...
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
