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habla

Jul 26, 2006
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detroit michigan
#1
im not sure if this is the right place to be posting this but here goes...... my band is looking to press 500 copies of a 7" and i was wondering if any of you knew a good place to get it done were just looking for black vinyl nothing fancy no jackets needed
thanks
zach
 
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Vinyl is a very different world than digital. Hope you have a good stereo to test on. Mastering is quite different more issues to deal with like RIAA curve which restricts amount of bass (unless your Motown.) Less dynamic range and so on. All deal with the limitations of vinyl.

Whoever you go to ask for sample of their work to listen to on your system. If you like the sound ask to be at the mastering session to hear the tweaks and approve. For a small run they probably won't do it, but ask if you can get a test pressing before the production run is done.

If this was like the real days of vinyl there are even more issues that would have to be hammered out. Quality of the vinyl, how often stamper plates are replaced, back then even which pressing plants were to be used. how often pressings were to be tested or sent to production team for testing. The Beach Boys and later the Beatles had the most stringent standard for how their records were to be mastered and pressed.
 
#7
habla said:
im not sure if this is the right place to be posting this but here goes...... my band is looking to press 500 copies of a 7" and i was wondering if any of you knew a good place to get it done were just looking for black vinyl nothing fancy no jackets needed
thanks
zach
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Curiosity's got the best of me here and apparently you already have your answer so hard to derail the thread.

Why vinyl?

From what little's been posted in this thread apparently there is some demand for it that I'm not aware of.
 
#9
luknfur said:
Curiosity's got the best of me here and apparently you already have your answer so hard to derail the thread.

Why vinyl?

From what little's been posted in this thread apparently there is some demand for it that I'm not aware of.
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IMHO, the difference between CD & Vinyl is not unlike the difference between Solid State and Tube amplifiers. I had always wondered about it too until someone gave me a bunch of old records. After a while I bought a turntable, some 80's model Polk Audio speakers and a nice Marantz amplifier. Jesus dude... it just sounds so frickin' awesome. It seriously makes a digital recording sound sterile. The sound is very warm and organic, not to mention the wonderful allure of the occasional hiss and pop. Few things make me as happy as the sound of the needle first touching the record. Pure bliss.
For about two years now I have been collecting my favorite albums on vinyl. You haven't heard real rock n' roll until you listen to AC/DC's "Back in Black" on vinyl. seriously.
 
#10
A lot of acts still press vinyl - just less of it. They are collector's items, especially in certain genres. In the past couple of years I have picked up a few new vinyl records, like Jeff Buckley's Grace. It remains in the shrink wrap; I hung it in a frame. Plus, lots of DJs still spin vinyl. And besides, vinyl is frickin cool!
 
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agreatheight said:
A lot of acts still press vinyl - just less of it. They are collector's items, especially in certain genres. In the past couple of years I have picked up a few new vinyl records, like Jeff Buckley's Grace. It remains in the shrink wrap; I hung it in a frame. Plus, lots of DJs still spin vinyl. And besides, vinyl is frickin cool!
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+1. 311 almost always releases their albums and singles on vinyl. Maybe because the have a DJ in the band. Most electronica kinda bands do too.
 
#12
SC Bassboy said:
IMHO, the difference between CD & Vinyl is not unlike the difference between Solid State and Tube amplifiers. I had always wondered about it too until someone gave me a bunch of old records. After a while I bought a turntable, some 80's model Polk Audio speakers and a nice Marantz amplifier. Jesus dude... it just sounds so frickin' awesome. It seriously makes a digital recording sound sterile. The sound is very warm and organic, not to mention the wonderful allure of the occasional hiss and pop. Few things make me as happy as the sound of the needle first touching the record. Pure bliss.
For about two years now I have been collecting my favorite albums on vinyl. You haven't heard real rock n' roll until you listen to AC/DC's "Back in Black" on vinyl. seriously.
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Actually my first record was Meet The Beatles (bought by my parents) and it was a new release at that time.

I wasn't aware there was enough nostalgia going on to warrant vinyl pressing.
 
#13
luknfur said:
Curiosity's got the best of me here and apparently you already have your answer so hard to derail the thread.

Why vinyl?

From what little's been posted in this thread apparently there is some demand for it that I'm not aware of.
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Depending on your genre, vinyl is still fairly in demand. In my genre (punk rock) it's still quite big, a band can safely release a vinyl with the knowledge that they will make their money back.
 
#14
There are tons of bands in the underground metal, hardcore and punk scene that get vinyl pressed. It's nice for me as I really enjoy vinyl (I collect it but still spin it).

My band has a new EP coming out here soon and we've decided for our next EP release we will be offering both CD and 10"

To the OP... save me a copy once it's pressed?

Sweet

Peace

-Benny
 
#16
Deluge Of Sound said:
Yeah, there is still a market for Vinyl in a lot of smaller genres.

Benny, I checked out Mouthful of Birds, you guys remind me of Rwake, but a little more uptempo. Very Nice!
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Thanks a ton, I checked them out and I really like them! I enjoy the stoner doom elements they employ (I'm huge into stoner rock and doom!)

You have a link to your band?

That'd rock.

As for my band, We just got together this summer, used to be a different band that disbanded and came back together. Our EP will be our FEB second. If you have AIM or MSN or something I can send you a copy of it for free ;) and you can see the diversity in our sound.

PM me?

Peace

-Benny
 
#17
i guess we chose vinyl for a few reasons, the fact that you have to make the decision to a record out of its jacket put it on a turn table and flip it after a few minutes usually means you listening actively and it probably not just background noise and the tradition of it in hardcore, indie, punk rock etc. most of my favorite bands put out a 7inch first i guess it sounds a little silly but for some reason IMO its matters more if its on vinyl plus vinyl , if its properly mastered pressed and played through a decent stereo just sounds better

saetia: kudos on your username by the way, i love that band, I will totally set a record aside for you when there done we should be coming up your way during the summer maybe we could put a gig together and i could deliver the record in person I'm afraid we don't have anything recorded much beyond lose demos at the moment but as soon as we do Ill point you in their direction (were working on a moss icon cover "I'm backwards sleeping or ______ or something" which i get the feeling you may particularly enjoy)
 
#18
Love vinyl!
Have more than 500 albums!

I like mp3's too for convenience (never having to get up and flip sides or juggle jackets is great) and for putting together custom playlists or being mobile with an ipod, etc - but for certain things there's just no equivalent sound - like anything from Blue Oyster Cult, The Who, The Guess Who, Zeppelin, The Clash, AC/DC, The Pixies Surfer Rosa (MUST have on vinyl!) and especially live stuff like Cheap Trick's Live at Budokan. And the artwork on albums is always a trip.

Plus vinyl makes me listen to a whole album. These days with iTunes, bittorrent and such I buy/download a lot of individual songs and while it's good for the most part sometimes I miss just sitting down and listening to a whole album - vinyl sorta forces me to listen to all the songs and gives you the overall context of the album which I like.

I gotta admit however, outside a little hissing & popping at the beginning or in between vinyl tracks I really don't notice much of a difference sound-wise between a well produced & pressed record and a well produced and encoded mp3. I have an incredible stereo system and a mac mini that handles playing my mp3's on that stereo as well as a beautiful Marantz turntable so it's not a matter of my gear holding anything back - my ears may just not be sensitive enough however. :)

I'm really glad people are still producing albums on wax. I buy new stuff too. A recent trend I've noticed on new albums is that they include a code and a link to a website where you can download all the tracks as mp3's. For a guy like me who loves both formats - it's really the best of both worlds!
 

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