andrews Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I know this comes up a lot. I just want to know other places to contact for a quote. So far I've contacted: pirates press recordpressing.com musicol united any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericheartsu Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 rainbo (CA) archer (MI) Alpha (FL)-kinda expensive Erika (CA)-also kinda expensive the top four you listed are the best and cheapest. aardvark has some other listings on their site as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justindinealone Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 dont go to archer... they fucked up our recent job with them. good idea for a post. we're in a similar position of trying to find the right place to go. so far pirates press have given us a decent quote and united seemed okay too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondanger Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 united has a sweet sale on random color vinyl right now. iloveimprint.com does jackets and everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andywax Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 united has a sweet sale on random color vinyl right now. I think that special was only good through May 30th. Bill Smith's is a bit expensive, but their vinyl is thick and they can mix awesome colors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 United had a good price. Pirate was expensive. I'm still waiting on musicol, but I think that will be good too. I'd also like to hear of any negative experiences people have had with these pressing plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 if you go to Aardvark Mastering's website, their order form has about 20 plants listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitizedbyu Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 http://www.aardvarkmastering.com/pressing.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Rainbo is where I did the Appleseed Cast record. They are good people and they deliver a good product. They can do all the jackets, etc as well. Good price from what I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andywax Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 United had a good price.Pirate was expensive. I'm still waiting on musicol, but I think that will be good too. I'd also like to hear of any negative experiences people have had with these pressing plants. I've had two bad experiences with United; both times I paid for colored vinyl and they sent me black. They corrected their mistake both times, but it took several months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 United's prices are looking goooood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What're you pressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Its currently a secret, but if it goes through people will be stoked. Guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Well what genre is it at least? That'll give me the heads-up as to if I will be stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I'm sure you've thought about this but you'll want to make sure to ask the cost of shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Well what genre is it at least? That'll give me the heads-up as to if I will be stoked. Give it time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalcycle Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Well what genre is it at least? That'll give me the heads-up as to if I will be stoked. Give it time. good to see yet another person stepping up and pressing records! i have no doubt you and any others, as well as myself, will do a quality job with whatever you/i plan to release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I would really like to start pressing some records but you need so much money to front a quality pressing and I just don't have that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncingsoles123 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I'm considering contacting some bands about vinyl I want to see. Can someone give me an estimate on about how much it would cost to put out a record? Anywhere from 100-500 (12"s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 what I've looking into is around 1500-2000 for 500 records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 ^^^ with actual printed covers, you're looking at around $2000-2200 for a 500 copy LP pressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Hey Justin is it cheaper to do printed jackets or silk-screened jackets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailhouse Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I'm considering contacting some bands about vinyl I want to see.Can someone give me an estimate on about how much it would cost to put out a record? Anywhere from 100-500 (12"s) Your best bet is to get 500+ the cost difference typically between say 200 or 500 records is a matter of a couple hundred bucks. For 500 records including standard full color jackets, 1/1 inserts, plating metal parts etc, would be around 2300 bucks give or take a bit. On the other hand if it is a record that you think would sell really well, getting 1000 pressed would be around 700 bucks more. Getting 100 pressed would end up costing you around 8-10 bucks a record, getting 500 would cost around 3.50-4.25 a record. If you wanted different colors, usually there is a 200 minimum except for black, and the color change is usually a 1-200 dollar charge, plus extra for any custom colors. If you wanted a high quality record, and money isn't a huge issue, I would deffinitely suggest Pirates Press, as they will do colors as small as 50-100 for only a 100 dollar change over charge, and also do very high quality jackets for fairly cheap. The only thing that kills you is the shipping. 500+ bucks. Coming from Czech republic. Bill Smith and Rainbo are also very awesome places to go, but you would have to buy jackets elsewhere (iloveimprint.com is good for jackets) But the minimum for Bill Smith and Rainbo is 500, and will typically only do 500 of any given color. United puts out paper thin crappy vinyl, and will probably fuck up your order a couple times, but will fix it, but it will take a LONG time to get your records. United is pretty much just luck of the draw, sometimes they do a great job, but a lot of times they do a horrible completely shitty job. They seem to screw up orders mostly if your a first time customer. Sorry for the long reply, but from my perspective, (I've used Rainbo, Bill Smith, URP, and Pirates) I would go with Pirates, and negotiate with em on jacket stock, and price. United vinyl is also 120-135 gram, while Pirates standard weight is 160-180 gram, for colored, 150-160 for black. A tad more expensive for Pirates, but those guys are ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I had good luck with Rainbo and they did my jackets. Offered me options for gatefold or a regular jacket, in my case something a little bigger to fit two records. Rainbo also let me pick-up the records, something I was in a unique position to do. I do believe they'll only do 500 lots though. They got it right the first time though, that was nice. I did some CDs with them too so I had some "people." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soysquad Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I'd like to suggest that we pin this thread. I'm sure more than a few people will want this info down the line, including myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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