alexinreallife Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 This thread helps so much. Will be release my bands first 7" in December and without this I'm not sure how smooth things would be going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Is there a short list of pressing plants that offer etching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killyourfase Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Just checked this out and figured I would try and help out with distributor info. Here is what I can contribute if it is helpful. These are companies in the States. Other territories are a whole other beast. Will probably forget a couple, but these are all places for the punk/indie world. All of these work with labels on an exclusive basis, and some that do work with labels non-exclusively. PHYSICAL Smaller: Stickfigure, Ebullition, Carrot Top, Sound of California, Cockroach Media. Small/Medium: Revelation, Independent Label Collective, No Idea, Chicago Independent. Medium/Large: Revolver, Red Eye, Nail. Large: ADA/WEA, RED/Sony, Fontana/Universal, Caroline/EMI. One stops are very important too (AEC, Super D, Edge). Digital: IODA INgrooves Tunecore + Pretty much all the physical places listed above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbannon Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Just checked this out and figured I would try and help out with distributor info. Here is what I can contribute if it is helpful. These are companies in the States. Other territories are a whole other beast. Will probably forget a couple, but these are all places for the punk/indie world. All of these work with labels on an exclusive basis, and some that do work with labels non-exclusively. PHYSICAL Smaller: Stickfigure, Ebullition, Carrot Top, Sound of California, Cockroach Media. Small/Medium: Revelation, Independent Label Collective, No Idea, Chicago Independent. Medium/Large: Revolver, Red Eye, Nail. Large: ADA/WEA, RED/Sony, Fontana/Universal, Caroline/EMI. One stops are very important too (AEC, Super D, Edge). Digital: IODA INgrooves Tunecore + Pretty much all the physical places listed above. Add Deathwish Direct to that list as well. Thanks. -J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgrantx Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Lets talk 2 x LP! I am working on my first 2xlp and I'm trying to price everything. I will be doing gatefold covers (I've priced this with Imprint) and I am planning color vinyl. The project only needs 3 sides of a double LP. I should be able to save a little (one lacquer and one plate cost), right? Has anyone done something similar to this? How much did it cost? I'm planning to do 500 copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailhouse Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Lets talk 2 x LP! I am working on my first 2xlp and I'm trying to price everything. I will be doing gatefold covers (I've priced this with Imprint) and I am planning color vinyl. The project only needs 3 sides of a double LP. I should be able to save a little (one lacquer and one plate cost), right? Has anyone done something similar to this? How much did it cost? I'm planning to do 500 copies. Yeah, if you have only 3 sides, and one of the sides is just blank, you will save a bit of money. Not all that much in the big scheme of things. You'd probably save around 200 or so, depending on who's doing your mastering, since there will be one less lacquer. The blank side would probably save about 50 bucks for plating. But.. most plants will still charge you for a blank stamper. Usually something like 50 bucks or something. So your looking at saving around 200 bucks or so, by only doing 3 sides as opposed to four. Give or take, all depends on who your using.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailhouse Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Has anyone done something similar to this? How much did it cost? I'm planning to do 500 copies. My guestimate if you are using the direct to board double gatefold from Imprint, would be 4000 at bare minimum, probably more around 5000 start to finish though, 500 gatefolds are typically the same price or only very slightly cheaper than just doing 1000. I would personally do 1000 just in the off chance that it sells well, you won't have to shell out the printing cost's again for a repress. Double LP's are not cheap at all. They are usually a tad more than even doing two completely seperate pressings. double gatefold jackets are extremely expensive compared to single LP jackets, and Imprint, and Dorado have the best prices on those right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgrantx Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Here's to not bitching about 20 double LPs anymore. You are right. I could do almost 2 single lps for the price of one double. That's ridiculous.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbot Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 How is it ridiculous? It is essentially just two LPs whose jackets are attached. The same amount of work goes into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 grant, also email imprint requesting a quote for a sinlge LP jacket made wider so that it will accommodate 2 LPs, they're a little more expensive than the single jackets, but could solve that problem and not cost you an arm and a leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgrantx Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 How is it ridiculous? It is essentially just two LPs whose jackets are attached. The same amount of work goes into it. I suppose so...it was mostly sticker shock that inspired the post. It is still one record though. It actually can end up more than 2 individual records. And Justin-I looked into that but the label has specific requirements for the release including a gatefold, 8 panel 11x11 insert, matte varnish and spot gloss. It may end up being something I pass on to someone else. My COST would end up being 12 bucks + in each record. I think I'd rather do 2 individual records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 How is it ridiculous? It is essentially just two LPs whose jackets are attached. The same amount of work goes into it. I suppose so...it was mostly sticker shock that inspired the post. It is still one record though. It actually can end up more than 2 individual records. And Justin-I looked into that but the label has specific requirements for the release including a gatefold, 8 panel 11x11 insert, matte varnish and spot gloss. It may end up being something I pass on to someone else. My COST would end up being 12 bucks + in each record. I think I'd rather do 2 individual records. woof, yeah if your unit cost is going to be $12 each...wow that's a lot of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urieburn Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 :-*Awesome job guys, currently pressing our first record for our label and this has been super helpful. Kitchen Now! Records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbledehoy Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I suppose so...it was mostly sticker shock that inspired the post. It is still one record though. It actually can end up more than 2 individual records. And Justin-I looked into that but the label has specific requirements for the release including a gatefold, 8 panel 11x11 insert, matte varnish and spot gloss. It may end up being something I pass on to someone else. My COST would end up being 12 bucks + in each record. I think I'd rather do 2 individual records. woof, yeah if your unit cost is going to be $12 each...wow that's a lot of money. all my records end up costing around $12 being an australian label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaseshifter Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 all my records end up costing around $12 being an australian label Do you press in Australia or overseas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbledehoy Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 all my records end up costing around $12 being an australian label Do you press in Australia or overseas? i've done both. costs in australia are through the roof, and if you go overseas you get slammed with huge shipping and customs tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesack18 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 id offer to help out Tom but there isnt much room in my backpack sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabpower Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Anybody ever did business with RIP-V (rip-v.com) from Montreal? Your toughts about it please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailhouse Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Anybody ever did business with RIP-V (rip-v.com) from Montreal? Your toughts about it please. They do pressing and pressing only! You need to supply lacquers and plates. I talked to em a little bit, they seemed not to care too much. But maybe they were just having a bad day? j I think they are rather limited as far as colors and such as well, but don't quote me on that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 How many minutes can be put on a side of 10" record, while maintaining high quality sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 8-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 And maximum, without caring as much about quality? Can you fit 10-12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 in my experience, the length per side affects the functionality ofmamrecord allot more than the sound quality... with longer sides not only do you run the risk of lower volume/groove echo/distortion/etc but also you run the risk of having a record that skates easily, doesn't separate well from the press (causing the worst noise possible) and grooves that kiss and/or cross, which causes skipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 actually you could go up to 12ish and be safe, but at that point I'd just go for a phenomenal sounding 12" at 45 rpm. 10"s just seem to only be good for those releases that are just a few minutes too long for a 7". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donlombardo Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Ok, thanks... I just find the 10 inch format to be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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