scottheisel Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 As thieves mentioned, they do the whole "one-stop shop" thing, printing covers, download codes, etc. all in-house. However, tey have absolutely no problem with a customer not using one of those services and will subtract from a quote accordingly. For example, I have a 7-inch by a band called Heks Orkest at Gotta Groove right now, and we had it mastered by Salt in NYC (who also cut lacquers). Matt at GGR had no issue subtracting the cost of that from the final total (and I actually ended up saving something like $30). But yeah, anyone with pricing questions should definitely email Matt at [email protected]—dude is always on top of his email, and is super-friendly to work with. I'm definitely a Gotta Groove customer for life, it feels great to support local business! Did you just sort of announce one of the 2 new releases YCR is doing? Haha, yeah, whoops! I've been meaning to make an official announcement about it. Should have records by December 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 do you know off hand the lowest amount of records for a single pressing the plant would do ? it doesn't really get cost-effective until about 250, but we've done a couple 100 record jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywreck Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 any insight as to why pressing plants get so backed up and end up having to delay orders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 any insight as to why pressing plants get so backed up and end up having to delay orders? some plants are so small that just a few orders will give them a backlog... I'd imagine the bigger places are just so popular that they constantly have a backlog. but really there are so many things that need to come together just to press: 1. labels 2. material 3. test press approval 4. money from client 5. an open press 6. stampers ...just to name a few. the stampers often get damaged. pretty much anything non-vinyl can and will damage them. some minor wear and tear is par for the course, but if there is major damage to a stamper, any place that doesn't do their own plating gets set back about a week, unless they already have spares/replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 also, most record pressing technology is from the 60's or earlier, the machines often have problems, much like a car that old might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywreck Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 it's nice to hear this side of the story. now i really won't get bothered by delays and the such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 there's music on these things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrecordx Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 do you listen to music while working ....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 To backtrack a bit, I've saved money since switching to ggr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Name a few records that you liked that you've done! the one client we have that always impresses me is st. ives records. they only do really small runs and they go as inexpensive as possible (100% recycled material, they screen their own covers, etc, etc) and they seem to get the biggest ROI of any of our clients, plus they stuff they put out is just consistently fascinating. i was particularly impressed by the new viktor sjorberg record. argh. i want their Vampire Hands record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 ever press an extra copy of a limited record for yourself? So there's really like 501 instead of 500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 at the press we try to go 10% over on every order, but rarely actually hit it. we'd rather end up with extra than not enough. they all either go to the client or get saved as references. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 do you listen to music while working ....? well, since what i mostly do is quality assurance, i'm listening to client records all day. depending on who's on the floor, there might be a boom box playing at any given time out on the shop floor. the people who pack records and/or re-grind scrap records almost always have earbuds in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieves Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 "limited edition" is pretty much a scam. like all those mexican summer lps that they keep reissuing as 'limited editon 3rd pressing' etc. most of these labels either keep stuff in print or they don't. the limited edition stuff is eBait. ---all just my opinion--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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