plasma36 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Something I've been wondering about for a while, why do labels press some records at certain plants and others at different ones? For example, Sargent House pressed the Tera Melos 7" and 10" at Pirate's Press but pressed the latest Hella album at Rainbo. Is cost the main reason, or are there other factors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 i would imagine mostly cost, but turnaround could be a factor as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Cost, turnaround, past experiences, services offered, proximity, ad infinitum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Customer service, quality, turnaround time, desire to press domestically or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiieric Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Turn Around and Cost are the two big ones. If your worried about quality you should not be using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Outstanding balances (a la the Virge). Vinyl color options, styles, back-ordered supplies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Same reason I don't always go to the same grocery store or hair cutters every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Some plants also can't and/or won't offer certain things. For instance, I did a release for which I did not want any center labels. Not just blank, but NONE. There are certain risks associated with this and most plants won't touch it. But I was dead set on my artistic vision and sought out a plant that would. To date, I've only used that plant for one release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbot Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Same reason I don't always go to the same grocery store every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleevanswastaken Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Same reason I don't always go to the same grocery store or hair cutters every time. Because TRU PUNX cut their own hair and grow their own food? But yeah, if you pay money to press something somewhere and aren't happy with the end result or the service you get then why wouldn't you take your business elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Same reason I don't always go to the same grocery store or hair cutters every time. They don't use the same pressing plant because they want to check out other deals on bread and noodles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Same reason I don't always go to the same grocery store every time. cause they don't do splatter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tape Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 cause they don't do splatter? +12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runforcover Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I will say this for the 500th time, people ask the weirdest questions here. We use different plants because of financial and turn around reasons. Pirates is more expensive, but has more vinyl options and the customer service is amazing. Most of our releases go through there because most of our releases are time sensitive. With a band that doesn't tour or it doesn't matter when the record comes out in a 2 month window, or if we're only doing 500 copies, we'll use Rainbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleevanswastaken Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Weird questions > questions that get asked once a week like "ikea expedit recommendations" or " what pressing of reiventing axl rose is this?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I don't use pirates anymore because they master using DMM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I believe Fat Wreck Chords uses Rainbo for all their LPs and uses Pirates Press for all of their 7"s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasma36 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 I believe Fat Wreck Chords uses Rainbo for all their LPs and uses Pirates Press for all of their 7"s. I'm pretty sure the NOFX 10" that came out recently was Pirate's. Yeah, I realize it's a pretty silly question, I was just wondering how label heads would respond. I know basically nothing about running a record label and that's something that I would love to do someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I don't use pirates anymore because they master using DMM. Is the way they use DMM different than any other plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravemistake Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 it's kind of like dating. sometimes you bounce around, sometimes you juggle a few different ones, sometimes you stick with the same one for years, sometimes you go back to ones you hate, sometimes you just go with whichever one is the cheapest, quickest, and easiest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravemistake Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 that was a joke btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravemistake Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 real answer - you know i've actually thought about this and i'm not sure. usually you kinda of work with one plant, but someone tells you about another one so you give that one a shot. some people just stick with one they like. i've pressed with musicol, united, bill smith, rainbo (direct), rainbo (through SAMO), and EKS (through AtoZ) ... but turnaround time, price, and customer service usually play a big role. I like having different options too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I don't use pirates anymore because they master using DMM. Is the way they use DMM different than any other plants? Pretty sure they're the only major place that uses DMM. Still bummed about that Copeland record, Nick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblahmaster Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Is the way they use DMM different than any other plants? Pretty sure they're the only major place that uses DMM. Still bummed about that Copeland record, Nick? From my understanding so does Pallas in germany. I have some bjork records that are DMM and they sound phenomenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbledehoy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Pretty sure they're the only major place that uses DMM. Still bummed about that Copeland record, Nick? From my understanding so does Pallas in germany. I have some bjork records that are DMM and they sound phenomenal lots of plants still offer DMM, particularly euro ones. and DMM can sound good if done well. although my preference is generally not to go down that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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