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Flozki Mastering

Flozki Mastering is a Swiss-based vinyl mastering and lacquer and DMM disc-cutting studio known for its deep analogue expertise and rare equipment. The studio is run by Flo Kaufmann, a Swiss electronic engineer with 20+ years of experience and an artist known for his experimental work with analogue audio and mechanical recording techniques. Flozki can […]

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Greenyl

Greenyl Records is a Milan‑based, PVC‑free, fully recyclable vinyl manufacturer that uses PET, including coloured variants, and operates a fully automated, renewable‑energy‑powered production line. Created by Terenzi Srl (a long‑running Italian mechatronics manufacturer, founded in 1967) and Rude Records (an Italian indie label distributed by the Orchard). It is one of the most visible European attempts to […]

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T.A.P.E Muzik

Leipzig, Germany-based Tape Muzik has been manufacturing custom-made audio cassettes and accessories for major and independent releases since 2004. They can supply everything from the empty case to the ready-packaged cassette, blank and duplicated cassettes, printing and packaging and short runs, with worldwide shipping. Their parent company, R.A.N.D. Muzik is well‑known in vinyl pressing and electronic music […]

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Translab Mastering

Benjamin Savignoni brings 20 years of sound engineering experience to Translab in Paris, France, where he offers high-end audio mastering and vinyl cutting services. In 2019, mastering and vinyl cutting engineer Marie Pieprzownik joined the team. Translab provides a comprehensive range of services, including standard and stem mastering, both analogue and digital mastering, vinyl mastering, […]

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Tullis Russell

Tullis Russell record label paper is a specialised, high-performance paper designed specifically for the manufacturing of vinyl records. Unlike standard labels, this material is engineered with specific properties to withstand the extreme heat and pressure of the vinyl pressing process without curling, warping, or discolouring. It is considered an industry standard and is used by […]

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Complete Music Update

Complete Music Update (CMU) is a leading UK-based music news service and website focused on delivering news, analysis, and insights for professionals in the music industry and media. Originally launched as College Music Update in 1998, CMU now reaches a broad audience through its daily email newsletter, the CMU Daily, which covers music business developments, […]

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Gorbie Lathe Cuts

Gorbie Lathe Cuts is a DIY record label and lathe-cut service, based in Milwaukie, Oregon. Operating one of only three 1940s Presto 8C lathes left in the world, Gorbie specialises in custom short-run services, cutting records in mono on polycarbonate. They offer fifteen 7-inch round two-sided records, with full colour labels and white sleeves in […]

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Obscurest Vinyl

Obscurest Vinyl is long-time graphic designer Glen Robinson’s social handle, and he specialises in retro album cover design for vinyl and CD artwork. His designs aim to capture an authentic retro feel, making records look like they’ve been unearthed from a thrift store crate. His style focuses on vintage, punk, indie rock, garage, and retro […]

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EBK Pressing

Beginning operations in late 2025, EBK Pressing is a boutique‑style vinyl pressing operation based in Shenyang, China. They are the newest entrants in the Chinese vinyl manufacturing landscape, based in Shenyang rather than in the more typical Guangzhou/Qingdao clusters where other Chinese plants operate. EBK focuses on 12‑inch records with an emphasis on colourful, visually […]

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GZNA’s Vinyl Library

The Vinyl Visualizer from GZ North America is a free and interactive online tool designed to help artists make informed vinyl decisions using real pressing photos, not simulations. The latest update opens up the entire vinyl sample catalogue. The Vinyl Library now allows users to explore the complete archive of photographed, real press samples. Browse […]

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Discosville

Launched in 2026, Discosville is a boutique vinyl manufacturing operation based in Algemesí, Spain, focused almost exclusively on manufacturing small runs of  7-inch records on the classic Toolex Alpha Delta press. They offer full pre‑production, lacquer cutting (at their Berlin-based Lathesville), electroplating, pressing in a wide range of colours, splatters, marble, etc, and customised packaging, with […]

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Hyssingen Vinyl

Based in Bergen, Norway, Vinylverkstedet (The Vinyl Workshop) is the world’s first school with a fully fledged vinyl production plant, using the German-made Newbilt press. Part of the Hyssingen Produksjonsskole (Production School), here school dropouts get a second chance by learning the art of vinyl pressing. Together with the German pressing plant Matter of Fact, […]

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Blood Records

Blood Records is a UK-based company run by Craig Evans, specialising in the release of exclusively pressed limited edition, often hand-numbered vinyl records, in collaboration with both high-profile and emerging artists. Some of the limited editions include zoetrope picture discs, liquid-filled records, and a pressed flower-filled LP. Blood Records has developed a scalable production method, allowing […]

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Kasematic

Founded in 2014, Finland-based Kasematic Oy is a boutique cardboard and packaging company specialising in music‑industry products, including LP jackets, slipcases, box sets, and vinyl/CD mailers. They offer lamination, die‑cutting, heavy‑duty cardboard work, and hand‑finished glueing for complex builds. Ideal for short‑run, craft‑oriented editions. Kasematic is one of the few Nordic companies specialising in music‑industry […]

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The Future of What

Founded by Music Business Association president Portia Sabin to educate musicians on the realities of the music business, the Future of What podcast has evolved into a forum where prominent executives, technologists, indie operators and other insiders discuss current issues and trends. Typical episodes cover topics like streaming and royalties, AI and tech in music, […]

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Cohearent Audio

Cohearent Audio is a premier mastering and lacquer cutting facility founded in 2010 by world renowned mastering engineer Kevin Gray. Located in North Hills, California, in the San Fernando Valley, it combines vintage analogue mastering with high-resolution digital formats, offering expertise in vinyl mastering, CD, SACD, and digital mastering. They offer lacquer cutting using the […]

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Zenith Records

Established in 2005 after acquiring Nick Philips Corduroy Records pressing plant. Melbourne-based Zenith Records is Australia’s longest-running record-pressing facility. They manufacture 7-inch and 12-inch records in black and coloured vinyl, as well as clear, translucent, opaque, fluorescent, splatter and recycled colours. Zenith offers lacquer cutting (on the Neumann VMS70 lathe) and galvanic plating, all in-house. […]

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TikTok #VinylRecords

The TikTok channel “Vinyl Records” celebrates the art of collecting and enjoying vinyl records. It features videos showcasing record collections, unboxings, and unique vinyl designs, often accompanied by music-related hashtags like #VinylRecords and #Vinyl. The channel has become a hub for enthusiasts, especially younger Gen Z generations, who share their passion for vinyl and discuss […]

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After Hours Records

After Hours Records specialises in small-batch manufacturing of lathe-cut records ranging from single copies to 50 units. Based in Costa Mesa, California, they also offer mastering and a streamlined vinyl pressing process (50 copies and up), from pre-order to fulfilment, including in-house lacquer master disc cutting using the Sillitoe (SDMS) disk mastering system, plating, vinyl […]

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Juno Productions

Juno Productions serves as a comprehensive vinyl pressing broker, connecting labels, artists, and distributors with premium vinyl manufacturing services. Beyond manufacturing, Juno provides complete sales and distribution solutions. They help artists list and pre-sell releases across major platforms, including Juno Records, Discogs, Amazon, and eBay. For qualifying projects, Juno also offers pressing and distribution (P&D) […]

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Microcut Studio

Microcut Studio is a boutique, Romania, EU-based vinyl production service specialising in short-run projects (50–300 copies in all formats) for independent artists, DJs and micro-labels. They operate as a production desk rather than a plant: one point of contact, one all-in quote, and full project management from plant selection to EU delivery. Microcut is supplier-agnostic […]

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Filepass

Filepass is a specialised online platform designed primarily for audio professionals, such as mixing engineers, mastering engineers, and recording studios, to streamline file sharing, client collaboration, and project management. Its features are tailored to address the unique workflow and revision challenges faced in audio production and creative industries. Filepass combines file sharing, revision tracking, client […]

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Cutting 70

Cutting 70 is a lacquer cutting and mastering studio and a stamper plating service for the vinyl record industry based in Corrè, France. Formerly known as Cutting and Galvanoforming, it is run by mastering and lacquer cutting engineer David Zanfrino using a Neumann AM32B lathe. He was formerly at OFM Vinyl, the French mastering and […]

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Network Notes

Network Notes is a Substack newsletter written by Darren Hemmings, MD of Motive Unknown, a strategic marketing agency specialising in the music industry. It covers music, technology, and marketing, often exploring their intersection. The newsletter provides insider perspectives, candid opinions, and summaries of key industry news, making it a valuable resource and industry ‘cheatsheet’ for […]

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Groovedesk

Groovedesk is an all-in-one operations workspace for record labels, artist managers, and music teams. It centralises release campaigns, artist information, assets, budgets, deals, and reporting, replacing the usual mix of spreadsheets, shared drives, and disconnected project tools. It was created by Mega Labs, an artist/label services agency whose founders had spent over a decade running […]

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Vinyl-Lab Records

Vinyl-Lab Records is a small boutique vinyl record pressing plant that opened in Trenčín, Slovakia, in May 2022, using a single Newbilt press. They specialise in shorter runs of 12-inch pressings, from 20 to 1000 units, with an 8-10 week turnaround, producing 140-gram and 180-gram black, coloured, transparent, marbled, and custom vinyl variants. They use […]

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Crown Vinyl

Crown Vinyl is a vinyl collectors app for iPhone and iPad designed to help music enthusiasts catalog, grade, and price their vinyl record collections using AI and photo recognition. Add records from a cover photo or barcode, review and correct the suggested match, and build a searchable catalogue. The ownership lookup checks records you have […]

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Diggin’ It Barcelona

Diggin’ It is a music-and-vinyl Substack newsletter that focuses on discovering records through the people, places, and experiences connected to them. Karol, a Polish-born drummer and vinyl enthusiast based in Barcelona, writes it, and rather than being a conventional record-review publication or an industry newsletter, it has a personal, travel-oriented feel as he digs through […]

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Fat Monkey Studios

Run by Freddie Barker, Fat Monkey Studios is a Liverpool, UK-based lathe-cut vinyl service producing small-run and one-off records for artists, DJs, labels and collectors. Running a Vinyl Recorder T560 lathe, Fat Monkey offers record cutting in 7-inch, 10-inch (EP/Single) and 12-inch (Single/EP/LP) formats, either as one-offs or in small batches of 10-50, which have […]

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L’ Anacrònica

L’Anacrònica is a small, design‑led letterpress workshop in Barcelona’s Sant Andreu neighbourhood, operating since 2012. They position themselves as a “gráficas artesanas” studio: part graphic design practice, part traditional typography/print workshop, focused on high‑quality, tactile, small‑run printed pieces rather than high‑volume commercial printing. They can print vinyl record sleeves using techniques such as letterpress, hot […]

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Press Your Beat

Operating since 2019, Press Your Beat is a Gandia, Spain‑based physical media service that specialises in manufacturing vinyl from 100 copies, CDs, and cassettes for independent artists and labels. They operate as a hands‑on intermediary rather than a pressing plant, positioning themselves as a guide through the full production journey. They cater to artists who want help navigating […]

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Small Black Dots

Founded in 2020, Small Black Dots (SBD) is a boutique vinyl distribution company and physical record shop based in Barcelona, specialising in underground electronic music — house, techno, minimal, electro, ambient, and breaks. Focused on new releases and curated independent electronic music labels, it offers both direct sales and distribution from its base and has […]

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Anthem Vinyl

Founded in 2024 in Clane, Co. Kildare, Anthem Vinyl began production in April 2025 and is Ireland’s only vinyl record pressing plant since Dublin Vinyl’s demise in 2024.  They manufacture 12-inch records (140 and 180g) in black, smoke, coloured, splatter, etched and other vinyl variants, running two Pheenix Alpha AD12 presses. Anthem Vinyl also offers pre-order campaigns, […]

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Sonic Wax Pressing

Sonic Wax Pressing, operating since early 2022 in Leicester, UK, manufactures 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl records in traditional black and various coloured vinyl options. They are running two state-of-the-art Pheenix Alpha AD12 vinyl presses, with an output of 4,000 records per day. Record pressing packages are available from 100 units, and most usefully, Sonic Wax […]

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The Vinyl Factory

The Vinyl Factory is the only major record pressing plant in the UK, and it was once home to both EMI and HMV’s vinyl manufacturing operations. The Hayes factory is still powered by the unique EMI 1400 ‘Beatles’ Press, which presses black 12-inch, 10-inch, and 7-inch formats, as well as coloured vinyl, etched or die-cut […]

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The Jungle Record Press

The Jungle Record Press is a vinyl record pressing plant in North Shields, UK, opened in 2025. Using a state-of-the-art M-Tech Allegro II vinyl press and the classic Toolex Alpha AD1202 to produce 12-inch vinyl records for self-releasing indie artists and major record labels. They press records in classic black, colour, marble, glitter, splatter, picture […]

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Trapeze Music

Established in 2008, Trapeze Music is a Corsham, Wiltshire, UK-based company that combines its flagship label, Acrobat, with distribution and fully in‑house vinyl/CD manufacturing, operating its own pressing plant using Newbilt duplex semi‑automatic presses. They specialise in short‑run vinyl, 10/12-inch (from 100 units), heritage catalogue reissues, and manufacturing across a 1,500‑title catalogue, with artists from […]

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Packaged Sounds

Packaged Sounds is a vinyl pressing plant in High Wycombe, with facilities in the UK, Poland and the USA. They manufacture 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch (140g and 180g weights) in black and coloured, splatter, smoke, spiral, half and half vinyl and endless custom variants. Operations are backed by an in-house project management team of studio […]

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Press On Vinyl

Operating since 2022, Middlesbrough-based Press On Vinyl offers a full vinyl record manufacturing service in-house, from vinyl mastering and lacquer cutting to stamper production and pressing. They can press anything from traditional 12-inch black and coloured vinyl records (140g and 180g) to Eco-vinyl, as well as various opaque and translucent, splatter and marble colours. Short […]

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Vinyl Press UK

Vinyl Press UK is a vinyl record pressing plant based in York. They manufacture vinyl records in 7-inch and 12-inch formats and are one of the only UK plants offering 10-inch pressings. All sizes come in standard black, custom vinyl colours, swirls, splatter, transparent vinyl, or unique patterns. They manufacture short runs from 100 records […]

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Vinyl Presents

Vinyl Presents is a record pressing plant in Hitchin, UK, opened in 2018, and uses the modern Viryl Warmtone presses. VP manufacture 7-inch and 12-inch pressings (in standard 140g and heavyweight 180g) in black and coloured vinyl, with a turnaround as fast as 6 weeks. There’s a selection of all-inclusive 7-inch and 12-inch package deals. Pitchcraft Mastering […]

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Seabass Vinyl

Carbon neutral certified Seabass Vinyl is Scotland’s first record pressing plant, based in East Lothian and opened in December 2023. They’re running the modern Swedish Pheenix Alpha vinyl presses, manufacturing 12-inch records in 140g and heavyweight 180g, in black vinyl, various opaque and transparent colours, and eco-vinyl variants from 100 units. Lacquer cutting is done […]

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Best Digital Distributors 2026 Compared

The most comprehensive and accurate digital music distribution comparison on the web. This article compares 18 digital music distribution companies that help independent musicians get their music on streaming platforms and online stores. It evaluates each service based on fees, royalties, features, customer service, and distribution reach, including China. This comparison is for standalone music […]

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XTCR Recordstore

Operating since 2020, XTCR is an Italian vinyl record shop and B2B distributor focused primarily on underground electronic dance music, with a physical presence in Milan and an online store. Its catalogue covers new releases, selected second-hand records, and its own releases, with particular strength in house, techno, electro, minimal, dub, funk, disco, ambient, acid […]

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Lirica Distribution

Lirica Archives (often styled Lirica Distribution) is an independent record store and distribution operation based in London and Berlin. They’re focused on electronic dance music vinyl (techno, house, experimental, etc.), with a strong emphasis on vinyl‑only releases and limited editions. If you run a label and want distribution, they invite you to contact them at […]

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Key Production

Key Production is a UK and Germany based broker specialising in vinyl pressing, physical media manufacturing, and bespoke packaging. Operating since 1990 and considered one of Europe’s largest and most established intermediaries in the vinyl supply chain. Supplying 4-inch TinyVinyl, 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch vinyl pressings in all formats, including heavyweight vinyl, injection-moulded PETG records, picture […]

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Diamond Black

Diamond Black Vinyl is a full-service vinyl record pressing plant located in Luton, UK, established in 1999. They run seven Toolex Alpha presses, five auto and two manual, and manufacture 7/10-inch and 12-inch records in black vinyl or coloured, marble, splatter, colour-in-colour, and picture discs. They have a lacquer-cutting studio and a large galvanic plating […]

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EA Dubs Studios

Run by producer and mastering engineer Gavin Whitting, EA Dubs Studios is a countryside-based, multi‑room audio facility in Hingham, Norfolk, offering dubplate cutting, recording, mastering, live streaming, and band/DJ rehearsal space. It offers dubplates/lathe cut records in 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch formats, all with various options for centre labels, sleeve stickers, 1 or 2-sided cuts, […]

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Discogs

Discogs is the world’s largest crowdsourced music database and marketplace, built by a global community of collectors. Users can catalogue their collections, research detailed release data, and buy or sell vinyl, CDs, and tapes. Its database spans 18M+ releases, 2.4M artists, and 2.1M labels, offering deep metadata including tracklists, credits, formats, variants, and release histories. […]

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Quality Record Pressings

Born out of parent company Acoustic Sounds, Quality Record Pressings (QRP) is a vinyl record pressing plant operating in Salina, Kansas, since 2011. QRP operates three different kinds of rebuilt and updated vintage record presses, including Toolex Alpha, SMT, and Finebilt. They manufacture 150-gram and audiophile 180-gram/200-gram 12-inch vinyl records in black and coloured options with a 1000-run minimum. […]

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Muzilla Production

Muzilla Production is a vinyl record pressing plant opened in 2024, running the M-Tech Allegro II vinyl press. Based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, they manufacture 12-inch vinyl with the usual 140g and heavyweight vinyl 180g options. In addition to classic black, they offer blue, red, green, pink, white and transparent vinyl, and custom vinyl variants from […]

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Ultra Production

Ultra Production Vinyl is Russia’s longest-running vinyl pressing plant and started operations in Moscow in 2012. They manufacture 12-inch vinyl records in 140 and 180 grams in black and coloured vinyl options. They have a four-week turnaround time and ship worldwide. Ultra also offer sleeve and label printing and vinyl, analogue and digital mastering services, including […]

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Newbilt Machinery

Based in Alsdorf, Germany, and established in 2009, Newbilt is a German company that develops and builds new vinyl record presses. Newbilt’s semi-automatic presses are based on the classic Finebilt designs from the early 1960s but updated with modern features. These machines require a manual operator, providing flexibility for various record sizes and custom colours. […]

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Vinyl Recorder T560

The Vinyl Recorder T560 is a widely used record lathe cutting system developed by Ulrich Sourisseau in Germany, designed for small-run lathe-cut vinyl production and direct-to-disc recording. It is notable for enabling users to cut their own vinyl records using a Technics 1200/1210 turntable (or certain alternatives) as a base. The T560 is considered robust […]

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MPO France

Founded in 1957, MPO started as a family business specialising in the production of vinyl records. MPO still presses thousands of vinyl records every day, using 40 presses, mainly vintage Toolex Alpha machines. It manufactures 7/10-inch and 12-inch (140/180-gram) records in classic black vinyl and coloured, marbled, splatter, transparent, and etched records, as well as an Eco […]

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Archer Record Pressing

Archer Record Pressing is a Detroit-based vinyl record pressing plant that was founded in 1965 by Norman Archer. Still historically central to Detroit techno, it is the plant where most of the classic Detroit Techno vinyl records were pressed, releases from Metroplex, Transmat, KMS, Planet E, and many more. They manufacture 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl pressings […]

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Vinyl Pressing Plants

Vinyl Pressing Plants is a comprehensive, searchable global directory and information resource dedicated to the vinyl record manufacturing industry. Its primary goal is to map out and provide details on vinyl pressing plants worldwide. It helps artists, labels, and anyone interested in vinyl production to find a manufacturing partner. Each listed pressing plant includes key […]

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Pallas Group

Established in 1948, the Diepholz, Germany-based Pallas Group CD and vinyl record pressing plant was one of the last European pressing plants during the vinyl recession. They manufacture 7/10-inch and 12-inch (in 140g and 180g) vinyl records in black and coloured vinyl, bio-vinyl, picture discs, shaped discs, marbled, splatter, and etched vinyl options. The minimum […]

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JC Record Lathes

The JC Record Lathes Mini Cut 02 (MC-02) is a compact record-recording lathe developed by Juliano ‘Juba’ Cardoso and Ricocuts Record Lab in Brazil, designed for use in vinyl record cutting and embossing. It emphasises portability, ease of modification, and user maintenance, aiming to deliver high-quality results in a smaller package. The lathe clamps directly […]

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Key Production

Key Production is a UK and Germany based broker specialising in vinyl pressing, physical media manufacturing, and bespoke packaging. Operating since 1990 and considered one of Europe’s largest and most established intermediaries in the vinyl supply chain. Supplying 4-inch TinyVinyl, 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch vinyl pressings in all formats, including heavyweight vinyl, injection-moulded PETG records, picture […]

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My Shank

Based in Pleuven, France, My Shank is a specialist in pressed lathe-cut vinyl blanks and accessories. Their pressed blank records are available in 7/10-inch and 12-inch sizes in 29 different colours. The plastics used are bespoke and are manufactured specifically for diamond cutting. My Shank has been manufacturing and marketing diamond cutting styluses, cutter heads […]

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Rakamakafon

Rakamakafon is the first vinyl record pressing plant to open in Bulgaria since 1994. The factory, located in Sofia, opened for business in 2025 and runs the modern German duplex vinyl press from Newbilt, with a planned production capacity of up to 20,000 discs per month. They manufacture 12-inch (with 7-inch and 10-inch to follow) […]

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Conectiv Vinyl Solutions

With vinyl pressing operations in Guadalajara, Mexico (with 40 presses) and Poland (with 8 presses), Conectiv-SCS can manufacture 7-inch and 12-inch records (in standard 140g and heavyweight 180g vinyl) with runs from 500 units, and has an annual capacity of around 40M records. They offer 15 stock colour options and limitless custom variants, including marbling, splatter, and […]

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IMS Electronic Music Business Report 2025/26

The 2025/26 IMS Electronic Music Business Report from MIDiA Research’s Mark Mulligan presents the definitive view of the global electronic music industry. The electronic music industry grew 7% in 2025 to $15.1B, driven by rising fandom, strong DSP and merch gains, and explosive Global South scenes. Subcultures surged on TikTok; catalogue investment increased. Challenges remain: […]

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GZ Media

GZ Media, named for the Czech Gramofonové Závody, which translates to Gramophone Record Factory, runs its major operations in Loděnice in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1951, GZ Media is known as the world’s largest vinyl manufacturer and has expanded its vinyl pressing facilities to the USA (Nashville and Memphis Record Pressing), Canada (Precision Record […]

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Optimal Media

Optimal Media is a German vinyl pressing plant based in Röbel/Müritz, Germany, with vinyl manufacturing beginning in 1995. Optimal is one of the only plants offering the full vinyl production chain in‑house, including lacquer and DMM mastering, and electroplating/stamper production. They press 7/10-inch and 12-inch formats, heavy‑weight vinyl, etched vinyl, and a wide range of […]

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The Jungle Record Press

The Jungle Record Press is a vinyl record pressing plant in North Shields, UK, opened in 2025. Using a state-of-the-art M-Tech Allegro II vinyl press and the classic Toolex Alpha AD1202 to produce 12-inch vinyl records for self-releasing indie artists and major record labels. They press records in classic black, colour, marble, glitter, splatter, picture […]

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XDiSC

Warsaw’s XDiSC has pressed vinyl records since 2017, using state-of-the-art Pheenix Alpha AD12 automatic presses alongside vintage Hamilton manual presses for specialised colour variants. The company produces 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch records in both 140-gram and 180-gram weights, offering black, coloured, multi-coloured, marble, splatter, and custom variants. In 2021, XDiSC acquired the WMFono pressing facility, […]

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Record Products of America

Connecticut-based Record Products of America (RPA) has been a leading supplier of production machinery and consumable products for the vinyl record and optical disc industries since 1946. From new machinery to parts for legacy equipment. Machines, moulds, parts and service for SMT, Hamilton, Pheenix Alpha-Toolex, Viryl, Finebilt, Newbilt and Lenned. If you’re interested in starting a vinyl […]

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Haarlem Vinyl Festival

Haarlem Vinyl Festival in the Netherlands is now in its fourth year. The festival runs over three days on October 2nd-4th, 2026, and transforms the city into a haven for vinyl lovers. The program is designed to explore every aspect of vinyl culture. Last year’s edition featured over 30 locations, showcasing more than 150 artists and […]

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Lathe Trolls Forum

The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls, created by Steve Espinola, is one of the most important online hubs for vinyl-cutting knowledge—part technical archive, part underground clubhouse for cutters, engineers, DIY experimenters, and pressing-plant personnel. It’s a long-running (20-year) forum dedicated to the craft of record cutting, engineering, and experimentation. It’s active, deeply niche, and widely […]

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DinSync NC-V8

The DinSync NC-V8 is a specialised, consumer-oriented desktop acoustic lathe designed for cutting stereo records or mono embossing at home, developed by Paul Barker in Sweden. Launched in mid-2025, the gantry-style system sits on a high-torque turntable and allows enthusiasts to produce their own records/dubplates. To get started, you’ll need to provide an amplifier, EQ, […]

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Marketing Vinyl Records with QR Codes

QR codes have exploded in recent years, and it’s not just the music industry taking notice. The reason is simple: they work. These compact squares pack a punch—seamlessly bridging print and digital worlds, dead simple to create, and effective. In our smartphone-obsessed world, QR codes deliver instant gratification: one quick scan, and boom—you’re there. What […]

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Spinning Stories – A Docuseries For Vinyl Lovers

The documentary series, Spinning Stories, directed and hosted by Windsor, Canada-based filmmaker and photographer Syx Langemann, is an eight-part series that explores the emotional, nostalgic, and sometimes obsessive world of vinyl collectors, record store owners, and musicians. Langemann’s personal quest for the elusive Clutch – The Elephant Riders LP serves as a narrative thread throughout […]

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Third Man Records Pressing Plant Tour

From the Steve Carlson Vinyl Community on YouTube comes this excellent three-part video series, which takes us on a tour behind the scenes at Jack White’s Third Man Pressing Plant in Detroit where Third Man runs thirteen newly built vinyl record presses, eight NewBilt manual presses and five automatic VirylTech presses. There’s also on-site mastering […]

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