Making vinyl=difficult.

[chadizzy1]

I've been in touch with about 30 to 40 different places lately, I'm trying to make a vinyl set of records of a concert my woman went to in 2005, and I've been back and forth with so many people, trying to get this done. I didn't realize how hard or expensive it was to get vinyl pressed. Most people want you to order 100-5000, but just to get one done, wow. It's been crazy.

But it's worth it. Ah, the sound of vinyl.

[Veganpunk]

I didn't know you were a vinyl enthusiast Chad! Yea, you can't beat the sound of vinyl. Getting just one pressing might be near impossible, as it does cost a lot to get them pressed.

[khalid]

You don't have to have vinyl pressed, you could get a lathe cut acetate or vinyl (dub plate) instead. Acetate is not as durable as vinyl so degrades more quickly with repeated plays but the sound quality is good. Vinyl dub plates are little more expensive. Here in the U.K you can get single 12" dub plates for as little as £30, though you would probably want to spend a little more.

[Veganpunk]

Another thing, what concert was it? Is the original source digital?

[raptor]

Vinyl is antiquated for a good reason.

[chadizzy1]

You don't have to have vinyl pressed, you could get a lathe cut acetate or vinyl (dub plate) instead. Acetate is not as durable as vinyl so degrades more quickly with repeated plays but the sound quality is good. Vinyl dub plates are little more expensive. Here in the U.K you can get single 12" dub plates for as little as £30, though you would probably want to spend a little more.

That's actually the route I ended up going. I learned myself somethin' new! I actually got my 12" dub plates from a guy in the UK, and then ended up finding a company in the US that would design them for me. It took about 4 12" 33rpm records to get it done because the concert was over 2 hours long, but I look forward to the results.

Vegan - LOVE vinyl. Everything sounds better in vinyl.

[Veganpunk]

I love vinyl too. I just ordered Nirvana - In Utero on vinyl. Already have Nevermind. I picked up Black Flag - The First Four Years the other day too. Sounds fantastic.

[khalid]

That's actually the route I ended up going. I learned myself somethin' new! I actually got my 12" dub plates from a guy in the UK, and then ended up finding a company in the US that would design them for me. It took about 4 12" 33rpm records to get it done because the concert was over 2 hours long, but I look forward to the results.

Vegan - LOVE vinyl. Everything sounds better in vinyl.

Cool, hope you are happy with the results!

[chadizzy1]

Cool, hope you are happy with the results!

I think I should!

http://www.dubstudio.co.uk/
I went with DubStudio in the UK to make (cut) the vinyl dubplates.

http://customrecords.com/custom_made...er_jacket.html
And I went with this guy at CustomRecords who made the custom sleeves for me off the design I sent him.

[CultLeaderLettuce]

Hopefully it turns out sounding good. As long as the person cutting the acetates knows what he's doing, you should have some good sounding copies.

Also, what band, out of curiosity?

Thinking about vinyl, I'm actually enjoying an old Stranglers record at the moment. Sadly, my stylus is starting to go, so I need to think about ordering a new stylus pretty soon.