Vinyl manufacturing — how much to pay and where?

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Can anyone recommend vinyl manufacturers for a limited run (like 500) of a 7" record, given that I'm in the UK?

Bonus points if they're able to handle packaging based on artwork I provide (so I avoid dealing with multiple companies -- life = too short), but not a showstopper if they can't.

I understand http://www.gzcd.com/ based in the Czech Republic are good eggs, and I have a quote from them including label, sleeve, shipping and VAT of around £1.30 per record for 500. Does this sound sensible? Any (dis)satisfied customers of this particular operation?

Any other gotchs for a vinyl virgin (fnar!) to be aware of are most welcome.

― Mike W (caek), Friday, 10 February 2006 17:44 (eighteen years ago) link

Don't want to derail, but if anyone has anecdotes or wants to pass along info for the same stuff in the US, I'd be interested in that as well.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 10 February 2006 18:48 (eighteen years ago) link

I thought this was a Martin thread! Surprise!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 10 February 2006 21:58 (eighteen years ago) link

there are reviews for probably every pressing plant in the states here:

http://www.indiecentre.com/listings.cfm?CategoryID=4&SubcategoryID=0

theres some reviews of GZCD as well.

― b mulvey, Friday, 10 February 2006 22:09 (eighteen years ago) link

the cartwheel 7" i put out was pressed at GZ. i only did 200 and they were on coloured vinyl so it worked out to be VERY EXPENSIVE (about A$7.50 per unit). several of the copies had sticky grooves and the groove distortion near the end of each side was pretty noticeable on all the copies i played. but i think these days it's all a bit six of one half a dozen of the other.

whoever does sub pop's vinyl does an excellent job.

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Friday, 10 February 2006 23:13 (eighteen years ago) link

The place to do 7" records in the states is United, been around forever, cheapest, etc. urpressing.com

― mcd (mcd), Thursday, 16 February 2006 20:16 (eighteen years ago) link

When my friend ran his label (Sickroom GC), the only problem he had was a completely useless batch of Bearsuit 7"'s due to the dodgy master he provided.

― Ben Dot (1977), Thursday, 16 February 2006 20:34 (eighteen years ago) link

which bearsuit single was that? i have all of them but i don't remember them sounding any dodgier than the band themselves otherwise might..

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Thursday, 16 February 2006 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Can't Remember, he paid for another pressing. Dunno what he did with the first one though.

FYI: (you may well already know this) Matt Leuw from Crest / Coin-Op has a new(ish) band: Cortez

― Ben Dot (1977), Friday, 17 February 2006 07:19 (eighteen years ago) link

ooh

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Friday, 17 February 2006 07:49 (eighteen years ago) link

i wish that crest album had come out :(

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Friday, 17 February 2006 07:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Crest Myspace here: They played a one-off reunion gig last month. didn't get in though, the nostalgic demand for mid-nineties Norwich indie bands far exceeded my expectations.

― Ben Dot (1977), Friday, 17 February 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link

eight years pass...

howdy foax, any recommendations for small (say less than 500) runs of vinyl? I'm in the UK

― I am using your worlds, Monday, 29 December 2014 16:54 (nine years ago) link

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