pressing albums on vinyl?

mfc2006

hey everyone...

i'm in a band (Cluthe/Lee) & we're thinking about releasing our 3rd album on vinyl later this year. the thing is....well, the cost. holy crap. :shock: everywhere we look online, the prices are insane! can you guys suggest any places that will do this for a reasonable price?

thanks for any/all help!!

Matt

Gardenparty

these guys do a lot of work for smaller bands/labels.

i see they are doing a special $2K for 500 12" records. It's not "cheap" but if you're looking at that quantity $4 a pop ain't bad. the price includes mastering, plating and full color jacket. $100 more for color

piratespress.com

if that is out of your range maybe give 'em a call and see what else they can offer.

RedMosquito22

Gardenparty wrote:

these guys do a lot of work for smaller bands/labels.

i see they are doing a special $2K for 500 12" records. It's not "cheap" but if you're looking at that quantity $4 a pop ain't bad. the price includes mastering, plating and full color jacket. $100 more for color

piratespress.com

if that is out of your range maybe give 'em a call and see what else they can offer.

That's a great deal!!! And if you know you can sell all 500 you will make money on the deal.

You cold always just make a 7" single to cut down the price and put an unreleased B Side on it. Gauge the interest in your vinyl wihtout breaking the bank and then press the album. That way you will make your money back plus some extra towards the full record.

theserialthrilla

i told you my plan at pj20...


ask ed to do backing voices...and your sell a shit load.

no worries about not selling 2000 copies


i get the test pressing

mfc2006

Gardenparty wrote:

these guys do a lot of work for smaller bands/labels.

i see they are doing a special $2K for 500 12" records. It's not "cheap" but if you're looking at that quantity $4 a pop ain't bad. the price includes mastering, plating and full color jacket. $100 more for color

piratespress.com

if that is out of your range maybe give 'em a call and see what else they can offer.

that is a great deal!! we'll check them out. we'd probably need to do a smaller run, though. $2K is a lot of money. thanks for the info!

@RedMos22---we thought about doing that as well, but we figured if we're going to have to shell out a lot for the 7", we might as well press the whole album.

theserialthrilla wrote:

i told you my plan at pj20...
ask ed to do backing voices...and your sell a shit load.
no worries about not selling 2000 copies
i get the test pressing

if you have Ed's number, i'd be happy to give him a call!

it's just a matter of $...we have no one backing us...this is all self-funded. we're open to any/all suggestions! thanks, everyone!

Matt

RedMosquito22

mfc2006 wrote:

@RedMos22---we thought about doing that as well, but we figured if we're going to have to shell out a lot for the 7", we might as well press the whole album.

The only problem is that most of these places don't do small orders. That's what I've found with Vinyl Pressers. this place sounds like a great place and hopefully they will. Let me know what you find out because I'd love to do this at some point when our album is ready.

Gardenparty

yeah, it's not cheap but i don't know that pressing your own vinyl ever is.

As i mentioned though, i'm sure you could always give them a call and see if they offer any other types of packages. You never know

Good luck in your search and let us know if you come across any great deals. Will keep an eye out for you as well

RedMosquito22

You know I'll definitely buy one.

mfc2006

Gardenparty wrote:

yeah, it's not cheap but i don't know that pressing your own vinyl ever is.

As i mentioned though, i'm sure you could always give them a call and see if they offer any other types of packages. You never know

Good luck in your search and let us know if you come across any great deals. Will keep an eye out for you as well

thanks a lot. if we find anything worth posting, we'll definitely let you guys know!

RedMosquito22 wrote:

You know I'll definitely buy one.

thanks, man!