One of the largest LP pressing plants — Rainbo Records in Los Angeles — is shutting down
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/10/22/rainbo-records-shutting-down/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/10/22/rainbo-records-shutting-down/
Way back when, I worked for a company where we converted a CD production plant into a pharmaceutical plant. The HVAC system requirements (clean rooms) are about the same for both products. However, I did not know at the time that the "pharmaceutical" that I would become addicted to was going to be Dutton Vocalion SACD. Yes, in batches of 6!!!!!!Maybe they'll turn it into a domestic SACD pressing plant! Yeah, RIGHT.
I am not a vinyl person but one of two plants in the world? Worse than the ATF making a major heroin bust, seems like there is trouble in vinyl paradise.My guess is that Uni finally dropped them because they make terrible records. For the hobby I love this is indeed addition by subtraction.
OTOH, this is terrible news.
The world of vinyl is a fragile thing, but at least the ones you already have won't rot and die on ya
They just get warn and degrade after each play....
I have lots of 50 year old records that still play great. Wear isn't much of an issue if you know how to set up your equipment.They just get warn and degrade after each play....
I just did a needledrop of Roy Harper’s HQ from the 1975 UK Harvest EMI original. God darn it came out good in 34/96kHz.I have lots of 50 year old records that still play great. Wear isn't much of an issue if you know how to set up your equipment.
Which AT did you get? And I’m not familiar with 34/96?I just did a needledrop of Roy Harper’s HQ from the 1975 UK Harvest EMI original. God darn it came out good in 34/96kHz.
Got a new AT cart for myself as a Christmas present. A gift to me and to my nicer rare and vintage vinyl.
Which cart?I just did a needledrop of Roy Harper’s HQ from the 1975 UK Harvest EMI original. God darn it came out good in 34/96kHz.
Got a new AT cart for myself as a Christmas present. A gift to me and to my nicer rare and vintage vinyl.
I'm sure that's a typo for 24/96Which AT did you get? And I’m not familiar with 34/96?
Maybe the up side to fewer plants for vinyl; we’ll stop getting huge box sets with LPs I’ll never play;-) I’m more interested now in the old Quad vinyl that’s not being made anymore; with music most folks don’t give a hoot about.
Still, very much tragic for various reasons.
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