Large LP Pressing Plant Is Shutting Down

[bmoura]

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/

 

[Cyber 1]

That may turn out to be a very good thing in the long run, they are well know for crappy pressings and if the equipment is bought by a person(s) who care about quality
in time we may end up with pressings like RTI and a few others. The bottom end of the current wham bam thank you mam of pressing plants is pretty bad.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Maybe they'll turn it into a domestic SACD pressing plant! Yeah, RIGHT.

 

[ar surround]

Maybe they'll turn it into a domestic SACD pressing plant! Yeah, RIGHT.

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!!!!!!

 

[markshan]

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.

 

[Cyber 1]

 

[marpow]

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.

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.

 

[elmer]

Unfortunately, this just happened today. Apollo - One of the primary lacquer mastering facilities in the US, just had a significant fire at their plant in Cali. Not a good day for vinyl.

Vinyl Record Production in Peril After Fire at California Plant

 

[jaybird100]

There's always the hope that the remaining pressing plants will pick up the slack. As for Apollo, let's hope this is just a temporary setback.

 

[Cyber 1]

The world of vinyl is a fragile thing, but at least the ones you already have won't rot and die on ya

 

[bmoura]

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....

 

[J. PUPSTER]

There really is no bulletproof long term storage media, we have our own expiration date- so enjoy it while you can

 

[Cyber 1]

They just get warn and degrade after each play....

so do my ears

 

[markshan]

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.

 

[quicksrt]

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.

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.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Another VINYL catastrophe

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2020/02/07/apollo-transco-vinyl-blaze/

 

[Bob Romano]

That means there is now only one lacquer producing plant in the world currently. Vinyl production might wind up slowing waaaaay down.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

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 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.

 

[markshan]

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?

 

[markshan]

Which 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.

I'm sure that's a typo for 24/96