In a message dated 3/06/00 9:59:34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Yeah, that's some curse that's been buggin some U.S. vinyls for ages. For > some time it was obvious to expect U.S. vinyl to sound shitty, it had a > "cheap"-feeling to it, making it more "underground" (as ridiculous as it > seems). > > I've wondered about the differences between vinyl-pressers. Apparently > United Record Pressing, that Submerge / UR use, has a better QC. Detroit's > native pressing-plant Archer on the other hand... Who knows? > > I think it is a question of bad luck: some percentage of the pressing amount > > is warped and some is not. Like BC for example: I think the first pressings > of those vinyls were OK, but later they were quite shitty quality. List goes > > on and on... > >
I once heard that the extreme temperatures between summer and winter around the Michigan area resulted in records buckling over time if they are left in warehouses (esp if they are still in shrinkwraps). All my records on Plus 8, Telepathic, UR, and others all have slight warping. A_Zed _________________________________________ Program Co-ordinator, Ambient Zone RTRFM 92.1 Sunday Electronic Listening [http://rtrfm.ii.net] Perth, W.Aust (WST) 23.00-01.00 Detroit (EST) 10.00-12.00 Frankfurt (CET)/ London(GMT)16.00-18.00
