kudzurunner
4682 posts
May 09, 2014
10:27 AM
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The Blues Doctors are going into the studio this summer to record a couple of sides, and although I initially assumed that I would sell the result as a digital download, I'm now thinking, at least provisionally, of releasing it as an old-fashioned 7" vinyl single--a 45 rpm, two-sided record. The way things used to be.
Has anybody here done that? Or do you know a blues act, or other pop music act, that has done that? It's fairly expensive, as gimmicks go. 500 records cost about $700. What do new 45s sell for these days?
United Record Pressing in Nashville looks like a great bet, if we do this:
http://www.urpressing.com/index.php/
Last Edited by kudzurunner on May 09, 2014 10:28 AM
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DukeBerryman
373 posts
May 09, 2014
4:09 PM
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Love this idea! Fav way to listen blues.
When you buy vinyl on Amazon, you get the digital version free. So please include the digital version with the platter.
EDIT: Oops - wrong thread? Just wanted to include my vote as an active vinyl listener.
Last Edited by DukeBerryman on May 09, 2014 4:19 PM
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Greg Heumann
2713 posts
May 09, 2014
5:25 PM
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Vinyl has to be mastered on a record-cutting lathe, and then pressed in a special machine. I'm GUESSING that it is probably very expensive.
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Slimharp
316 posts
May 10, 2014
9:09 AM
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King James and the Special Men in NOLA have a few out. I was at BJ's where they gig on Monday Nights a couple weeks ago. I think they were selling for ten bucks. Their website may have more info.
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DukeBerryman
376 posts
May 10, 2014
10:00 AM
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Went to my local record store, and the country section got smaller! Owner said nobody is bringing in the country stuff anymore. I think I'm in the wrong hood. Was looking for Ernest Tubb. :(
@Greg I saw The Tonight Show, and Jimmy said Neil Young and Jack White would be on next week. Neil Young will perform a song, and Jack White has some kind of contraption that will cut a record live during the performance. I'm gonna try and watch it.
Last Edited by DukeBerryman on May 10, 2014 10:02 AM
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