What Are Lathe Cut Records Made Of Vinyl

Lathe cut records are a totally different product than pressed records.

What are lathe cut records made of vinyl.

Lathe cutting is ideal for short run one off records because each piece is individually hand cut tested. Lathe cuts are playable vinyl records that are made one at a time in real time using an experimental process on vintage mono record lathes out of polycarbonate plastic similar to plexiglass. Upload your music and artwork we cut you a one of kind high quality lathe cut vinyl record and ship it to your door. Each record is hand cut and made in real time no two pieces are exactly alike making these highly collectible and customizable for fans.

We make lathe cut vinyl records for musicians and vinyl enthusiasts. Pressed vinyl on the other hand is aimed at bulk orders say for example 150 copies of one album. Singles square 7 inch incl. They sound comparable to traditional pressed records but with a shorter turnaround time and no minimum order.

Full colour labels clear vinyl 5 50 per disc 1 00 for second side picture discs full colour single sided only 9 50 per disc eps 8 inch square clear typically 2. Visit the shop and record live to vinyl. The sound of our lathe cuts are comparable in quality and durability to pressed vinyl though due to the process they are created there are slight limitations and variations. Full colour labels clear vinyl 4 50 per disc 1 00 for second side round 7 inch incl.

These custom records are high quality stereo lathe cut records. They sound comparable to pressed records. Lathe cut records have been around since the beginning of the vinyl format itself. Little elephant custom vinyl offers small run one off custom lathe cut vinyl records for bands artists labels etc.

These lathes were normally used in the vinyl record manufacturing process to cut the lacquer acetate master discs used to make the metal stampers used by the pressing plants. Short run custom records for bands artists labels etc. These records are high quality stereo lathe cuts. From a single vinyl record to a short run there is no minimum order.

2 3 week turnaround happy to accommodate rush orders when possible. Or lathe cut records on demand from your online store and give fans on demand vinyl records instead of ordering 300 500 records from a pressing plant. They are made by cutting into lacquer or embossing grooves into plastic using a record cutting lathe. Perfect for your bands album custom mix tape records tour merch gifts.

What makes lathe cut records special. Lathe cuts are created with a completely different process than vinyl from a pressing plant.