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I'm looking to do a 10" with my new band, but am having a hard time figuring out which pressing place I want to go with. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

So far, I'm on the fence about Pirate's Press (essentially a broker for GZ in the Czech Republic), as I've heard mixed reviews about them recently. I've used URP (United Record Pressing) in the past for 7-inches, but I'd like a higher quality pressing this time around. I contacted RecordPressing.com three times and never got a response.

I'm kinda new to the vinyl thing, and I've been wondering, what's the deal with 10"s?

Aren't there a lot of singles and eps that are just pressed on 12" with a lot of space at the end?

Is this just a way to save money on materials?

10-inches are a bit cheaper to press than 12-inches. It's just the right size for the amount of material we have, too. Radiohead issued both Kid A and Amnesiac on double-10" vinyl (45rpm). I believe the original issue of Magical Mystery Tour was on double 10", too.

i've got a few sites bookmarked. unfortunately i know nothing about them as i've never had enough money to press to vinyl. i really like the look of rainbow records, but it says absolutely nothing about pressing 10 inches on their site. i also found this site- http://www.trutone.com/2007/vinyl_record.html. i've never heard anything about them, but they do 10" packages. unfortunately they are nearly exactly the same as their 12" prices. the prices include mastering, but you have to pay $5 per extra minute per side for 10" sides over 9 minutes.
have you checked out aardvark mastering? they seem to be really good for mastering for vinyl- i think it might even be possible that you could have them master it seperately (i've heard that they will do a better job for the same amount of money) and then you'd be able to save some money on the package price, possibly. the prices seem very fair to me. http://www.aardvarkmastering.com.

Yeah, I saw those Radiohead 10"s.

I guess that's just an aesthetic decision.

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Awesome. Thanks, Kyle. We're most likely going with Bill Smith and it's going to be a 12" translucent (probably blue or red).

TheWarmth wrote:Awesome. Thanks, Kyle. We're most likely going with Bill Smith and it's going to be a 12" translucent (probably blue or red).

And of course, once it's ready you'll have to let us all know where and when we can get our hands on it!

Yes, for sure! We're going to begin tracking the last song this weekend. I'll keep you guys posted.

Also, one of our (not-so-active) forumite's bands is doing a remix for us, so I'm really excited about that.

I have been looking/researching vinyl pressing and I have found this local company for myself http://www.hdc.uk.com/vinyl_pressing.shtml Going to see them next week as I am also thinking of a 10". Would love a picture disc or coloured vinyl