The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

The plant have now said they think it's due to damage in the metalwork. They are going for new stampers and are going to double check the TPs before sending out. Fingers crossed these next copies will be better! Thanks for all the info, this has given me areas to look into if we continue to have pro...

Hey thanks for checking this out and getting back to me, I really appreciate your thoughts on this. Just to confirm this is the only track for A side 45rpm (8.48) I think the frequency issue may be the recording rather than the record. I know pops like this can be common with vinyl, but when I compa...

Hey so that's between 7.53 - 7.58 (you'll need hedphones to hear properly)

I also wanted to confirm that the previous plant I used was DMM cutting. I was getting the same issues with pops, they were unable to resolve so moved to this new plant who does lacquer cuts. Unfortunately, I'm getting the same issue here but at least they are trying to resolve.

Hey Thanks so much for the info here guys, this is a really big help, this is a good starting point, I'll ask these questions. Also to confirm it is a lacquer cut, dance record. I've included a rip of the TP here https://soundcloud.com/space-ritual-music/zmatsutsi-frogs-tp3/s-xbHgiMJp6NN (the issues...

Hey Thanks for your thoughts on this, sorry for being so vague with my descriptions (still getting my head around the processes). I'm not aware of a third party company being used for plating but I will find out as that's a good point. I can see that dust in plating would cause pops, I'll find out m...

Hey thanks for your response The pops were happing at the same time on every TP. Then when I highlight the issue, they will resolve the pops I've mentioned but a new one will show up at the same time on all the new TPs. This has been happing at 2 different plants I've worked with, currently requesti...

Hello My names Calum, I run a record label, I've been going through manufacturing issues that started in February with my latest record. It's getting a bit crazy how many attempts we've had to get it right and I was hoping to get some advice from you guys. When I receive my TPs there's been unwanted...