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BIG TIME: Vintage 1980's Columbia / CBS pressing plant video
BIG TIME: Vintage early-1980's Columbia / CBS pressing plant video, from the HEIGHT of vinyl production:
Images below are from a publicity pamphlet Columbia made at the same time, with photos of what looks like the same equipment at the same plant.
*SIGH* look at how big the vinyl record biz used to be.... it'll probably Never be that big again, but we can still TRY...
I put a comment below the video, with the timestamp 4:42 ; click on the timestamp in the comment to jump to the factory tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hPkmgWlYps
- Bob
Images below are from a publicity pamphlet Columbia made at the same time, with photos of what looks like the same equipment at the same plant.
*SIGH* look at how big the vinyl record biz used to be.... it'll probably Never be that big again, but we can still TRY...
I put a comment below the video, with the timestamp 4:42 ; click on the timestamp in the comment to jump to the factory tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hPkmgWlYps
- Bob
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Good find, Bob. Hamilton manual presses with CBS automation. Same machines were used by CBS in Australia.
Check out the speed of those presses. The record is removed and a new biscuit with label is inserted without delay, ready for pressing the next record. I seem to remember CBS Australia had a cycle time of about 23 seconds for 12" pressings.
Nice silvering machine.
Check out the speed of those presses. The record is removed and a new biscuit with label is inserted without delay, ready for pressing the next record. I seem to remember CBS Australia had a cycle time of about 23 seconds for 12" pressings.
Nice silvering machine.
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The general appearance of the control panel is very similar to a Cybersonic machine. Anyone know who made the Cyber machines? The Cybersonic cutting lathe mechanism has a sort of "Neumannesque" appearance to it but I doubt Neumann would have made a 'B-stock' machine like the Cybersonic. From what I've heard they weren't the greatest machines.
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