From: Malcolm Wallace <malcolm@minster.york.ac.uk>
Subject: Pressings
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 15:02:00 +0000
Roy Badami <roy@harlequin.co.uk> wrote:
: The first copies I got of On and On remixes (on 12") were both badly
: scratched. The replacements were better, but still not perfect.
:
: I've got other Warp releases (mainly the AI albums) and those
: pressings are generally pretty good.... What's going on here....?
The infamous Warp pressing-plant strikes again. Although my copies of
"On" are fine, my most recent Warp vinyl (DiY - Strictly for Groovers)
is badly pressed. Sides A, B, and D all skipped incessantly, and
the replacement copy was even worse. In the end I gave up and got the
CD. I have half a mind to phone Sheffield and ask what pressing plant
they use, so when I come to release my own tracks I know what company
to avoid.
Btw, all the coloured vinyl pressings of the AI albums suffer from
excessive surface noise. I'm told this is mainly because the vinyl
has been recycled. On my orange copy of "Electrosoma", the surface
noise almost drowns out the music on some tracks.
-malc.