Vinyl First Pressing Guide

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Vinyl first pressing guide. There seems to be some controversy between record collectors of what is a first pressing as opposed to first issues. First pressings will usually have a four letter four number combination such as abcd 1234. Many record collectors think they own a first pressing when they don t and many novice record collectors don t realize when they do own a first pressing. This symbol indicates that the album is a repressing.

Discogs uses the goldmine standard a universally accepted guideline for representing the condition of physical music. So why do we even need to know if we have a first pressing. If you submit your order today complete with all necessary and correct requirements expect to get the test pressing in 2 to 3 weeks. After the catalog part and pressing information you may see re inscribed into the dead wax.

Vinyl pressing is not as quick as cd manufacturing. Definition the definition of a first pressing or pressed vinyl record is a record that was pressed from the 1st original masters. If you care about aesthetics colored vinyl is a major bonus and you might end up going out of your way to get the colored pressing of new albums since they are often produced in limited amounts. The service is completely free for now we ll just kindly ask you to donate whatever amount you want to help us.

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