What are Test Pressings?
Test pressings are the proofs of your actual Vinyl pressing. Before we go ahead and press your 500, 1000 (or however many) main production run, we will press up a handful and send them to you to approve. These are replicas of your main run so it is important you check them thoroughly. From when you send us your Master tracks, we have had to Cut lacquers and process metal work in order to get to this stage and both are very intricate process’s involving the expertise of highly trained professionals. There is opportunity for unforeseen and unexpected technical error on these process and things can go wrong which is why the TP’s must meet your approval and that you have checked them for unwanted crackles or pop’s as they represent your final pressings. TP’s take around 3-5 days to create from when we have cut your lacquer. We will not go into production of your main run until you have approved your Test Pressings in writing.
