SD told me this,
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Labels use manufacturers. The euqipment needed to press proper CDs and vinyl is huge and incredibly expensive so all labels employ manufacturing companies to do it for them.
we use a company called Icon Omnimedia (www.builtbyicon.com) who also do all Robotic Empire releases and loads of others.
we tell them exactly what we want.. the package and the pressing size.. post them the master CD, upload high-definition artwork, sign the forms allowing them to do the pressing (something called an IPR form)... pay them, and the CDs arrive completely shrinkwrapped and everything a few weeks later.
after that we stick barcordes onto the back of the shrinkwrap and they're sent to our distributor, ready for the shops.
anyone can get CDs pressed... as long as they have the rights. There are also companies that do smaller pressings and some that will do pressings of CD-Rs (cheaper but unprofessional for a label).
vinyl works in the same way.. we're going to use SFH (www.fshuk.net) to do our vinyl releases.
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I always thought labels pressed everything themselves, the major ones probably do. I was just curious because I've been seriously considering starting a label when I get out of high school and it's nice to know I don't have to invest in a presser.
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