about
Live On Lacquer preserves music in a way that is timeless and genuine. Much like the way records were made in the mid-20th century, these songs are captured live and cut in real-time onto lacquer discs with our 1940’s Scully vinyl lathe. Once cut, the lacquer masters are immediately sent off for plating and pressing. Each song is recorded in one take with no editing, allowing for the truest expression of the artist's performance to be captured. The recording method used here is 100% analog and retains a level of humanity and imperfection often lost in modern digital productions.
The following equipment was used to make this record:
Microphones - Lawson 251, Royer 121, Coles 4038 (pair)
Preamps - Neve 1073
Compression - Empirical Labs EL8, Smart Research C2, FCS P3SME, Maselec MLA-3
Equalization - Squarewave Industries Net EQ and Stereo Width Control
Lathe - 1940's Scully vinyl lathe with Westrex 3D-II Stereo cutter head and 1700 cutting amplifier
Record Press - Hamilton M-225 BX
Special Thanks: Rocky Votolato, Noah Gundersen, Austin Thomason, Aimery Fortuner, Danny Gross, Luke Morton, Katie Ribera, Gretyl Baird, Sarah Seitz, Chris Mathews Jr., Mike Barela, Christopher Newton.
credits
released August 31, 2016
Recording & Mixing - Austin Thomason
Mastering & Cutting - Levi Seitz
Assistant Engineer - Christopher Newton
Electroforming - Bryan Dilsizian
Record Pressing - Gotta Groove Records
Photography - Danny Gross
Art Design - Aimery Fortuner
Mastering:
blackbeltmastering.com
Mixing:
austinthomason.com
Video:
youtu.be/12vmikKKJzc
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