Comments on: Releasing (and selling) your own records on vinyl

By: yodaco

yodaco — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:54:05 +0000

so the basic message here is… if your tracks arent truely awsome.. dont bother your ass!

By: stick

stick — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:00:58 +0000

I agree with otisbird. For as vast as the underground DIY scene may seem, there’s not a lot of information out there. Some, but not much. I think folks are keeping their secrets to themselves.

By: otisbird

otisbird — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:39:42 +0000

so glad u posted this! a google search brings up NOTHING on pressing
your own records. it’s mostly about selling albums that already exist.
i want to press some vinyl records of my band’s cd.
the cd has already been mastered. so what do i do now?
i’m a little confused. i will just be selling it through
my own websites, and the major social networking sites,
as well as cdbaby.com and itunes.
–mary

By: DJ DAN VEGA

DJ DAN VEGA — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:40:38 +0000

Thanks for posting all of this useful info. I’ve always wanted to release my own vinyl since I’ve been buying vinyl going back to 1980. I still spin vinyl and would love to put out a D.J. TOOL E.P. with loops. Any tips on sampling and what I can get away with legally ? Thanks again. DJ CRAZE 156 FROM THE BOOGIE DOWN…PEACE…

By: royalty

royalty — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:05:54 +0000

HI my name is royaty, i am an independent artest.my album reaching for the crown. is due to be release in march of next year 2010 i would like to press a few records for local records store and djs… please get back to me. greatly apperciated….thanks

By: NA Admin

NA Admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:02:10 +0000

Nobody is going to be doing radio spots for a budget self-release. The $250 covers promo copies of the record. I’ve had a ton of tracks premastered and they typically cost less than $100 per track for budget-conscious releases. A dance record (which is what the article is based on) usually has 3-4 songs on it, so it’s well within the right range. A mastering engineer usually gives a deal on a record, and $250 is pretty normal for a dance EP.

By: dan

dan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:59:03 +0000

…except you’ll probably be paying a lot more than $250 for promo (print ads? flyers? radio spots?), and you’ll likely pay more than that for pre-mastering as well.