We added quite a few more product offerings to our price card for 2010. Be sure to download a copy for yourself today!
As always, we offer a TON of other custom options that are not listed on this price card, so if you don’t see what you are looking for, feel free to give us a call at (800) 295-0171 or drop us a line!
We are proud to have just finished pressing The Felix Culpa’s new double LP, Sever Your Roots. This record was pressed on both black and clear wax! Pick up a copy today here — all copies come with a digital download code. You can also stream four new songs by the band!
Gotta Groove Records is also proud to announce that The Felix Culpa will be playing live at the GGR SXSW Showcase at Trailer Space Records in Austin, TX on Friday March 19 between 7pm and 10pm. If you are going to be around, definitely stop by and check these guys out!
On 12/31/09, The Square Waves (Jeff King)’s new record “Amplified To Landscapes” was made available, and Gotta Groove Records is proud to have pressed it– the record is a 45 rpm 12″ EP with six new songs from this self-proclaimed “Kraftwerk Garage Band”.
In Jeff’s words:
“The Square Waves goal is to make electronic-based music with limited machines of limited capability, combined with a few modern tricks to create a sound that is both new and old. That’s the official word anyway.
When The Square Waves plays live, we are also Paul Lawton, Ryan Shannon, and Jane Edmundson.
The Square Waves is based in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, of all places.”
Funded by a Kickstarter project, rock cellist Gordon Withers booked Gotta Groove to press his new 12″ LP consisting of 6 original compositions and 5 covers. If you are not familiar with Gordon, check out his 2007 release of cello versions of Jawbox songs (originally released as a benefit for Jawbox’s founder J. Robbins’s son, Cal, who has Type I SMA). The detailed cover art was drawn by hand with an ink pen by Pittsburgh artist David Gonzalez:
Go to http://gordonwithers.bandcamp.com/ today to pick up a copy!
We are very excited to have pressed the new 7″ holiday release from Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin’ Team. Four great rocking songs on one slim 45 rpm disc, including the new Christmas song “Christmas On The Faces”, a song worthy of comparison to one of the band’s influences -NRBQ and their classic “Christmas Wish”. The other three songs, “Willie Mays” (a homage to one of the greats and a broadside to Barry Bonds), “Found Missin” and “Goin’ or Comin'” can also be found on their last full-length National Champions, but on this disc they have been even more punch-drunked up with horns and a hot remix. Any one of their releases, along with Terry’s previous solo work, and his stints with The Yayhoos, are highly recommended. Get this disc here at http://doublenaughtrecords.com/artists/oak-team/#
I love getting emails from people curious about the process of manufacturing vinyl. Hopefully soon we’ll start featuring interviews with some plant staff and mastering engineers (if you want to be featured, get in touch!) about the process.
Most recordings are cut into acetate lacquers. Today however, we want to talk about DMM or Direct metal mastering. DMM was invented by Neumann and TelDec in Germany at the end of the 20th century. A great overview of the sonic differences can be found on Wikipedia.
Especially of note is the story regarding the last DMM machine in the United States:
As at 2009 there are six or seven DMM cutting facilities left in the world, mostly in England and Germany and one in the Czech Republic. The USA lost its last DMM cutting facility in 2005 with the failure of New York City based record manufacturer Europadisk LLC. Europadisk’s DMM lathe was sold at auction on 20-SEP-05 to the Church of Scientology for US $72,500. This gives CST two DMM lathes for the purpose of transcribing L. Ron Hubbard’s speeches to disc and with the development of their wind-up record player this would create a system to commit those speeches to posterity for light years to come.
Check out the latest Gotta Groove split 7″ pressing:
Side 1: Drunken Cholos, Side 2: Rich White Males
Gotta Groove recently finished the 7″ pressing for Best Coast’s “Make You Mine” put out by Group Tightener. Check Best Coast out at www.myspace.com/bestcoasty, and be sure to stop into your local indie record store to pick up this hot new 7″ for yourself!
