Your Own Personalised Lathe Cut

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£35.99 inc. VAT

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We believe we are the first label in the world to offer nearly our whole catalogue for the customer to be able to create their own bespoke vinyl. You can search via label/artist/track and have a choice of either a black or clear record. 

Offering this service means rather than take two records out to DJ, you can create a special one-off record that has a track from each, slimming down the number of records you need to haul to your gigs. The other huge upside to this service is that many of our records have long since sold out and this will often be the only way you can obtain certain tracks now.

The record will be cut onto a 12" at 45rpm with one track per side. The finished product will come with branded labels, the same as a standard Vinyl Fanatiks release - one side will have the spiral logo and the other will have the text. But we have decided to leave the artist and track name areas blank so you can add your own touch to really personalise your record once you receive it. The record will be sent to you in an official Vinyl Fanatiks housebag.

Your lathe cut will be created by the Vinyl Fanatiks mastering engineer – Dapz at Compound Audio - so you know it will be as close as possible to the original repress that we put out. Using his Souris VR T560 Cutting Machine fitted with a fully calibrated "Pinked" T560 cutting head, Dapz can achieve a quality that's nearly identical to pressed vinyl. Once the record has been cut, it will be posted to you directly by Dapz in a record mailer (cruciform if you are abroad or order more than one) using a stiffener for additional protection. 

Our vinyl record blanks are made from virgin PVC (2mm thickness), a soft material ideal for cutting with a diamond stylus or embossing with a tungsten/steel stylus.

Specs:

• 12”

• 2mm thickness

• Black / Clear PVC

We’re pleased to offer quality virgin PVC vinyl record blanks at affordable prices. In quality and fidelity, PVC is superior to Lexan, Makrolon, and other polycarbonate blank materials.

Our PVC blanks are softer to cut and last as long as a pressed record. Whether you’re cutting with a diamond stylus or embossing with a tungsten/steel stylus, you'll be pleased with the result.

If you have any questions please email us directly at: shop@vinylfanatiks.co.uk

Use the dropdown menus below to filter your selections by Label > Artist > Track

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FAQs

The key difference between acetate dubplates (also known as lacquers) and PVC lathe cuts lies in the materials used. Despite the name, acetate is actually a metal disc coated with nitrocellulose lacquer. The music is etched into this lacquer on a lathe using a sapphire cutting head. Due to the softness of the lacquer, acetate dubplates typically have a short lifespan.
On the other hand, lathe cut vinyl records are not the same as pressed vinyl records. They are made from a highly durable plastic compound, offering a lifespan comparable to that of pressed records. The music is engraved into the plastic on a lathe using a diamond cutting head. With proper care, they can last as long as a pressed record.

45 RPM offers higher fidelity because more information passes through the cutting stylus per second, resulting in clearer high frequencies and less surface noise, especially towards the end of the record. For longer durations, a slower speed 33 RPM allows more music per revolution but at a trade of less higher frequency and in some cases higher surface noise.

Cutting records is a meticulous process that must be done in real time, with no shortcuts available. Typically, orders take 7-10 business days to process once we have received all the necessary materials. During busy periods or for orders of 10 or more records, processing time may be longer.


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