Canadian Vinyl Records Inc.

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Adding shims to the air knife of our Warmtone record press this morning. As suggested by the fine folks at Viryl Technologies #recordpress #recordpressing #vinyl #warmtone #pressingplant #airknife

Test pressing station - At CVR we approve all test pressings in house before they are shipped to the client for their approval. #testpressing #approved #recordpressing #canada #calgary #yyc #pressingplant #recordpressingplant #vinylcollectionpost #vinyl #records #audio #music

Another happy customer. King Mammoth - Ride The Beast Manufactured at Canadian Vinyl Records 🇨🇦️

Centre label baking is required to dry the paper and ink before a record is pressed. Wet labels can cause problems during the pressing process #vinylrecords #centrelabels

Cutting masters this fine morning! #CVR #Neumann #vms70 #mastering #audio #hifi #vinyl #records #yyc #calgary #canadian #vinylrecords #canadianvinylrecords

Ian Dillon
Mastering Engineer
Canadian Vinyl Records’ audio professional, Ian Dillon, is a Canadian Mastering Engineer. A twelve year veteran of the recording arts and sciences, on both sides of the microphone, Ian has mastered recordings on most major formats for independent and major record releases. His vinyl master cuts include works by The Misfits, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Diana Krall, Muddy Waters, Oscar Peterson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, 54-40, Randy Bachman, Roger Hodgson, Apollo Brown, the Juno Awards, and more…

Ian Lawson
President & General Manager
As a child, Canadian Vinyl Records' founder, Ian Lawson, grew up with music in the house. He played piano (poorly) , organ (a little better), guitar (for a couple of months), and finally settled on the trumpet which he studied and played for 8 years (not well enough to make a living but with great passion). Years later, as a businessman in Calgary, Ian met Dean Reid. Dean needed a place to rehearse with his band and Ian had space in his ...commercial building so Dean and his band rehearsed after hours in a car wash bay for a couple of years. A long story made short: Dean started a record pressing company called Canada Boy Vinyl and, along with input from a significant investor, tried to make a go of it in rented space in Ian's building. Undercapitalization and management conflict may have contributed to the failure of Canada Boy Vinyl. Ultimately Ian's company (the landlord) acquired the assets of Canada Boy Vinyl that were in his building. Ian formed Canadian Vinyl Records Inc. in July of 2017.
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A thing of beauty, our fully restored Neumann/Neve hybrid control console, a perfect sidekick in the mastering suite to our VMS70 lathe.

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Canadian Vinyl Records Inc Calgary, Alberta, Canada 403.829.1273... Info@canadianvinylrecords.com
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This week on COMMON RECORD DEFECTS!
"DISH"WARPAGE: The record will be shaped anywhere from a bowl to a hubcap. This can be due to small differences between the press die and stamper thickness, as well as uneven heating/cooling of the press. Also, improper stacking of warm records.

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LPI: An abbreviation meaning lines per inch. Sometimes expressed as GPI or grooves per inch. FUN FACT: the groove on a 12" 33rpm record, when stretched out, is the distance of a 1/4 mile. #recordpressing #recordpressingplant #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylrecord #vms70 #neumann #mastering #audio #hifi #music #art #science #canada #calgary #yyc #canadianvinylrecords

SCRIBING: The number cut into the master lacquer. Located in the lead out areas of a record. It is used to match up the labels with the correct stampers. Often referred to as a "Matrix Number" #vinyl #recordpressing

Compound: The vinyl mixture from which records are pressed. - This is melted compound from the extruder, often referred to as a "puck" the vinyl takes this form just before it is pressed into a record. #vinyl #vinylrecords #pressingplant #recordpressing #puck #yyc #calgary #canada #canadianvinylrecords #meltedplastic #pvc #compound #vinylcollection #vinylcollectionpost