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pressing plant

American  

noun

  1. a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.


Etymology

Origin of pressing plant

First recorded in 1955–60

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However, both companies used the French pressing plant MPO to manufacture their discs.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2023

It’s not easy to launch a new pressing plant because there are only a handful of companies - none in the U.S. - that make record-pressing machines.

From Washington Times Jun. 24, 2022

He opened the Third Man Records store in 2015 and launched a vinyl record pressing plant there in 2017.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2022

While attending college and doing music gigs as a trombonist, Ms. Gabriel took a job at the RCA pressing plant in Camden, N.J.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2021

When a finalized master tape was shipped off to a record label or pressing plant, Sea-Saint would often keep a “safety” copy of the master on quarter-inch tape.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2019

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