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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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Jack White of White Stripes, opened his own vinyl pressing plant, Third Man Pressing, in 2017 in Detroit, and pleaded with the major record labels to reopen manufacturing facilities.

From Seattle Times Jun. 24, 2022

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

The new pressing plant is one of only a handful in the UK.

From BBC Feb. 9, 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 U.S. troops stormed the beaches at Normandy in 1944, the record pressing plant was producing audio letters to soldiers stationed overseas.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2020

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