Gotta Groove Records - The Artist's Preferred Record Pressing Plant

[@collidingforces9589]

I love what you guys do and I love records! Having a hard copy is something tangible to enjoy at home. You don't need internet for it.

[@macdaddybill]

I was up early this morning looking at the Capitol records site and then wondered how many record stamping plants there were in the US. And my search led me to you. I was blown away to learning one of the biggest was right here in Cleveland . Made me feel really proud what you are doing to preserve the heritage. Loved learning how you do the splattered albums that is an artform! Much continued success and growth!

[@davidross7241]

I cant thank covid for anything but one thing it did do for me , was get me back into vinyl after being away for over 30 years, rediscovering the magic of my misspent youth. Great video by the way and keep up the stellar work you do

[@Gottagrooverecords]

Thanks David!

[@mausermann7918]

Great vid! Who would not be proud to work there?!!!

[@vinyllpcare3619]

Gotta Groove Records is at the vanguard of vinyl manufacturing in the U.S.A. and has been for quite a numbers of years now. GGR is a quality orientated pressing plant and based on my experience is on a par with the best European plants like Record Industry, Optimal etc. Whenever I buy a GGR pressed record the quietness of the vinyl is readily apparent and to date I have never had a record that suffered from that dreaded pressing defect known as ‘non fill’. Kudos to Matt and all his colleagues at GGR. Your records are some of the very best I’ve encountered in this vinyl renaissance. I wish more American plants would follow the GGR model.

[@mattearley4398]

Wow, thank you for this positive feedback, we are humbled and grateful when our hard work is appreciated!

[@jonokay9768]

After searching high and low, I've heard you guys are the best here in the states, seriously! I'm saving my pennies now!

[@grambo4436]

The best video on Vinyl Manufacturing Ever!

[@rev.raikes]

Thanks for the behind the scenes. You folks look really cool as a company.

[@rootcellarmusicstudiorobku519]

Recently submitted my first Gotta Groove vinyl Lp project for a client. The artist only wanted Gotta Groove to make his Vinyl. You know these guys are doing something right when an artist is willing to get in a long cue in order to get it done with Gotta Groove. Congrats on customer loyalty. Hoping I have many more projects coming to you.

[@Gottagrooverecords]

Thanks Rob! We appreciate the kind words, and look forward to working more with you in the future.

[@shanke300]

Spectacular groove company, respect. Such dedication. Long Live Vinyl.

[@trilmcginnis6651]

Great quality video! It's good to see you focusing on the values and the "WHY" in your business. :) I hope you have continued success!!

[@DouglasGiovaniOechsler]

That fantastic!!!! Beautiful. Great!

[@AudiophileTubes]

What a fantastic video! I'm living in a West Side burb, and have been a vinyl fan since the 60's, when as a child, I would sit in wonderment with my dad and listen to records on his now vintage FISHER 500C tube stereo receiver playing through a Garrard turntable (in one of those massive wooden furniture type consoles). Over the years, my house has turned into a veritable museum of thousands of old LP's either purchased or rescued sitting on tree lawns waiting to be tossed away on garbage pickup day! I have probably rescued at least 15 large record collections, while out walking my dog! Oftentimes, husbands pass away, and their wives toss away whole collections, not knowing their value, or not caring about music at all. My only regret is that most of these LP's, 45's, and 78's are in my garage, in a non-temp controlled environment, but that's because my house is on the smaller side. I also collect mostly vintage stereo equipment and speakers, and have 9 stereo systems set up throughout the house! I've never heard of 'Gotta Groove Records', but am definitely going to check out your website!

[@Gottagrooverecords]

Thanks for this! Great to hear, drop us a line any time!

[@DrScott666]

She is wearing a Painkiller shirt... Allot of love is put into those records! Big up great job guys 👍

[@ezekielthaprophet2030]

My first vinyl record will be pressed here!! I can’t wait!!

[@rubenalexlourenco]

Thank you for your dedication and hard work.

[@leqin]

Great video - thoroughly enjoyed every single moment and makes me want to own a record I know you made. 32 years ago I had to sell my Linn Sondek LP12 and, from that day until last week, I have never bought another LP when I used to purchase anything up to 10 a week - yeah I know CRAZZZYY - anyway long story short I just bought my first LP in all that time, which had to be Enigma's 'The Screen Behind The Mirror' and perhaps the one album that's seen me through most of that time and kept my spirits up - now I just need a decent turntable. It's a funny old world - 32 years ago everybody was saying vinyl had had its day - instead the thing we thought would replace it got eaten alive by all the other things that came along and ate it's lunch.

[@CameronPriceJ]

Great video! Bongripper rules🤘

[@tinylittleheart]

Incredible, thank you for all your hard work! If I am ever in Cleveland, I will stop by!!

[@alohagotsoul]

Excellent film, excellent pressing plant.

[@EmilyVernonRubiksCubed]

I have a few records that were pressed at your plant, and they are all very high quality. I can see why my musician friends press at your plant for sure!

[@nolanwazni3758]

how much did it cost and how many did you order?

[@williampalenik7306]

Keep pressing those records

[@highrantdistrict]

If you do any QA at all, you're a million miles ahead of Universal in Nashville. Quality control is important - glad to see you taking it seriously! Cheers, Tom

[@jeffhallett2747]

Awesome video. Art at its finest!

[@bourbonbarbie5989]

Very cool! My little bro Kyle, just landed a position here.

[@VinylRescue]

Great video! I love to see videos of pressing plants as it's a great way to see how records are made. I also transitioned from 8-tracks to LPs in the late 70s and then LPs to CDs back in the mid 80s and back to LPs about 8 yrs ago. Haven't actually bought a CD in some years as I enjoy LPs so much better. Too bad there isn't a pressing plant here in western Washington as I'd love to work in one. Keep pressing!

[@auxrecords]

Loved seeing one of our records in this!

[@MidFiMan]

Really enjoyed this.

[@aldob123]

The long tracking shot starting at 12:46 is pretty awesome.

[@TravisHouze]

agreed. That was the best kind of one take shots

[@jamesf1925]

Enjoyed this.

[@GHOSTGURUVJ0]

THAT THE WORLD MOST EXPENSIVE VINYL COMPANY THERE ARE MADE IT. ABSOLUTELY, AWESOME. ^_^

[@phillipmoore]

great looking bunch at the end there!!!!!! hope the crew works out well...................

[@randomtask9570]

LOVE IT

[@Badassvidsz]

Great job you do dudes long live vinyl and analog :-)

[@mynamesjeffhardly]

WOW!!!! That was an amazing mini doc!!!!

[@petegottfried5476]

Excellent video. Very informative. Cleveland Rocks!

[@worldwidehiphop.]

Lebrons left again! Fuck!!

[@prowlermadmax2]

you guys rock, keep up the great work.

[@MikeBARNUEVO]

Wow! I was surprised to see how those splattered records are made...I thought the colored pellets are just mixed with the black ones and the splattered effect just depends on how the puck blends the colors. But to see that it is actually "hand-fed" into a black puck before it gets pitted, that is freakin' cool 😎! That makes each record so unique with its design...

[@davelittler84]

Part of the magic. Keep up the quality.

[@前橋みき]

Great 👍 post!!

[@AdamChadwick]

Great mini documentary! Love your style.

[@terrancebates3662]

Amazing !!!!

[@christopherrippel2463]

Great Video!!!!

[@christopherlaskoski189]

Fantastic video y'all. So glad my 6 year old (who has literally been a music lover and extreme critic since 3 months old - I'm not even joking) asked me how records are made - to which I replied "let's find a short video" and we did. And this was the video we picked. He will NOT listen to cds or mp3/ wav/ whatever.......only tapes and vinyl. VERY PICKY. VERY SENSITIVE. VERY OPINIONATED. And this was a perfect video for us both. Thanks for the great production - both in terms of your product as well as this video. Kudos from Santa Fe, NM.

[@worldwidehiphop.]

Your kids a child genius just like Parasite aaaaay😁

[@nils0187]

Awesome filmmaking job!

[@sandshearn2314]

Loved it!!! Keep up the good work!

[@Noahtheboabull]

That Bongripper Press! I need!!!

[@markcribben597]

You rock, Cuz!

[@TheUnoLady]

Gotta Groove is the best!

[@recordspeoplemusic9116]

Nice Video!

[@petehatzakos]

This is a cool DOC... Nice!

[@originalcompositions197]

I have music for you.. Vinyl will never die to me.. I've still got vinyl I've had since the eighties..

[@Gottagrooverecords]

Thanks! drop us a line any time.

[@karenmicciulli784]

I miss vinyl.

[@James-sm1lh]

Awesome

[@Trojan0304]

Vinyl is worth it

[@MxSlfDstrct]

groovy, man

[@BubbaBigDude]

Awesome video! It would be great if every vinyl pressing plant would clean ALL new vinyl record grooves as part of the final process before packaging, so we customers don't have to mess with it.

[@bronsonosborne2064]

are you that lazy

[@Crispy_Bee]

very interresting! Is there a reason why you set the anti-skating to 0? It is to test for potential skips that would occur if the anti-skating was not properly set?

[@Gottagrooverecords]

We use abnormal tracking and anti-skate settings when QA'ing our records to check for a variety of issues, as well as to try and replicate less-than-ideal playback circumstances and measure how the records behave.

[@adamlangley6033]

fleetwood mac greatest hits pressing again!! getting shrink wrapped this time ,,,,

[@justinsymington]

Cloakroom front & center on that shirt at the end 🙌🏼

[@andrewhaines8603]

I've been listening to vinyl since the late seventies and I'm used to the foibles of records, but I'm struggling a bit to understand why so many new pressings are so faulty. Has something changed in the materials used? Are some plants employing people who don't understand how to handle vinyl? I've read growing issues of sibilance and I've had issues with bad scratches on sealed items. Not saying these guys are having these issues, but it's a shame.

[@Gottagrooverecords]

Hi Andrew - Thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts. It would would be very difficult to offer usable insight on a broad/general level, but we invite you to give us a call to discuss your concerns with any of our pressings, as well as with regard to vinyl pressing in general. We can be reached 8am-5pm Eastern at [phone].

[@andrewhaines8603]

@@Gottagrooverecords I don't think I've any of your pressings in my collection if I'm honest unless a lot of your products find their way to the UK! I've recently had two copies of Art of Noise In Visible Silence in limited edition blue and both copies have been scratched on the same side to the point the stylus stuck. Pink Floyd the Wall and Meddle re masters scratched. It's difficult as you take a risk buying second hand as people have very optimistic opinions of gradings and some people think you can say an item is mint just by looking at it! I just feel that new vinyl shouldn't be as risky a buy! I applaud the enthusiasm your team have for the product and I'm sure I'd be confident of a sound purchase.

[@VinylPro]

so, how it running this days, Sirs ?

[@DJLNR.]

Vinyl forever. #djlnr . Press me up.

[@hakkimsheik6536]

2024 Work still or available ?

[@allenmacias4721]

That was pretty cool. To bad so much knowledge was lost in the slow period of record production.

[@goboslament5535]

8:02 that SRA

[@jesusrodriguez242]

Do you have any open position? I'll do anything just for work in such a beautiful place!

[@Gottagrooverecords]

Not at this time, but when we do have open positions, they are posted here: www.gottagrooverecords.com/job-opportunities/

[@mikefinney423]

9:35 Some kid...or some picky 50 year old guy. I own many records from this plant. They do a great job at a fair price. Look great, sound great.

[@robb63]

What song is that starting around 5:40?

[@LordOfSilense]

hazardadams.bandcamp.com/track/block-house-lights This one

[@leasttrending]

Do u sell main stream viynl to everyone can i buy bulk do i buy in bulk

[@Gottagrooverecords]

We manufacture records - so if that is what you mean, we will manufacture records for anyone who places and order and has the legal rights to make the records they are ordering. Feel free to hit us up at [phone] with any questions!

[@ForSunday]

10:35 they sleeve a clearly defective LP as they talk about visual inspections.

[@Swatta1]

elaborate

[@Abyss60]

I find the work of vinyl engraving interesting. but it is undoubtedly a noisy and polluting place. but exciting.

[@MrMerab]

S U P E R ....

[@DaisRecords]

[@jeff16116]

Bongripper

[@geetarbube]

Sarah’s a cutie! Nice operation.

[@BA-vv4jy]

You have to many people named "Matt" working for you. How about a little diversity and hire someone named Brady?

[@Thataudiodude]

The video was interesting UNTIL...."Once we get the audio file", Records are analog and thus the chain should be kept analog, If an an artist doesn't want to give access to the original analog master or if it was mastered in the digital domain, than maybe they should go with CD or digital files, going from digital to analog (vinyl) is pointless, seeing that the sound quality is vastly superior when going to CD if DONE right. (NO compression) If you take the same DIGITAL master with NO tweaking and make a Record and a CD, the CD will always sound better. This also applies to an ANALOG master. And that is why most people love the sound of records, but the downside for most is that this leads to the mindset that no matter what you put on a record it will be superior.