Bad news for Vinyl fans...Apollo/Transco burnt to the ground
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treitz3
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https://www.analogplanet.com/content/major-vinyl-production-catastrophe-apollotransco-lacquers-burns
One of 2 in the world. We now have to rely on Japan for laquer and this may affect vinyl prices moving forward. No word yet on whether they can rebuild under California's strict environmental laws.
Tom
One of 2 in the world. We now have to rely on Japan for laquer and this may affect vinyl prices moving forward. No word yet on whether they can rebuild under California's strict environmental laws.
Tom
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~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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That is very bad news.
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Horrible loss.
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Maybe Acoustic Sounds or Music Direct/MoFi will get involved or buy them.
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It's seems to me it's a viable business venture.
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Hey, at least no one was injured. You might see a spike in prices and a shortage on things for awhile, but it will settle down sooner or later. It always does.So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?
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Wow, sad news.
Glad nobody was hurt!
Hopefully they can rebuild or someone else can step up and fill the void. -
There are still a lot of unknowns. None of those questions have been answered yet, although they have been raised. It would be cool id Mo-Fi got involved to help or join in. AFAIK, this is where they sourced their lacquer (don't hold me to that, I just read it somewhere in the comments of one of the reports online).
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Perhaps, but I would think the equipment to produce the lacquers will be near impossible to replace, and much will depend on what is actually left. Some of that stuff was over 80 years old, based on what I read from their history. I pray for the best, but expect the worst.
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https://mixmag.net/read/dark-entries-apollo-transco-fire-vinyl-production-news
This is going to sting a little bit.
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That thought crossed my mind too when I first read the LA Times article. Recently laid off employees came by to watch the place burn to the ground? Hmmmm. Must have lived in the neighborhood.
That article did do a good job of clearly explaining what a lacquer is and why they are important for new album pressings. It is very specialized work even if it used to be common decades ago. -
There was no molten vinyl. Apollo was not a pressing plant, they made the lacquers.
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It will be interesting to find out what started the fire. But I doubt we will ever know. All evidence is gone.
Don't forget that "laquer" is nitrocellulose. A slightly higher grade is used to make all smokeless gunpowder. That doesn't mean a spark will make it explode but once it gets burning its not going out. -
Perhaps a consortium of analog companies can pool resources to try and revive this craft/process. Seems to me after reading up on the subject it;s going to be tough for a single entity to rebuild.
What a shame
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