Anybody heard of GZ Vinyl?


I've made several vinyl purchases recently and noticed that the vinyl is sourced through GZ Vinyl. Below are the lps I own that have this distinction:

Dire Straits "The Studio Albums" box set
Feist "Let It Die" (part of the Back To Black series)
Eels "Beautiful Freak" (the latest from UMe)
there maybe another....

The thing I've noticed is, all of the trash on the record when you first pull it out of the sleeve, after extensive cleaning, still it's obviously noisy vinyl.(slight ticks throughout).

I just want to get the word out. It seems that because of the bottom line, companies are going the this label and providing us with a sub-par vinyl formulation. There's better vinyl out there.

(Please join me in our common interest to promote quiet vinyl for everyone).

What if there was (one) high quality source for the best vinyl formulation out there that all manufacturers had to source their vinyl from. Wouldn't this be the best solution for all involved in the long run. The downside may be the it would be a monopoly industry. Maybe it could be a multi-pressing plant funded venture? Anyone interested in pressing their own vinyl would have to join the venture. But, it would serve everyone's best interests as long as they wouldn't get greedy.

Any thoughts?
128x128slaw

Showing 2 responses by dweller

Slaw, man,
There is NO SUCH THING as quality vinyl.
I take more than adequate preparation and care before playing any of my LPs -and -guess what?
"TIC" "POP" "Fizzle", "FART" (O.K., maybe the fart was me).
Point is, if you're pining for a blissful play, put on a CD.

And if you don't like my comments -ignore them (please).