I recently bought a 2014 pressing of Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation" pressed at GZ Vinyl, and they need better QUALITY CONTROL! There are scuffs on my LP from either bad handling of my copy or a scuffed stamper plate. I couldn't get rid of the noise created by the scuffing even after two intense wet cleanings. I've read many reviews of GZ Vinyl and it's mixed as to what you get. If they are as big as they say (and it's reported they are) then they need to get it together and clean it up! I won't by any more pressings from them if at all possible. If I ran that plant everyone would wear gloves 100% of the time and more people would be involved in quality control to ensure more cleanliness and better handling of the stampers. All we want is clean and quiet albums!
+Mike Jones However that operation is not exactly looking in first class condition. One thing that kept the old presses alive was the fact that sales slowed and they could be run easier. Now it's all flat out to keep up with demand. The answer is new presses and lots of new presses.
+Lance Lawson To be honest with you, there is no one at the moment manufacturing the actual vinyl record making equipment and so they rely upon decades old equipment....There is also a very limited supply of recording making equipment out there....so they scrap by.
The last (newly) manufactured record pressing machines came from the early to mid 80s. I have heard that, as of early 2016, a German company "Newbilt" is making new ones.
