Steve was granted full access to the plant and its staff in this warts-and-all tale of resilience, creativity and community as he explores the intricate relationships between the owners and their staff, how they came to be where they are today and their love of all things Teesside.
From an empty warehouse with a half-built galvanics laboratory to a bustling factory, how Press On Vinyl aimed to turn the record industry on its head while also creating jobs and opportunities in their beloved Middlesbrough, and succeeded.
Full colour photos, 272 pages, QR codes that give exclusive access to videos so you can watch and meet the people and process you are reading about!
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“"From Huxley's Brave New World to Scott's Blade Runner, industrial Teesside has often acted as a backdrop to visionary creative dreams. Now, in this vital and necessary cultural history, Steve Spithray shines the light on a quixotic new addition to the North East's industrial story - the heroic venture in twenty-first-century record-making that is Middlesbrough's Press On Vinyl. In sharp, lyrical prose, Spithray goes beyond the weary clichés of modern music writing to celebrate a group of people truly making it new - and pointing to a way out of their hometown's rumoured decline in the process. This is a truly remarkable and essential book: if Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer don't read it and take note of its example, we're all doomed." Alex Niven, author
“Testament to the great ambition and passion of music lovers who knew they could make a big and positive impact on UK music.” Chris Hawkins, BBC Radio 6 DJ
“A do-it-yourself guide for builders of dreams everywhere – full of drive, righteousness, and all the warmth of vinyl.” Richard Milward, author
“Would have made a great reality show.” John Esplen, Overground Records
More Pop –
Limited Edition LP on Grey Vinyl (edition of 75)
James Leonard Hewitson
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Linthorpe Crepuscule Vol. 2 (LP/DL, Butterfly Effect, 2024) –
Edition of 80 on classic black vinyl
Ivan The Tolerable
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bwywtb –
Limited Edition Purple Vinyl
Mouses
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bwywtb –
Limited Edition Purple Vinyl + T-Shirt
Mouses
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bwywtb –
Super Limited Edition Purple Swirl Vinyl + T-Shirt
Mouses
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LP with hand written and signed lyrics (25 only!)
James Leonard Hewitson
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More Pop –
Test Press! Only 1 of 5 and on black vinyl
James Leonard Hewitson
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Half Moon Rising –
Limited edition "rust red" vinyl - edition of 100
Elaine Palmer
£25 GBP
Half Moon Rising –
Limited edition 12" Vinyl with hand written lyrics! 25 copies only!
Elaine Palmer
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Linthorpe Crepuscule Vol. 2 (LP/DL, Butterfly Effect, 2024) –
Edition of 20 hand made, hand numbered splatter vinyl
Ivan The Tolerable
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DIGITAL version of "How to Build Your Own Pressing Plant" by Steve Spithray
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Linthorpe Crepuscule Vol. 1 (LP/DL, Butterfly Effect, 2024) –
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Ivan The Tolerable
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Edition of 80 on classic black vinyl
Ivan The Tolerable
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One Side Horse / Opening Song / Desks Bundle – All 4 LPs featuring Mark Whiteside
£60 GBP
My Favourite City At Night In The Rain –
White Vinyl edition with Art Print - limited to 50 (Signed Covers)
One Sided Horse
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My Favourite City At Night In The Rain –
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Control –
Limited Edition 12" Record with bonus CD
Analogue Blood
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Limited Edition 12" vinyl record
Analogue Blood
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The Seagull –
Limited Edition 7" Lathe (40 edition)
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Limited edition 7" vinyl lathe record
Mac Turner
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Harriet Bradshaw –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl and insert
Harriet Bradshaw
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Hidden Walls –
Limited edition 12" Vinyl
The Opening Song
£23 GBP
Hidden Walls –
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The Opening Song
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The Opening Song
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Edition of only 100 coloured vinyl records
The Shining Levels
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BE Singles Club (number 25) –
VERY limited edition signed lathe 7"
Rex Simonson
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Limited edition 12" vinyl
Nel Unlit
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