Carl Craig speaks out on new Detroit pressing plant collaboration
Motor City veteran drops Detroit-only release...
Carl Craig has revealed details of his upcoming release via new Detroit vinyl pressing plant, Third Man Records.
Founded by The White Stripes frontman, Jack White, the factory opened last weekend (25th February), and marks the first new vinyl plant to open in the city since 1965.
Craig is one of the first artists to have a release made at the Third Man factory (alongside Derrick May), and spoke out on Twitter about the experience, explaining how it marks "the first time in over 10 years where I can have vinyl within 15 days of mixing and mastering."
Some insight on the @thirdmanrecords collab: both tracks conceived and mixed early this month and went straight to press.
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017
with this @thirdmanrecords collab, this is the 1st time in over 10 yrs where i can have vinyl within 15 days of mixing and mastering
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017
when i started my career, pressing vinyl felt as spontaneous as creating the music pressed to it. i miss that.
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017
The veteran DJ also explained that the record is only available at Third Man's Detroit store, and expressed his disdain for unscrupulous Discogs sellers.
The only seller is @thirdmanrecords No other distribution permitted https://t.co/XUKCbCCbXn
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017
its only available from the TMR Detroit store https://t.co/sYA3j60ts1
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017
i’m not happy that copies are sold on @Discogs by people who didn’t even listen to the music.
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017
Dutchman Benny Rodrigues also chimed in on the conversation, suggesting they push for a wax copy of his ROD alias' remix of 'Poi Et Pas' (released under Craig's 69 moniker), to which the Detroit man responded "Let's make it happen."
Lets make it happen. https://t.co/DXx8ymhCUI
— carl craig (@carlcraignet) 28 February 2017