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Test Pressing Secrets: Pre-Release Sound

Test Pressing Secrets: Pre-Release Sound

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 Join host Lenny Vaughn as he uncovers the hidden history of vinyl records before they reached store shelves. From early turntable speeds to mysterious test pressings, discover how engineers experimented with sound and why these rare pre-release discs reveal untold stories about the music we love.

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  • Test Pressing Secrets: Pre-Release Sound - Discover the hidden world of vinyl before it hits shelves with Lenny Vaughn

    Test Pressing Secrets: Pre-Release Sound - Discover the hidden world of vinyl before it hits shelves with Lenny Vaughn
    May 2 2026
    Join host Lenny Vaughn as he reveals untold stories behind your favorite records—unlabeled test pressings, experimental masters, and chaotic early versions that shaped music history. Discover the raw, unfinished sounds and studio secrets that transformed rough cuts into classics you know today.

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    1 min
  • Test Pressing Secrets - Blank Labels and Mystery Wax: The Collector's Holy Grail

    Test Pressing Secrets - Blank Labels and Mystery Wax: The Collector's Holy Grail
    May 2 2026
    Host Lenny Vaughn explores test pressings—blank-label quality control discs pressed before mass production—revealing how these factory tools became collector artifacts. From 1950s pressing plants to estate sales, learn what these rare records expose about mastering compromises, rejected mixes, and unreleased tracks existing on only a handful of discs worldwide.

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    22 mins
  • Test Pressing Secrets - Chasing the Curve: The Pre-RIAA Era of Sonic Guesswork

    Test Pressing Secrets - Chasing the Curve: The Pre-RIAA Era of Sonic Guesswork
    May 2 2026
    Host Lenny Vaughn explores the chaotic pre-1950s recording era when every major label used different equalization curves, making records sound wildly different. Before the RIAA standard unified the industry, engineers navigated incompatible systems from RCA, Decca, and Columbia—turning test pressings into high-stakes sonic guesswork that shaped music history.

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    25 mins
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