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United Record Pressing first opened under the name Southern Plastics in 1949 as an offshoot of Bullet Records. They specialized in 45-RPM records and landed contracts with Motown and Vee Jay Records in the early 1960s. In 1962 they moved to Chestnut Street. The new facilities included an apartment to accommodate African American artists and music executives during segregation. In 1971, the name changed to United Record Pressing and business continued to expand until it became the largest independent record pressing plant in the Southeast. United survived the rise of the compact discs and has greatly benefited from the vinyl resurgence of the mid-2000s. In 2017, they moved operations to a larger facility on Allied Drive and continue to produce vinyl for companies like Sony, Universal, and Third Man Records. United Record Pressing owned their former plan location on Chestnut Street as of 2019.
United Record Pressing
36.143278, -86.770075
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United Record Pressing first opened under the name Southern Plastics in 1949 as an offshoot of Bullet Records. They specialized in 45-RPM records and landed contracts with Motown and Vee Jay Records in the early 1960s. In 1962 they moved to Chestnut Street. The new facilities included an apartment to accommodate African American artists and music executives during segregation. In 1971, the name changed to United Record Pressing and business continued to expand until it became the largest independent record pressing plant in the Southeast. United survived the rise of the compact discs and has greatly benefited from the vinyl resurgence of the mid-2000s. In 2017, they moved operations to a larger facility on Allied Drive and continue to produce vinyl for companies like Sony, Universal, and Third Man Records. United Record Pressing owned their former plan location on Chestnut Street as of 2019.