Please find links to various vinyl manufacturing plants / brokers and their guidelines and advice for (pre)mastering digital audio for delivery to them.
GZ Media (full detailed mastering specs) – http://www.gzvinyl.com/getattachment/a310ba68-c81e-49d2-a51a-b87375f71cb4/How-to-prepare-audio-master
Breed Media (small FAQ) – https://www.breedmedia.co.uk/faq/
Deepgrooves (general FAQ including audio delivery) – https://deepgrooves.eu/vinylfaq/
Record Industry (audio specific FAQ) – https://www.recordindustry.com/support#faq
Press On (scroll down for mastering section)- https://pressonvinyl.com/faq/
TAKT (click on “Your Source Audio) – https://www.takt-direct.com/templates-faq/#mastering
Mobeniko (very detailed with links) – https://blog.mobineko.com/category/vinyl-mastering/
RPM Records (full audio FAQ) – https://rpmrecords.dk/audio/
Hand Drawn Pressing (general FAQ with audio included – https://www.handdrawnpressing.com/faq
United Record Pressing (full audio FAQ) – https://www.urpressing.com/client-resources/faq/audio/
Digiclone (sparse but phone call advised) – https://www.digiclone.co.uk/vinyl-pressing
Grama (scroll down for Mastering section of FAQ) – https://www.grama.pt/downloads/
Gotta Groove (advise and contact point) – https://www.gottagrooverecords.com/faq/
Third Man (FAQ with some confusing mention of RIAA..) – https://thirdmanpressing.com/faq
Furnace Record Pressing (fairly detailed page on website) – https://www.furnacemfg.com/vinyl-record-audio-preparation/
Vinyl De Paris (small FAQ) – https://www.vinyldeparis.fr/faq-mastering
Gold Rush Vinyl (small FAQ) – https://www.goldrushvinyl.com/faqs
Vantiva (sparse information amongst website text) – https://www.vantiva.com/vinyl/
Holiday Records (detailed FAQ) – https://holidayrecords.com/pages/resources
Cascade Record Pressing (FAQ section) – https://www.cascaderecordpressing.com/resources/faq/#q6
Palomino Records (small FAQ) – https://palominorecordspressing.com/index.html
Violet Records (small FAQ) – https://violetrecords.co/?page_id=8405
Erika Records (small FAQ) – http://www.erikarecords.com/faq.html
RTI (article written by Mastering Engineer) – https://www.recordtech.com/rti-blog/preparing-master-sources-for-vinyl
Program Records (PDF sheet) – https://programrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Program_Records_Vinyl_Master_Lacquer_Cutting_Specifications_Nov10.pdf
Suitcase Records (PDF sheet) – https://suitcaserecords.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SCR-Audio-Requirements-July-2022.pdf
Zenith Records (full mastering guide) – https://www.zenithrecords.org/51-2/
China Etech Co LTD (small FAQ) – https://www.chinaetech.com/faqlist.html
Purple Media UK (small FAQ) – https://cdvdmaker.com/faq/#1657700445118-e4e533be-4381
Angel Vinyl (PDF sheet) – https://0bcb5257c1.cbaul-cdnwnd.com/89d3f5097d269c2b179f1470e912f68c/200000033-33f9f34f31/Audio%20Conditions%20%28Angel%20Vinyl%29-7.pdf?ph=0bcb5257c1
RPM Records (fairly detailed spec sheet/webpage) – https://rpmrecords.dk/audio/
M Com’Musique (very sparse / only meta data) – https://www.mcommusique.com/en/templates.html
Vinyl Records Makers (very sparse FAQ) – https://vinylrecordsmakers.com/en/specifications/#audio
Celebrate Records (very sparse FAQ) – https://www.celebrate.de/en/audio/
Interpress Vinyl (sparse FAQ) – https://www.interpressvinyl.com/templates/?lang=en
MY 45 (PDF sheet) – https://my45.de/wp-content/uploads/MY45_audio_specs_EN_2023.pdf
Pallas Group (very detailed PDF sheet) – https://www.pallasgroup.de/fileadmin/files/PDF/Schallplatte_en.pdf
Rand Muzik (PDF sheet) – https://www.randmuzik.de/media/audio_specification_en_2.pdf
PHR Pressing (FAQ) – https://phrpressing.com/faq/
AFG (small FAQ) – https://afgmediacompany.com/faqs/
CDstar (FAQ) – https://cdstar.it/site/vinyl-master
Phonopress (very small FAQ) – https://www.phonopress.it/
Toyokasei (very small FAQ) – https://www.toyokasei.co.jp/en/record/qa_detail.html#rec_q8
Semikols (PDF sheet) – https://semikols.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Semikols-%E2%80%94-Audio-Requirements.pdf
Rey Vinilo (fairly detailed FAQ) – https://reyvinilo.com/faqs/vinyl-faq/
Keuroneko (PDF sheet) –https://www.kuroneko-manufacture.com/_files/ugd/267826_9370e0f913844f47b306756643cd8084.pdf
Runrun Records (detailed FAQ) – https://www.runrunrecords.com/en/optimiser-son-vinyle
Krakatoa Record (very small FAQ) – https://www.krakatoarecords.com/en/technical-requirements-templates/
Sonic Wax (stem mastering??) – https://sonicwaxpressing.io/pages/mastering
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