We are still reeling from the news of the catastrophic February 6, 2020 fire at Apollo Masters, the Banning California lacquer production facility that has been supplying at least 70% of the world’s “blanks” for record mastering, as well as their cutting styli.
We send best wishes, sympathy and support to Terry, Sam, and all the crew at Apollo, and wish them the best as they deal with this major trauma. (We are greatly relieved that nobody was injured.) We also extend our best wishes to those customers in the record production chain who depend on their product for their livelihoods. We hope for good short term and long term solutions for all impacted.
Thank you, Apollo, for all you have done to keep the vinyl record industry alive, and for years of wonderful customer support. We hope you are back in the game soon. Lots of love from Making Records and from The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls.
https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/fire-rips-through-banning-commercial-structure
https://thevinylfactory.com/news/apollo-transco-vinyl-lacquer-fire/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apollo-masters-fire-vinyl-records-lacquer-production-949648/
https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2020/02/07/apollo-masters-fire-vinyl-records/4692215002/
“Since the incident, MDC has responded to a bombardment of phone calls, explaining that they will not be accepting any new customers. “
https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/71906
https://www.analogplanet.com/content/major-vinyl-production-catastrophe-apollotransco-lacquers-burns