To be able to manufacture LP’s with the best possible quality, the source is extremely important. Challenge is only satisfied with masters of the highest quality. The ideal, of course, is an analogue tape, but ultra-high resolution digital files can also yield some spectacular results.

There are good reasons why people pay top prices – hundreds and sometimes thousands of euros – for classical albums from the 1950s and 1960s on labels like Decca, Columbia and HMV. Obviously, they're scarce, especially for the stereo versions that appeared in an age when mono sound was the norm.

Mastering and pressing albums is done at Record Industry in Haarlem, as well as at the in-house Artone studio. The vinyl pressing plant dates back to the 1950s and used to be owned by Artone, CBS and Sony. It has been operating under the 'Record Industry' name since 1998 and has built up an international reputation as one of the finest and most innovative pressing plants in the world.