1-Step Pressing & 3-Step Pressing

For the first time, Analog Tone Factory is pleased to offer Keepers of the Eastern Door as both a traditional 3-step pressing and a limited numbered 1-step pressing. The 1-step process removes some mechanical steps usually used to press records in great numbers, and requires more lacquers from the cutting engineer. It essentially converts a lacquer into a stamper. We have been curious about the 1-step process for a while, so we decided to order test pressings and find out for ourselves what the differences were, and if we thought they were significant, in either a positive or negative way. 

In short, we loved the 1-step pressings! While the standard test pressing sounds great in its own right, the 1-step test pressing sounds better to us yet: more immediate, more palpable, more real sounding. We hear detail and articulation better, but not in a hyped or unnatural way. To us, it’s just one noticeable step closer to the sound of the actual master tape. It’s just a more engaging experience in every way. We don’t hear any downsides. 

We are thus offering a limited numbered run of 1000 1-steps. The packaging is the same as the standard record, except for the individual foil stamped number. The records are $75. The 1-steps will not be repressed. Once they run out, that will be it for this record. 

We are still offering the regular 3-step records, as they sound really great too, and we want to be able to sell records at $40, like we have been doing. 

Either way, we are proud of this record, and we hope you will support us in this new analog adventure!