Corduroy Records

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Corduroy Records
Founded1994
FounderNick Phillips
Defunct2005
Headquarters38 Advantage Rd, Highett VIC 3190, Australia
ProductsVinyl record pressing
Websitecorduroy.com.au

Corduroy Records was a vinyl record pressing plant and record label[1][2] that existed from 1994–2005 in Highett, Victoria, Australia.[3]

The Corduroy pressing plant was established by Nick Phillips of the garage rock band The Breadmakers who saved Australia’s only vinyl pressing plant from the scrap dealers in Sydney and had it relocated to Highett, Victoria. Staff members of Corduroy included Mikey Young and Brendan Huntley of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Guy Blackman of Chapter Music, and Richard Stanley of Aarght Records.[4]

The pressing plant had the ability to record bands straight to acetate to be pressed onto records, and in 2000 The White Stripes recorded there. These recordings were shelved and remained in Australia until 2012 when the band secured them and were released in 2020.[5] Members of Sonic Youth also recorded at Corduroy, releasing Melbourne Direct in 2004.[6]

In 2005 the pressing plant was bought by Zenith Records[7] and is now located in Brunswick East, Victoria.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Corduroy Records". www.grunnenrocks.nl. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ "Corduroy Records (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ "Vinyl's last stand". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Rockin' In the Burbs: A Look Back at Corduroy Records". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ "Vault Package #44: An Overview of 2000 and Accompaniment to De Stijl". Third Man Records. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Direct, by Steve Shelley/Jim O'Rourke/Thurston Moore/Lee Ranaldo". Steve Shelley/Jim O'Rourke/Thurston Moore/Lee Ranaldo. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  7. ^ TmqsmNuMCdj (2016-05-30). "Vinyl renaissance". www.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  8. ^ Gillard, Sarah (2019-08-20). "Get to know Zenith Records, Australia's only vinyl pressing facility". Happy Mag. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

External Links[]

Corduroy Records discography at Discogs

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