Rainbo Records

Name

Rainbo Records

Legal name

United Record Pressing LLC

Website

https://rainborecords.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

United Record Pressing is the largest vinyl record pressing operation in North America, founded in 1949 in Nashville, serving music labels, artists, and distributors with vertically integrated mastering, pressing, and packaging services at 80,000+ records per day capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vinyl Record Manufacturing

NAICS

Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media (33461), Record Production and Distribution (51225)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Recorded Music Manufacturing (Vinyl/CD/Cassette) (MPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Vinyl record pressing
• Custom vinyl manufacturing
• Record pressing services
• Vinyl production
• Music media manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Canoga Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Vinyl Record Pressing Services: Custom manufacturing of vinyl records with various configurations (7", 10", 12"). Orders are custom and quote-based, serving artists, labels, and music companies. Revenue generated through per-unit pricing on pressed records, with additional revenue from增值 services including printing, packaging, and fulfillment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Custom vinyl record pressing manufacturer offering vertically integrated in-house production services spanning lacquer mastering, electroplating, record pressing, printing, packaging, and fulfillment. Operates the largest record pressing facility in North America from a 155,000 sq ft Nashville, Tennessee facility with daily capacity exceeding 80,000 records. Serves artists, record labels, and vinyl distributors with quote-based custom orders in 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch configurations with customizable color options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Vinyl Pressing
• 7-Inch Vinyl Records
• 10-Inch Vinyl Records
• 12-Inch Vinyl Records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vinyl Record Manufacturers AssociationminorOthersProud members of the VRMA (Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association), an industry trade organization representing vinyl record manufacturers. This membership provides industry networking and standards representation.

Scale indicators4 records

Direct peers

• Optimal Media: German-based vinyl and CD manufacturer operating as a major European contract pressing supplier. Comparable in full-service vinyl manufacturing capabilities and serves a similar cross-Atlantic customer base of record labels and distributors.
• Pirates Press: San Francisco-based custom vinyl pressing manufacturer serving independent and major labels with comprehensive services. Direct North American competitor with similar quote-based, configuration-driven business model targeting artists and labels.
• Furnace Record Pressing: Fairfax, Virginia-based vinyl pressing manufacturer established during the post-2010 capacity expansion wave. Offers similar custom pressing services to independent and major-label customers across 7", 10", and 12" formats.
• MPO: French-based optical disc and vinyl pressing manufacturer with decades of experience serving global music customers. Comparable as a European-headquartered, full-service media manufacturer competing for the same major-label pressing RFPs.
• GZ Media: World's largest vinyl pressing plant based in the Czech Republic, offering contract pressing services across all major configurations. Closest analog to URP at global scale, with similar end-to-end manufacturing capabilities and major-label customer base.
• Bill Smith Custom Records: Long-standing US-based custom vinyl pressing manufacturer serving independent artists and labels. Direct competitor in the small-to-mid batch pressing segment where URP also competes for non-major-label volume.
• Archer Record Pressing: Detroit-based custom vinyl record pressing plant offering end-to-end services to artists and labels. A peer competitor in the North American contract pressing market with comparable configuration options and order scale.
• Third Man Pressing: Detroit-based vinyl pressing operation owned by Third Man Records (Jack White). Operates as both a label-affiliated and contract pressing facility, directly competing for indie and major-label pressing volume.
• Smashed Plastic: Chicago-based vinyl pressing manufacturer serving independent musicians and labels with custom record production. Comparable in customer segment (indie artists/labels) and product offering (custom configuration-driven pressing).

Broad incumbents

• Sony DADC: Sony-owned disc and media manufacturing division with global facilities producing CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, and vinyl. Functions as a broader incumbent in physical media manufacturing, overlapping with URP's vinyl pressing capability as part of a wider portfolio.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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