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Tuff Gong vinyl pressing plant
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Vinyl pressing infrastructure at Tuff Gong in Kingston, cited in public sources as a renovated/operating Caribbean pressing plant.
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Tuff Gong Music — Vinyl
WEB · rights discovery only · official sourceOfficial Tuff Gong source for Kingston vinyl factory context.
Source link ↗Bob Marley official store — Jamaica pressings
WEB · rights discovery only · official store sourceOfficial store source for Jamaica-pressed vinyl references.
Source link ↗Inside the re-opened Tuff Gong vinyl pressing plant
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- 0:00[Music]
- 0:02[Music] all of these songs can give you some
- 0:05all of these songs can give you some
- 0:05all of these songs can give you some kind of inspiration to add something in
- 0:07kind of inspiration to add something in
- 0:07kind of inspiration to add something in your life the music is the message you
- 0:10your life the music is the message you
- 0:10your life the music is the message you know and it's like myself I don't censor
- 0:13know and it's like myself I don't censor
- 0:13know and it's like myself I don't censor anything else because I need to inspire
- 0:15anything else because I need to inspire
- 0:15anything else because I need to inspire you today and how you maintain that mood
- 0:17you today and how you maintain that mood
- 0:17you today and how you maintain that mood is certain words and that's how father's
- 0:19is certain words and that's how father's
- 0:19is certain words and that's how father's music
- 0:21music
- 0:21music [Music]
- 0:27all right yeah so tell me a little bit
- 0:31all right yeah so tell me a little bit about the history well whoever press the
- 0:34about the history well whoever press the
- 0:34about the history well whoever press the music and try to the magic begins you
- 0:37music and try to the magic begins you
- 0:37music and try to the magic begins you know well actually this is a vintage
- 0:43know well actually this is a vintage
- 0:43know well actually this is a vintage site
- 0:47[Music]
- 0:50[Music] so this is where everything started like
- 0:53so this is where everything started like
- 0:53so this is where everything started like these are the same machines from the 70s
- 0:56these are the same machines from the 70s
- 0:56these are the same machines from the 70s you know he wanted his independence so
- 0:59you know he wanted his independence so
- 0:59you know he wanted his independence so he created tough gang records that was
- 1:01he created tough gang records that was
- 1:01he created tough gang records that was our dad's vision the studio we finished
- 1:04our dad's vision the studio we finished
- 1:04our dad's vision the studio we finished the studio of the master room between
- 1:06the studio of the master room between
- 1:06the studio of the master room between furniture the master room then we can
- 1:07furniture the master room then we can
- 1:07furniture the master room then we can press the record from that point there's
- 1:10press the record from that point there's
- 1:10press the record from that point there's a tuff Gong truck and he driver on it
- 1:12a tuff Gong truck and he driver on it
- 1:12a tuff Gong truck and he driver on it sells a record shop that's how important
- 1:15sells a record shop that's how important
- 1:15sells a record shop that's how important to us having your own manufacturing
- 1:16to us having your own manufacturing
- 1:16to us having your own manufacturing facilities and being able to distribute
- 1:19facilities and being able to distribute
- 1:19facilities and being able to distribute music Cedella mainly was the one that
- 1:23music Cedella mainly was the one that
- 1:23music Cedella mainly was the one that really stepped in and built this place
- 1:25really stepped in and built this place
- 1:25really stepped in and built this place with Norma Rita as a family like to make
- 1:29with Norma Rita as a family like to make
- 1:29with Norma Rita as a family like to make her father proud you have to continue
- 1:31her father proud you have to continue
- 1:31her father proud you have to continue your father's legacy which took the same
- 1:33your father's legacy which took the same
- 1:33your father's legacy which took the same operation that her father had their top
- 1:36operation that her father had their top
- 1:36operation that her father had their top 150 support and brought it here as a
- 1:38150 support and brought it here as a
- 1:38150 support and brought it here as a family Oprah do you remember the
- 1:41family Oprah do you remember the
- 1:41family Oprah do you remember the recording sessions there absolutely one
- 1:44recording sessions there absolutely one
- 1:44recording sessions there absolutely one in particular I was sitting on the step
- 1:47in particular I was sitting on the step
- 1:47in particular I was sitting on the step outside it's like 12:30 at night 1:00
- 1:50outside it's like 12:30 at night 1:00
- 1:50outside it's like 12:30 at night 1:00 a.m. when he's working you could see me
- 1:53a.m. when he's working you could see me
- 1:53a.m. when he's working you could see me fall asleep through a glass it's a boy
- 2:00it's stuff about vinyl I put on a whole
- 2:03it's stuff about vinyl I put on a whole album and I don't put it down to the
- 2:05album and I don't put it down to the
- 2:05album and I don't put it down to the album's finish because I'm looking at
- 2:07album's finish because I'm looking at
- 2:07album's finish because I'm looking at the pictures reading the words my mind's
- 2:10the pictures reading the words my mind's
- 2:10the pictures reading the words my mind's gone by the time you're done the album's
- 2:12gone by the time you're done the album's
- 2:12gone by the time you're done the album's over it's like you ain't an old psycho
- 2:15over it's like you ain't an old psycho
- 2:15over it's like you ain't an old psycho you know I always loved vinyl I mean I
- 2:17you know I always loved vinyl I mean I
- 2:17you know I always loved vinyl I mean I never stopped me in vinyl never you know
- 2:19never stopped me in vinyl never you know
- 2:19never stopped me in vinyl never you know the moon goes round so on everything
- 2:22the moon goes round so on everything
- 2:22the moon goes round so on everything going on so in comes vinyl again you
- 2:27going on so in comes vinyl again you
- 2:27going on so in comes vinyl again you know we talk about how we're upgrading
- 2:29know we talk about how we're upgrading
- 2:29know we talk about how we're upgrading things you know but yeah over there
- 2:31things you know but yeah over there
- 2:31things you know but yeah over there was that what our Father created but he
- 2:34was that what our Father created but he
- 2:34was that what our Father created but he spent his own money when he bought we
- 2:37spent his own money when he bought we
- 2:37spent his own money when he bought we were pressing on them 20 records for our
- 2:39were pressing on them 20 records for our
- 2:39were pressing on them 20 records for our summers records every personnel oh I
- 2:41summers records every personnel oh I
- 2:41summers records every personnel oh I know well for money why do mr. Maroney
- 2:44know well for money why do mr. Maroney
- 2:44know well for money why do mr. Maroney money worry you have to do everything on
- 2:46money worry you have to do everything on
- 2:46money worry you have to do everything on your own
- 2:47your own
- 2:47your own so maybe it's less than a hundred and
- 2:50so maybe it's less than a hundred and
- 2:50so maybe it's less than a hundred and twenty records in our money one
- 2:53twenty records in our money one
- 2:53twenty records in our money one automatically we get a hundred I'm 20
- 2:55automatically we get a hundred I'm 20
- 2:55automatically we get a hundred I'm 20 now same so well the upgrade I guess was
- 3:00now same so well the upgrade I guess was
- 3:00now same so well the upgrade I guess was in efficiency and space so the magnitude
- 3:12in efficiency and space so the magnitude
- 3:12in efficiency and space so the magnitude and greatness
- 3:14and greatness
- 3:14and greatness all fathers work 75 years and people
- 3:18all fathers work 75 years and people
- 3:18all fathers work 75 years and people from all over the world family members
- 3:20from all over the world family members
- 3:20from all over the world family members friends party
- 3:22friends party
- 3:22friends party by the time enough for father everyone
- 3:26by the time enough for father everyone
- 3:26by the time enough for father everyone is out during the same mission because
- 3:27is out during the same mission because
- 3:27is out during the same mission because I've always learned by the father we
- 3:30I've always learned by the father we
- 3:30I've always learned by the father we didn't come to me live our our Father
- 3:32didn't come to me live our our Father
- 3:32didn't come to me live our our Father created he came to build on it and act
- 3:35created he came to build on it and act
- 3:35created he came to build on it and act that and grow with knowledge that we
- 3:37that and grow with knowledge that we
- 3:37that and grow with knowledge that we have today we have a culture you know
- 3:49have today we have a culture you know
- 3:49have today we have a culture you know we'll come from and how we deal with
- 3:51we'll come from and how we deal with
- 3:51we'll come from and how we deal with people and we do things generally this
- 4:01people and we do things generally this
- 4:01people and we do things generally this is Tuscon recurrent studio this is where
- 4:04is Tuscon recurrent studio this is where
- 4:04is Tuscon recurrent studio this is where my brother this time here
- 4:09miss Lauren Hill she did this ternary
- 4:12miss Lauren Hill she did this ternary night stand recording here and beautiful
- 4:14night stand recording here and beautiful
- 4:14night stand recording here and beautiful song wait their job come here
- 4:19song wait their job come here
- 4:19song wait their job come here you know as you see on the stairway I
- 4:21you know as you see on the stairway I
- 4:21you know as you see on the stairway I think the young boy that's a lot of time
- 4:25think the young boy that's a lot of time
- 4:25think the young boy that's a lot of time with child yeah they were in the yard at
- 4:36with child yeah they were in the yard at
- 4:36with child yeah they were in the yard at Hope Road on Sunday you know of course
- 4:38Hope Road on Sunday you know of course
- 4:38Hope Road on Sunday you know of course visitors clothes no one is there but
- 4:41visitors clothes no one is there but
- 4:41visitors clothes no one is there but Chao is there and I am there
- 4:45[Music]
- 4:49[Music] once your name is Marley that's how you
- 4:52once your name is Marley that's how you
- 4:52once your name is Marley that's how you contribute I mean by your works so you
- 4:55contribute I mean by your works so you
- 4:55contribute I mean by your works so you can go by each man and check their works
- 4:57can go by each man and check their works
- 4:57can go by each man and check their works and then you'll be able to see how that
- 5:00and then you'll be able to see how that
- 5:00and then you'll be able to see how that contributes because everyone attributed
- 5:03contributes because everyone attributed
- 5:03contributes because everyone attributed uneven country they attribute to the
- 5:04uneven country they attribute to the
- 5:04uneven country they attribute to the legacy and make a great turn off so it's
- 5:07legacy and make a great turn off so it's
- 5:07legacy and make a great turn off so it's important like there's a reason why the
- 5:10important like there's a reason why the
- 5:10important like there's a reason why the music exists this is a reason why you
- 5:14music exists this is a reason why you
- 5:14music exists this is a reason why you know it's current today there's a reason
- 5:16know it's current today there's a reason
- 5:16know it's current today there's a reason if a common spirit transmission you know
- 5:18if a common spirit transmission you know
- 5:18if a common spirit transmission you know and yeah it's about giving back is what
- 5:20and yeah it's about giving back is what
- 5:20and yeah it's about giving back is what we're here to do the music is already
- 5:22we're here to do the music is already
- 5:22we're here to do the music is already giving back by telling you to stand up
- 5:23giving back by telling you to stand up
- 5:23giving back by telling you to stand up my rights love one another things like
- 5:26my rights love one another things like
- 5:26my rights love one another things like that means a great deal to the records
- 5:31that means a great deal to the records
- 5:31that means a great deal to the records to the music to whatever it is that
- 5:34to the music to whatever it is that
- 5:34to the music to whatever it is that we're creating and it's always have to
- 5:36we're creating and it's always have to
- 5:36we're creating and it's always have to do with the community building
- 5:40do with the community building
- 5:40do with the community building sustainability what we can do to create
- 5:42sustainability what we can do to create
- 5:42sustainability what we can do to create better opportunities how we can make our
- 5:45better opportunities how we can make our
- 5:45better opportunities how we can make our fathers what he started last lifetime
- 5:49fathers what he started last lifetime
- 5:49fathers what he started last lifetime [Music]
- 5:52[Music]
- 5:52[Music] you
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Pressing plants are part of the sound
Vinyl pressing, mastering, labels, sleeves and distribution shaped what selectors and listeners physically received, making manufacturing part of sonic and cultural history.
Stance: recording session vs manufactured object
