what is a lathe?

A lathe is a record that is the result of very specialist craft, produced live, manually, on a ‘lathe-cutting’ machine. Ideal for short run releases, this method also makes it possible to have unusual and very solid objects as sound carriers. Much more durable than old school dubplates, they retain the warmth of vinyl and can be traced in exactly the same way, i.e. carefully, ideally…

ultraniche’s records are made by 3.45 rpm, who can be found at https://www.345rpm.com