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At the 2025 MAKING VINYL conference in Memphis Tennessee, Stoughton Printing’s Chairman Emeritus Jack Stoughton was honored to be a Guest Speaker on the panel “The Latest In Sustainable Packaging”. With invaluable knowledge gained from over 7 decades of experience in the industry, Mr. Stoughton shared the company’s long-standing environmentally-conscious manufacturing practices. SEE MORE ON FACEBOOK
At the 2024 Print Excellence Awards the Stoughton Printing team was recognized among the top printers across the Western U.S. and presented with awards for “Lou Reed: Words & Music, May 1965” deluxe edition gatefold LP, CD and 7” jackets we did for A to Z Media/ Light in the Attic Records and “Sonny Rollins - Go West: The Contemporary Records Albums” box set we did for Concord Music Group. SEE MORE ON FACEBOOK
We are proud and honored to participate in “MUSIC 1950 – 2000 / Artists, Records and the Industry” at the Mt. SAC Diana Berger Art Gallery. Exhibition runs to April 18, 2024 SEE MORE ON FACEBOOK
The Crosby Stills Nash & Young "Deju Vu" 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vinyl LP Box Set we made for our friends at RHINO won Best of Category "Foil Stamping" and the prestigious BEST OF SHOW Award in the PIASC 2022 Print Excellence Awards! This gorgeous LP box set includes five 12" vinyl records housed in four ultra-protective, high quality Old Style® Tip-On Gatefold Jackets printed on our Heidelberg CD-102 press with tipped-on cover photos and embellished with spot gold foil stamping and spot debossing, plus a folded art folio with tuck closures and foil numbering, a beautiful full color 24 page book and set of five 8" x 10" art cards, all securely contained inside a 2-piece slant-style slipcase with spot gold foil stamping on featherlike paper stock.
THE WIZARD OF OZ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Deluxe Edition trifold pop-up vinyl record jacket we made for our friends at A to Z Media / Mondo won three Best of Category awards for ‘Media Packaging’, ‘Die Cuts & Pop-Ups’, and ‘Other Special Finishing Techniques’, one Specialty Award for ‘Best Design’ and the highly coveted People’s Choice Award in the 2022 Printing Industries of Southern California 17th Annual Print Excellence Awards! This newly released limited edition 3XLP vinyl soundtrack features a diecut pull-out accordion 3D rainbow diorama of the titular Oz. Follow the yellow brick road on the outer side of the jacket as it opens up to reveal a colorful interactive trifold interior, with rainbow printed sleeves in the side pockets holding two poppy red vinyl records, and a third emerald green vinyl record in the center pocket. A perforated easel on the back of the package design folds to hold a cell phone, enabling the phone’s flashlight to illuminate the detailed scene inside. With all this plus additional subtle easter eggs sprinkled throughout, this package isn’t just over the top, it’s over the rainbow! SEE MORE ON FACEBOOK
Special announcement! Our company president, Jack Stoughton Jr., has been inducted into the Ben Franklin Honor Society of the Printing Industries of America! Founded in 2005 with roots going all the way back to the 1950’s, The Society is comprised of industry leaders who have made lasting contributions to advancing print and graphic communications. Inductees have rendered outstanding and/or meritorious service to associations such as the PIA, it’s Foundation, the Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), and the industry itself. Congratulations Mr. Stoughton on achieving this incredible honor! VIEW ARTICLE ON MAKINGVINYL.com
Have you wondered how your favorite album art was conceived before it ever found its way onto your turntable? There is a story behind every iconic album including the best-selling Tone Poet Series from Blue Note Records. Join Black Circle Radio’s Mitch Anderson as he discusses the packaging of some of the most famous jazz albums of all-time with Blue Note Records Tone Poet Producer Joe Harley, Stoughton Printing Co. Sales Director Sam Gay, and Meat and Potatoes Owner & Creative Director Todd Gallopo in this Podcast: A Deep Dive Into Blue Note Records Album Art. - Episode 13.
Stoughton Printing Co. is in No Depression magazine's Fall 2020 'Goin Green' issue! "...Similar to artists becoming more mindful of everyday things like eliminating single-use plastics on tour, Stoughton Printing is committed to simple structural and workplace changes that have a big impact on the environment." -- LAURA SCHOLZ, "Rethinking Records: Inside the Movement Toward Sustainable Vinyl Records" No Depression, The Quarterly Journal of Roots Music, Fall 2020
Vinyl Nation has completed filming! The 92 minute documentary film on music, records and your friends and neighbors who love them! The Stoughton Printing crew is in the film too! Thanks to the Vinyl Nation crew for including us in this fantastic film documentary. Check it out www.vinylnationfilm.com
Blue Note Records has announced the continuation of the acclaimed Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series in 2020. Launched in 2019 in honor of the label’s 80th Anniversary, the Tone Poet series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. Tone Poet vinyl is manufactured at RTI in Camarillo, California, and packaged in deluxe Stoughton Printing Old Style® Gatefold Tip-On Jackets. For more info: www.bluenote.com/tone-poet-vinyl-series-2020/
The Stoughton Printing Co. team at 2019 Making Vinyl Packaging Awards ceremony in Hollywood CA. These gorgeous plaques were awarded for 2019 BEST LP BOX SET to "Rick & Morty Soundtrack" deluxe box set packaging we made for our friends at Sub Pop Records and 2019 THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE to "Choose A Side (Various Artists)" Old Style® sealed tip-on jackets (record is sealed inside!) we made for our friends at VINYL MOON.VIEW MORE ON FACEBOOK
Each year, the Premier Print Awards competition recognizes the highest quality printed pieces in various categories around the world. Each year, only the most worthy pieces receive Awards of Recognition, Certificates of Merit, and the highest honor - The Benny Statue. The Benny has become a universally recognized symbol of excellence in the printing industry. This year, Stoughton Printing Co. was honored to receive two Certificates of Merit for the “Tokyo Flashback Psychedelic Speed Freaks” vinyl package and the Paul Simon “Homeward Bound” tour book, an Award of Recognition for the Coheed and Cambria “VAXIS” box set and the highest honor of the evening was to receive the elusive Benny for the “Rick and Morty” soundtrack deluxe box set for Sub Pop Records. VIEW MORE ON FACEBOOK
The winning entries! This year at the 14th Annual PIASC Print Excellence Awards, Stoughton Printing Co. was honored with two Best of Category Awards, one Specialty Printing Award and the coveted People's Choice Award!
Among the winning entries:
The People's Choice Award: In PIASC's Print Excellence Awards 2018, the Grammy-Award winning "Voyager Golden Record 40th Anniversary Edition" LP limited edition, numbered box set we did for Ozma Records was awarded Best of Category: Specialty Printing and the coveted People's Choice Award! This gorgeous packaging is comprised of an outer box with gold foil stamped onto black uncoated stock, and contains a full color 96 pg hardcover case bound book, 1-color (black ink with gold foil) insert, and three 12” Old Style® tip-on record jackets printed with black ink onto gold foil stock on the cover and 4/C CMYK process inks printed on white label stock on the liner side of each jacket. VIEW PHOTOS
Best of Category — Functional Printing: Awarded Best of Category: Functional Printing in PIASC's Print Excellence Awards 2018, the Grammy Award-winning “Father John Misty: Pure Comedy” Deluxe Edition LP clear engraved slipcase with 5-color (CMYK process plus spot silver) diecut inner sleeve we made for our friends at Sub Pop RecordsVIEW PHOTOS
Specialty Award — Best Combo Print And Finishing:”Portal: Original Video Game Soundtrack” 5/C Custom-made for our friends at A to Z Media, this beautiful 12” tip-on gatefold jacket opens in both directions, left and right, revealing a different inside spread depending upon which way the jacket is opened!VIEW PHOTOS
(excerpt from the article) “…Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (PIASC) announces the selection of Jack Stoughton, Jr., President of Stoughton Printing Company in City of Industry, California, as it’s Executive of the Year. PIASC is the largest affiliate of Printing Industries of America, the national trade association for the printing and graphic arts industry. As a second generation printer, Jack Stoughton, Jr. has been working in the printing industry since he was 12, when his father, Jack Sr., founded Stoughton Printing Company. Over the years Jack has mastered all facets of the printing trade. Today he and his staff have honed and polished Stoughton Printing Company to be at the top of its niche, manufacturing high-end and specialty packaging for the vinyl record industry.”
To read the entire article, please use the following link: http://whattheythink.com/news/89124-piasc-selects-jack-stoughton-jr-executive-year/
Vinyl Emergency’s Jim Hanke and SPC Production Planner Rob Maushund talk about the world of music, vinyl packaging and Old Style® Tip-On Jackets in Episode 84! Check it out:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-84-rob-maushund-of-stoughton-printing/id1073212119?i=1000410013567
Our customer, Ozma Records and their project, “The Voyager Golden Record 40th Anniversary Edition,” which was printed and manufactured here at Stoughton in City of Industry, featured on NBC Weekend Nightly News NASA’s Golden Records Coming Back to Life, 40 Years Later (NBCNews.com)
Stoughton Printing Company at the 2017 PIA/SC Print Excellence Awards Show
This year at the Printing Industries Association of Southern California's Print Excellence Awards, Stoughton Printing Company was honored with six Best of Category awards, four Awards of Excellence and one of the night's most coveted awards: The People's Choice Award!
Among the winning entries:
The People's Choice Award: "Bob's Burgers Music Album" limited-edition box set we made for for Sub Pop Records! This colorfully gorgeous vinyl record packaging features overall satin coating, spot UV on both front and back of the box, and embossing to make the artwork truly pop! Inside houses a triple pocket tri-panel gatefold jacket, 48 pg hardbound lyric book, posters and other show momentos, along with 3 LP + 7" vinyl records on "condiment colored" vinyl (ketchup red, mustard yellow and relish green) featuring a massive collection of 107 songs from the first 107 episodes of 20th Century Fox Television's Emmy-award winning hit comedy.
Best of Category — Environmentally Sound Packaging : "Bon Iver: 22, A Million" 5/C (Process plus Premium Silver Metallic) Old Style® Double Pocket Gatefold Jackets for Secretly Group was awarded Best of Category in Environmentally Sound packaging. This jacket was also nominated for the 2017 GRAMMY Awards for packaging.
Best of Category — Other Special Finishing Techniques : "Georg Solti: Venice" 12" Old Style Gatefold Jackets® for Universal Music Group. Printed 4/C process with film lamination for a sleek, glossy look and feel. The unique diecut on the front cover gives a sneak peak to the 8 pg booklet that's tipped-on to the inside.
Best of Category — Diecuts, Pop-ups, Unique Folds & Involvement Devices : "The Melvins: Three Men And A Baby" 5/C Direct-to-board slipcase and direct-to-board gatefold jackets for Sub Pop Records Both pieces feature spot UV and Satin Aqueous coatings on 28 pt board. The slipcase also has spot die cutting of holes that reveal the images on the jacket, and spot gold foil stamping.
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Stoughton Printing Company "Music of the Presses" music video
SPC and the The International Printing Museum have been "orchestrating" the production of something special for "The Music of the Presses" themed exhibit at this year's 8th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair! WATCH VIDEO
Stoughton Printing Company team at Iwindale Speedway July 30, 2016
A proud sponsor of Performance P-1 Motorsports racecars #88 and #77, Stoughton Printing Company team celebrate driver Nick Joanides' 1st Place finish in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Pick Your Part Late Model Twins race at Irwindale Speedway July 30, 2016.MORE ON FACEBOOK
We had a great time at the 2nd annual Wax Record Fair that was held in conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of Capitol Studios. We held an exciting CD and vinyl record jackets printing giveaway, debuted new Old Style® gear, witnessed a fantastic performance by mike watt & The Secondmen, and had an all 'round rockin' good time! MORE ON FACEBOOK
Stoughton Printing Company at the 2016 PIA/SC Print Excellence Awards Show
This year at the Printing Industries Association of Southern California's Print Excellence Awards, Stoughton Printing Company won three Awards of Excellence, an unprecedented four Best of Category awards, and the night's most coveted award: The People's Choice Award!
Among the winning entries:
The People's Choice Award: Over 300 of our printing industry peers voted for "The Hateful Eight" reversible record jacket as their favorite printed piece at the 2016 Print Excellence Awards. This 2-LP reversible trifold jacket we made for Third Man Records features a soft-touch finish and spot UV. Also included is a 60"x12" poster, a 36"x12" poster, and a 12-page booklet insert. The Hateful Eight also won a Printing Industries Association of Southern California "Special Innovation" Best of Category Award!
Best of Category — Diecuts, Pop-ups, Unique Folds & Involvement Devices : "The Faces: Oh La La" LP Box Set for Rhino Records
Award of Excellence — Environmentally Sound : "Bennett/Brubeck "The White House Sessions Live 1962" Stoughton Double Pocket Old Style® Gatefold Jacket with film lamination for Impex Records
Award of Excellence — Diecuts, Pop-Ups, Unique Folds and Involvement Devices : "The Doors: Full Circle" Direct to Board Gatefold Jacket for Rhino Records Faithful to the original vinyl release from over 40 years ago, The Doors "Full Circle" direct to board gatefold record jacket (done for Rhino Records/Warner Music Group) features a fold out zoetrope insert you can construct and place on your spinning turntable to see the figures animate!
Best of Category — Other Special Finishing Techniques : "The Dead Weather: Dodge And Burn" Vault Package Edition Direct to Board Gatefold Jacket for Third Man Records This jacket features velvety Soft Touch coating, a sound module inside the gatefold, and raised UV with glitter that you can strike a match on!
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By Leah Wheeler (Print Works! Magazine)
(excerpt from the article) "...If you bought a fan belt for your car, you probably would not preserve the box and add it to your special collection or hang it on the wall of your home. But a record jacket is a unique packaging product that is snynonymous with the music contained within it.”
To read the entire article, please click here.
By Robert Baird (stereophile.com)
(excerpt from the article) "...Warner Music Group has launched Run Out Groove, a new fan-driven, vinyl-only label that is going to let the public, or more accurately the crate-diggers among us, choose which records from the WMG trove of labels this new label will release…The albums that win the vote will be issued in individually numbered, multi-colored, 180gm vinyl copies that will be pressed in the Netherlands at Record Industry and put into printed lyric inner sleeves and a UV or aqueous gloss tip-on jackets from Stoughton Printing of California.”
To read the entire article, please use the following link: www.stereophile.com/content/crate-diggers#wvqLxHdD87dXcP7M.99
Jack White's "Acoustic Recordings" album fresh off the press at Stoughton Printing
By Ben Marks (Collector's Weekly.com)
(excerpt from the article) "...In fact, the art of the record jacket never went away, as the current vinyl revival so clearly shows. For more than 50 years, one of the best album-art printers has been Stoughton Printing Company, which opened for business in 1964 in Los Angeles before moving to more spacious quarters in nearby City of Industry. In its earliest days, the company kept the lights on by printing the round labels that were glued to the centers of vinyl discs. Before long, though, the firm had branched out to album covers, which were expertly printed before being glued or “tipped” onto the paperboard jackets that actually protected a record. This old-school technique from the 1950s allowed Stoughton to use better paper than the heavy jacket stock it also printed on, and good paper is what makes album-cover art pop..."
To read the entire article, please use the following link: www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/music-of-the-presses
By Randall Roberts (The Los Angeles Times)
Thousands of old-style cardboard sleeves for Jack White's album "Lazaretto" sit in tightly packed checkerboard rows at Stoughton Printing plant in the City of Industry, 12.3-inch squares waiting to be stuffed with 12-inch circles. Jack Stoughton Jr., son of the company's founder, takes one from the newly printed stack and admires the work. White's blue suit pops off the print as he sits amid a flock of angel statuettes. The inside of the jacket is black — one more flourish to separate it from the others in the increasingly competitive vinyl business.
To read the entire article, please use the following link: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/great-reads/la-et-c1-stoughton-jackets-20140627-story.html#page=1
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