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Profile:	東洋化成 (Toyokasei) is a manufacturer and a pressing plant in Japan. The company was incorporated in Yokohama in 1959, and started producing materials for SP and printing services. In 1961 they began producing materials for LPs, then in 1966 started the mastering of contents, cutting and metalising. In 2004 they opened the sales office in Aoyama, Tokyo. Known matrix info: Some releases have an "X" stamped into the runouts, which comes from the father stamper. Only add "Mastered By" credits for releases with the "X" marking if they are otherwise credited to have been mastered or pressed at Toyokasei on the release itself.
Parent Label:	Toyokasei Co., Ltd.
Info:	Toyokasei Co., Ltd. HQ & sales office: 1-1-1, West 7th floor Shin-Aoyama Building Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Suehiro factory: 1-1-45 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan [email protected] (Suehiro factory)
Links:	toyokasei.co.jp , Soundcloud , Facebook , X

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MalachiLui Jun 21, 2023
i find that translucent coloured vinyl pressed here sounds better than black vinyl. plays quieter and for some reason sounds less foggy, for lack of a better descriptor (though in all fairness i have no direct comparison). i only had some occasional noise on my clear vinyl copy of ryuichi sakamoto '12' but the recent haruomi hosono 'hosono house 50' reissues on black vinyl weren't great. the japanese sony plant completely obliterates toyokasei's inconsistent, often middling quality.
generikz May 6, 2023
Do not buy Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12 pressed at this factory. The constant noises and surface clicks/pops make it pointless.
KzManic Feb 10, 2023
Their quality control as physical products might be mostly clean 'visually' BUT their mastering/cutting of current pressings I actually listened are pretty weak and low that sound lifelessly, excessively sliced dynamics and frequencies. It means the vinyl sounds like CD played at a low volume; If any CD versions of the titles (especially reissues) are available, those products often sound better in detail as a result. Another evil effect of current 'busy' vinyl market.