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There's a lot of music that isn't even available anymore in any formats other than digital.

It would be cool if there was a service where one can "burn" (or press) a vinyl record from a bunch of mp3/wav files, and print a nice sleeve.

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Pressing a one-off record isn't worth the cost because of the requirement of creating a pressing mother. (Mastering, creating a lacquer, a mother, a stamper, then finally pressing.) However, for one-offs your options are basically an acetate (which'll wear quickly with play) or a lathe-cut dubplate (which can be a bit lo-fi depending on process).

There's a bunch of lathe services available: http://carverycuts.com/home/dubplates-order.html http://www.audiogeography.com/records/ http://vinylcarvers.com/ https://www.cutadub.com/

I had been thinking of a similar sort of product offering. If anyone knows about about record presses and is interested in ideas, please get in touch.

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