OUR VALUES

Craft is our past, present and future.

We believe objects crafted by human hands have soul and story. Our space aims to celebrate and preserve the legacy of artists and innovators who bring us here. All are invited to celebrate and create with us.

We believe in the practice of deep listening.

This is our greatest asset. We encourage curiosity and openness, from listening to a new record to engaging in conversation.

We embrace equity at every turn.

We envision a music industry that’s more reflective of the global majority. We strive to build more pathways and turn up the volume for lesser heard voices. 

We are music nerds, not music snobs.

We’re all about approachability and reverence toward one-another, despite different tastes.

We build community through collaboration.

The best creative work happens through partnership. We’re not afraid to try new things, make bold moves, and push boundaries. 

We believe that “newer” doesn’t necessarily mean “better.”

We seek to preserve and highlight the historic methods and traditions that don’t need upgrading. From historic architecture, to the practice of listening to a record - we believe some things are best experienced in their purest form. 

ALWAYS LISTENING.

a row of vinyl LPs in shades of green and yellow.

Today, Citizen Vinyl is home to five record press machines: 

  • New-built Duplex system, 

  • Viryl LiteTone

  • customized SMT Model 1500

  • 2022 computerized, fully-automatic press custom-built for Citizen Vinyl by Record Pressing Machines, LLC. 

Our management team has also expanded to help drive growth and innovation over the coming months. These team members bring a wealth of experience in manufacturing, innovation, sales, and brand development, check out this recent press release to learn more. 

Our production team has also added new members to meet the growing needs of our customers. Meet the entire crew here.

OUR STORY

Citizen Vinyl opened in October 2020, in the historic Citizen Times building, with just one record press and the mission to provide high quality vinyl albums for record labels and independent artists. To be at the heart of community was not only in our mission, it was our name: Citizen is an expression of our commitment to the city we love and call home, and the musicians and labels whose projects that we are entrusted to both record and press to vinyl. It continues to this day.

As of May 2026, we relocated from downtown Asheville to our new and improved manufacturing facility at 179 Merrimon Avenue in Weaverville, North Carolina. The relocation included the acquisition of all vinyl pressing equipment assets from Donaldson Record Pressing, which previously operated out of the same facility. This strategic acquisition adds two additional vinyl presses to Citizen Vinyl’s operation, substantially increasing production capacity, improving turnaround times for clients, and strengthening vinyl record pressing as a significant contributing industry to craft manufacturing in Western North Carolina.