“Optimal’s payroll includes a handful of people who listen closely to music all day, but this job is the reverse of what happens at Classic Album Sundays: the task of these listeners is to blank out the content, remain twitchily alert and check for any audible faults.”
Have a read of this article about Optimal pressing plant in Germany. It’s super rewarding and very interesting. It’s not just an article about the pressing plant…it’s also a great insight into many other interesting aspects of music & the industry.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/07/-sp-vinyls-difficult-comeback