The Earnest Tube is a recording studio in Bristol, Virginia, which specializes in recording artists live and direct-to-lacquer (AKA: direct-to-disc).

Inspired by the 1927 RCA-Victor Bristol recording sessions, also known as the “Big Bang” of country music, engineers Clint Holley and Dave Polster have perfected the craft of live pre-World War II recording.

Typically utilizing a minimalist amount of microphones, the Tube records artists similarly to how Alan Lomax or the 1927 RCA-Victor staff might have recorded famed musicians such as the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.

After the session, the musician walks out with a playable 12” disc recording. The crew at the Tube will also digitize your lacquer recordings into high-resolution files on the spot, so when all is said and done, you have an easy way to share your unique recordings with the world online!