Abstract: A die assembly and a method of forming a vinyl record are provided. The assembly includes a base circular-shaped plate having an outer ring-shaped gasket groove, an inner O-ring groove, and a plurality of concentric grooves extending from a primary surface into the base circular-shaped plate. The assembly includes an O-ring that is disposed in the inner O-ring groove, and an outer ring-shaped gasket disposed in the outer ring-shaped gasket groove. The assembly includes a contacting circular-shaped plate having an engagement surface and a plurality of concentric channels such that a plurality of concentric finger portions are formed on the contacting circular-shaped plate. The plurality of concentric finger portions are partially disposed in the plurality of concentric grooves and contact the base circular-shaped plate.