The LAST Factory was founded in 1979 in Livermore California by three scientists interested in preserving their own record collections. First they set out to research the underlying causes of vinyl record wear. Based on the research, they invented a preservative that actually prevents record damage. Even after hundreds of plays, their vinyl records sounded brand new. They named this ground-breaking product LAST Record Preservative (Liquid Archival Sound Treatment), which continues to receive wide acclaim in the audio industry today.