BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production

Indeed, these records were cut direct-to-disc.
The process used was beautifully demonstrated and filmed on the recent American Epic PBS documentary, URL here

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/american-epic/
Look under "American Epic Sessions". This shows modern day artists (like Jack White, Elton John etc) all recording direct-to-disc on 78rpm using the last surviving mastering machine of its type.

Lots of efforts...

I bought a Smiths LP and a Paul Weller LP on ebay recently from a seller in the U.K.  When I received them it was obvious they were counterfeit.  
I sent the seller a message and he immediately refunded my money and let me keep the records.  I guess he didn't want to take any chances I would report him to ebay.  On Discogs there are countless listings for counterfeit pressings of all kinds of music.  They don't allow it to be sold there, but they document the fakes.  They are everywhere.  Even my local record stores sell fakes.  What makes me mad is they have absolutely no collector's or resale value.  Might as throw your money away.   

my local used record store sold me a copy of a hard to find album in cd
format  its the jewel box
empty on the shelf.   They 
put the CD in the jewel case.  you get it home and
it looks like to 100,s of 
blank CD you burned 
  same thing