For many scenarios the answer is no. A good master is a good master. However, there are some general things we like to see on a vinyl master (most of these are good practice for CD mastering as well):
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summing frequencies under 150hz to mono. This will take a lot of pressure off of the stylus compared to having very wide stereo sub-bass content
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roll off some high end (on cymbals especially), and de-ess vocals. Sibilance is one of the main complaints we hear from people listening to their mixes on vinyl for the first time. It's also a large contributor to inner-groove distortion.
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Go easy on the compression. Vinyl tends to sound best when tracks breathe a little, dynamically. Don't be too aggressive with brick-wall limiting. The same applies to stereo widening plugins.
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Keep the physical limitations of records in mind. Records have some inherent physical flaws, the big one being inner groove distortion. Since the outer portion of the record spins faster than the inner portion (physics!), the songs on the inner portion of each side have less groove-per-second, which reduces fidelity. Trying to put a big loud rock number with splashy cymbals as the last song on Side A or B is asking for audible distortion. Conversely, putting a delicate piano ballad as the last song on Side A or B will also have the inner groove distortion be much more noticeable.