[ISSUE] VCA ___ (controls other than level)

Could you please stop confusing “linked tracks” with VCAs.

If you have tracks controlled by a VCA then pressing solo on an individual track does not solo all.
If you press solo ON THE VCA they should all solo.

Why shouldn’t record be the same? If you don’t want that functionality you don’t have to press the button. It’s exactly that simple. I don’t think you fully see how VCAs work.