Premium vinyl CDs in record-style card sleeves with outer printed wallets for small run orders of 20 items or more
These are a premium version of our standard vinyl CDs in record-style wallets as these ones are then encased in a slightly larger printed outer wallet so that they are packaged like a traditional vinyl record with a printed outer slipcase and the disc then further protected in a record-style wallet inside which has a hole in the front panel to display the disc artwork. The whole disc package is then finished and sealed with a cellophane wrap.
The 12cm vinyl-effect CDs are very popular for both singles and full albums. The CDs have a solid black, gold, silver, white, red or green ridged spiral running around the outside of the disc on the printed side, looking exactly like grooves in a record. The data sides of the discs then match the top colour of the discs for the black, silver, red and green discs (it is just the gold and white discs that can’t have matching colour data sides and they are a standard silver underneath).
These 12cm circular vinyl CDs have a capacity of 700MB and a 65mm area in the center of the disc where a full colour printed sticker is applied.
They come in record-style card wallets in 100% recycled natural white card with a matt finish, smooth white card, a thick solid matt red (roughly Pantone 1797), a thick solid matt black or a thick textured brown Manila / kraft colour, see further below for a picture and further information. Alternatively we can also provide the record-style inner wallets with your own artwork printed on the front and reverse to give you four printed sides of artwork (with the two panels of the outer wallets included), if you need additional space for lyrics, credits or photographs.
Additional info
Additional info
Recycled card
If you would like your wallets printed using 100% recycled card stock then please select the Recycled card option from the Wallet Material drop down above. The recycled card is a rougher texture and not as bright white as the standard card. We do not advise laminating recycled cards (doesn’t work as well on the recycled card and defeats the object of going for a recycled material!)
Laminate options for the wallets
As standard the wallets are supplied with no laminate coating applied, so a semi-gloss finish, however we can coat them in either a gloss or matt plastic laminate. The lamination makes the wallets far more durable, stronger and more resistant to liquids. In the case of the gloss laminates the colours are enhanced with blacks looking deeper and colours richer overall. With matt lamination, finger prints do not show up at all, but colours are not quite as deep and appear a little lighter than either the uncoated or gloss options. Please select the relevant option from the Lamination drop down above if you would like a matt or gloss laminate, otherwise they will be the standard semi-gloss finish (used for most orders).
Do you need a barcode?
If you will be selling your discs through a retail store then you will probably need to register a unique barcode for your release and apply it to the rear outer artwork of your product to make it possible for them to sell via their product barcode scanner.
In Europe we use the EAN 13 barcode system and in North America the UPC system is used. We can register an EAN 13 barcode for you and embed the barcode graphic within your disc packaging artwork. The only information that we will require from you will be the name of the band/artist and the title of the release, then just leave a suitable space in your artwork and we will register the barcode and add it to your artwork for you.
Click here to order a barcode.
Have you considered NFC tag stickers?
If you would like customers to be able to tap your cassette tape, CD, USB, VHS or just about anything else on their Android or Apple phone to open up a web page, music video, specific Spotify artist page, album or track then just include NFC (Near Field Communication) tag stickers with your order and we can then apply them to your product.
These tags measure 19mm x 12mm in size, use an NTAG213 chip with clear PET and a strong adhesive back. They have a strong field for their size and are very durable.
Click here to order NFC tag stickers.
How to place an order
An order can be created by selecting the required product options above and adding them to your order. If you have your audio and artwork files ready, you can upload them at this stage. This process will generate a quote, which will be emailed to you and our admin team. No payment is required at this point.
A member of our team will then be in touch, generally within 1-2 working days, to check your quote and artwork and discuss your order. Should you then wish to proceed, they will email you an invoice for payment before we start production.
If you wish to upload your files at a later date or have any issues uploading via our website, you can also send your files to us via WeTransfer.
Any questions?
There are often many questions that customers may have that are not answered above, in which case please do not hesitate to pick up the phone or email us and we will try to help. Our contact details can be found here.
We also have an extensive CD production FAQs section which may help to answer your questions.
