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Premium Vinyl Pressing in Columbus, OH

Vinyl Pressing

Turn times are 9 to 12 weeks.

Until further notice: Due to worldwide increases in freight and shipping, Musicol is adding a surcharge of 25 cents per pound to all vinyl orders. This charge is due to the increased costs of shipping incurred on vinyl materials worldwide. Until worldwide shipping demand falls in line with capacity, we are forced to add this surcharge to all orders.

Vinyl Pricing

The below prices go into effect on April 15, 2025. Pressing price includes:

  • Mastering (lacquer cutting)
  • Stamper
  • 5 Test Pressings
  • Labels (Black ink on White Paper; all others are considered full color and are an extra $160.00)
  • Records
  • Plain White Paper Sleeves
Standard Black Vinyl Pressing Pricing
# of Records 7″ 12″
100 $970 $1,435
300 $1,130 $1,720
500 $1,240 $2,085
1000 $1,550 $2,810
Colored Vinyl (per 100) add $75 per 100 add $95 per 100
Extra Tests (each) $2.50 $3.00
Random Color (Limited Availability) Same as Black Same as Black
Custom Vinyl Pressing Pricing
Glow in The Dark Vinyl (per 100) add $250 per 100 add $440 per 100

You can choose from a wide variety of vinyl colors including:

  • Clear
  • Coke Bottle Clear
  • Transparent Green
  • Transparent Blue
  • Transparent Red
  • Transparent Gold
  • White
  • Opaque Yellow
  • Opaque Red
  • Opaque Blue
  • Opaque Violet

Due to the vinyl manufacturing process, there will be slight variations in the vinyl color. Musicol recording can not be held responsible for colored vinyl variations.

In any colored record job there will be a few randomly colored records as we change the color. These are called Changeover Records and will be included in your run. The colored records count in your order starts when the record is more of your chosen color than of the changeover color.

If you have any questions or concerns on the colored vinyl manufacturing process, please contact us by calling (614) 267-3133.

Re-Ordering Vinyl

Reorder prices are $1.85 per record for 12″ vinyl and $1.15 per record for 7″ vinyl, plus the following setup fee:

Quantity Setup Fee
100 $100
300 $75
500 $50

Submitting Your Masters

Masters should be supplied in the following formats:

  • WAV/AIFF files (we accept 16-bit or 24-bit WAV or AIFF files with a sampling rate of either 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, or 96kHz).
  • Audio CD-R master in Redbook Standard CD format
  • WAV/AIFF files (we accept 16-bit or 24-bit WAV or AIFF files with a sampling rate of either 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, or 96kHz).
  • 1/4″ Analog Tape (sequenced and including reference tones)

WAV/AIFF files can be shared via sharing platforms such as WeTransfer, Google Drive, and Dropbox. Also, you can provide them clearly labeled and saved on a data CD-R, DVD-R, or a USB flash drive formatted to FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS.

There is a $30 charge for any format changes needed.

There is no extra charge to cut your master from 1/4″ analog tape. However, your tape should have test tones, and be sequenced and ready to play. Any additional sequencing done in house will be billed as studio time at $50/hr.

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Vinyl Pressing Time Guidelines

  • 7″ | 33 RPM | 07 min per side
  • 7″ | 45 RPM | 4.5 min per side
  • 12″ | 33 RPM | 18 min per side
  • 12″ | 45 RPM | 12 min per side

For more information about mastering your music for vinyl, read our Vinyl Mastering Guidelines.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not responsible for pressing and cutting defects on sides longer than the recommended times.

Required Forms

- Record Order Form: PDF

- Mandatory Indemnification Agreement: PDF

- Rights to Duplicate: PDF

- Transfer of Rights: PDF

Templates

- 12 inch Center Label for Artwork: PDF

- 7-inch Large Hole Center Label for Artwork: PDF

- 7-inch Small Hole Center Label for Artwork: PDF

- 12 inch  ABCD Label Artwork: PDF

-7 Inch Glue Pocket: PDF

- 7 Inch Glue Pocket Center Holes: PDF

- 7 Inch Glue Pocket_Front Center Hole: PDF

- 7 Inch Sleeve: PDF

- 7x7 7 Inch Insert: PDF

- 14x7 7 Inch Insert: PDF

 

- 12 Inner Sleeve Die Line with HOLES: PDF

- 12 Inner Sleeve Die Line: PDF

- 12 Inch Wide Spine Jacket: PDF

- 11x11 12 Inch Insert: PDF

- 12 Inch Gatefold Jacket: PDF

- 12 Standard LP Jacket: PDF

- 22x11 12 inch Insert: PDF

 

Lacquer Cutting

Included in the cost of your Musicol vinyl pressing job is in-house mastering (lacquer cutting). We also do mastering for other pressing plants. We can do standard or custom lathe cuts for any vinyl production run. Mastering Prices are listed below.

Standard Lacquer Cutting
7″ $75.00 (per side)
12″ $150 (per side)
Custom Lacquer Cutting
Locking Groove (per) +$25
Inside Out Cut (per side) +$50

Dub Plates / One Off Records

We offer dub-plate cutting services. We use the same all analog mastering setup to cut dub-plates (one off records). Pricing and suggested time per side are listed below.

Standard Dub-Plate Cutting
7″ $105
10″ $120
12″ $135
Custom Dub-Plate Cutting
Locking Groove (per) +$35
Inside Out Cut (per side) +$60

Dub Plate Time Guidelines

  • 7″ | 33 RPM | 07 min per side
  • 7″ | 45 RPM | 4 min 30 secs per side
  • 10″ | 33 RPM | 7 min 45 secs per side
  • 10″ | 45 RPM | 6 min 15 secs per side
  • 12″ | 33 RPM | 11 min per side
  • 12″ | 45 RPM | 8 min 15 secs per side
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Record Jacket Pricing

Printed Record Jacket Pricing
CMYK Full Color Printed Jackets 7″ 12″
300 $620 $770
500 $660 $785
1000 $760 $999

If you don’t see a record or jacket option listed, don’t hesitate to contact us by calling (614) 267-3133.