500 Black or Mixed Color 7" Vinyl Records

Where digital meets analog!

Get 500 units in 7" vinyl, black OR mixed color (one or the other, the choice is yours!), with 4-color matte or smooth-finish jackets, white dust sleeves and more. For a one-time flat fee of only $1349 (U.S. dollars), you get:

500 7" Records on standard weight vinyl either in RANDOMLY MIXED COLORED or all BLACK vinyl (your choice, but you cannot mix black with mixed colored, one or the other)
Choice of small or large center hole
Choice of 45 or 33 1/3 RPM
Four-color CMYK jackets (your choice, matte or smooth aqueous finish)
Plain white dust sleeves
Labels in 1-color paper with 1-color ink only (if you choose the random colored vinyl we suggest B&W labels just to avoid possible color conflicts).
Lacquer mastering & plating
Test pressings sent to you for your approval before we manufacture
Shipping to one location in the continental U.S.

Since 1962, United Record Pressing has been offering the highest quality at the lowest price. They were pressing the first Beatles 7”s in America and they’re still pressing 7” 10” and 12” records today for most of the majors and indies too. They’re still in the same Nashville location they established in the 60’s so they’ve got their business down to a science and are located centrally so no matter where you’re at you’ll get your records fast.

TO ORDER:

IMPORTANT: Payment in full is due at the time the order is placed. All order materials (source material, order form, copyright compliance forms, and label art) must be included in one single package you send. This is an "as is" special; if you need different options, you will need to let us know what you would like and we will come back to you with a revised price. This package deal is only available for orders in the United States. This package includes shipping of your order in its entirety to one location.

Time restrictions: 7" records - 4:30 minutes per side @ 45 rpm; 6:00 minutes per side @ 33 1/3 rpm.
Turnaround: After test pressings and jacket PDF proofs are approved it’ll be about 15-20 business days before your records are shipped.

STEP 1: Download the .PDF forms here. You will need to fill out each one of these forms and include them with all your order materials.
STEP 2: Burn all your art design files and master to a DVD or CDR and print out a physical copy of your art, both the label art AND the jacket art (black and white, low-res is okay, this is for verification purposes only) into one single package and "snail" mail your completed package with all forms printed and signed to:
STEP 3: A PDF proof the Jacket art (only) will be emailed to you. Reply via email to united@urpressing.com that you approve the PDF proof.
STEP 4: You will receive your vinyl Test Pressings in the mail approximately two weeks after we receive all your materials. This is an actual record with a blank or test pressing label for you to listen to for approval. Approve the Test Pressing via email to united@urpressing.com (If you are unhappy with your Test Pressing due to our error, skipping, pops and such, we’ll send you new Test Pressings at our expense; but if you end up making a mixing change and/or want to change the source material for a new Test Pressing, additional charges will be incurred.)
STEP 5: You full order will be shipped to the address you supplied.

IMPORTANT: In the event we discover any uncleared masters and/or unauthorized master recordings, there will be a $25 cancellation fee as well as a charge for any additional costs incurred up to that point in time (for example, the cost of the labels or the jackets). The balance of your payment, if any, will be refunded.

If you have questions or wish to follow up or check the status of an order, please write united@urpressing.com and they will get right back to you.

Additional Important Information

There are a number of steps involved in making vinyl; below is a list of common terms used to describe the various terms and manufacturing steps needed to make vinyl. Please make sure to read them:

PRE-PRESSING ACTIVITIES (Before Your Record Is Made):

Mastering (Customer's responsibility): Mixing, EQ-ing, etc., should be done prior to sending your DAT or CDR source to us to press your records. The source you send should sound like you want the music to sound on vinyl, sequenced in order with the correct spacing between each song and a longer space between sides. TuneCore also provides Mastering for $45 a song or $450 for 11 - 13 songs. For details, click here.

What is Mastering? Click here for a FREE PDF download that explains the whole world of mastering.

Lacquer Mastering (TuneCore's responsibility): Lacquer mastering refers to taking the music from your DAT or CDR source and transferring it onto a lacquer. A lacquer is like a soft, waxy version of a record that is used to create the metal stampers that are used to make your records in the vinyl presses.

A 12" record can hold up to 18 minutes of music per side at 33 1/3 rpm, and up to 12 minutes per side at 45 rpm. A 7" record at 33 1/3 rpm can hold up to 6 minutes per side. However, if your music is fairly bass-heavy, you may want to shoot for a maximum of 4:30 per side in order to insure optimal sound quality. At 45 rpm, a 7" record can hold up to 4:30 per side, or 3:30 per side for heavy bass.

IMPORTANT: When your music is transferred to a lacquer, it is transferred just like it is sent to us; we do not make ANY changes.

Locked groove: This is a continuous loop around which the stylus on a record player can travel. Locked grooves can be silent or may contain a sound of a small duration (Sergeants' Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band has one of these).

Editing charges: Editing charges are applicable if our mastering department has to re-sequence the tracks from your source material or if they have to compile the tracks for one side of the record from several different sources or add spacing, etc. The best way to avoid extra editing charges is to send us a DAT or CDR with the tracks mixed sequenced and spaced in the order that you would like them to appear on your record.

Reference Laquer: This is a sample disc that is done before lacquer mastering or plating. The only time this is necessary is if a customer is not sure if their music will sound right on vinyl, or if a DJ wants to use a song on vinyl to record another song.

Matrix #: These are the numbers and/or letters etched into the vinyl in the space between the last track of the record and the center label. This is a number that is chosen by the customer (i.e. AA-001) also "A" and "B" needs to correspond with "A" and "B" on the label.

Record #: This is the number assigned by the customer and is used to identify his records (same as a matrix #).

PRESSING ACTIVITIES:

2-Step Plating: In the plating process, the metal stampers are created from the lacquers. Lacquers are coated with silver and electroplated to make the hard nickel metal plates. These plates are a "negative image" of the record in that the grooves in the plates are raised where the grooves in the records will be etched. In the second step of plating, we take the stampers and create "mothers." "Mothers" are a metal version of your record. The mothers are used to create replacement stampers in case they get damaged or worn out from use.

Blank or extra stamper: A blank stamper is a pressing plate that contains grooves without music. These are used if you want a blank b-side on your record. An extra stamper is a copy of stamper that would be made if you wanted your record to be a double a-side. If you need a single-sided or double a-side record, you would be charged for lacquer mastering and plating for only one side and for the blank or extra stamper.

Labels: These are the circles on the center of your records, with your information printed on them. Labels are not stickers, but are a special 80 lb. paper and heat resistant ink. They are printed in sets of 1,000 and are embedded into the vinyl, during the first step of pressing. We cannot press a record without a label. If the labels are not marked "A" and "B" to correspond with the stampers, we are not responsible for the labels being placed on the wrong side of the record.

Test Pressing: This is an actual record, with a blank or test pressing label. A Test Pressing will be mailed to you to listen to for approval. Once the test pressing is approved by you we proceed with the order of. If you do not request a test pressing and there is a problem with the record after it has been pressed and shipped, we will not be financially responsible any required re-pressings. If you are unhappy with your test pressing do to our error, skipping, pops and such we’ll send you new test pressings at our expense. If you end up making a mixing change and/or want to change the source material for a new Test Pressing, additional charges will be incurred.

Sleeves: These are the die-cut white paper protective covers for 7", 10" or 12" records. Sleeves are included with the price of the records in order to protect the records.

Jackets: These are the cardboard covers for your records.

OTHER:

Drop Shipments: For orders that are not shipped to a single address, there will be additional handling charges. This will be by quote depending on each order.

Warranty: We strive to provide you with a quality product. We realize that errors can occur and will stand behind any product that is a result of our error. However, no product can be replaced or credit given more than 30 days after you receive your order.