Vinyl Pressing Configurator — 8Merch Pressing & Printing

Configure Your Vinyl

Choose your format, quantity, and how your record will look.

Quantity

copies

Minimum order quantity is 100 copies.

Format

Weight

Speed

Number of LPs

Sides with Music

How many sides require a mastercut & galvanics set?

Center Labels

Choose label type for your vinyl center labels. White unprinted labels are included at no extra cost.

Test Press

A test press is cut before the main run to verify sound quality. 5 units are included with every order.

Vinyl Color & Variants

One color? Select it below. Splitting your run into multiple color variants? Add variants and assign quantities — they must add up to your total.

Set quantities above to see assignment

Packaging

Choose your sleeve, print finish, inner packaging, and insert.

Inner Sleeve

Outer Sleeve

Print Finish

Extra Finish

Insert / Booklet

Extras & Add-ons

Packaging finish, stickers, numbering, and other add-ons.

Packaging Finish

Barcode Sticker (UPC/EAN)

Required for retail distribution and D2C order fulfillment. You can skip it if your barcode is printed directly on artwork.

Marketing Sticker

Artist, title, tracklist and barcode on sleeve.

Numbering

Add an individual touch to every unit by stamping or printing a unique number on it — useful for personalisation or stressing the limited nature of the pressing.

Numbered edition

Signed Insert / Art Card

If you would like us to insert an autographed piece of artwork into this package, select this option and you will be able to ship the signed items to our warehouse for collating.

Summary

Review your configuration and fill in your project details.

Configuration

Project Details

UPC / EAN / SKU *

The unique identifier of your release — the main catalogue ID of your album. Include the barcode number if you already have one assigned.

Artist / Band Name *

Release Title *

Your Account

Log in or create an account to save your order and track its progress.

An account lets you track your order status, download files, and manage your billing details. Your configuration is saved automatically.

How would you like to proceed with this order?

Every order goes through our team's review first. We verify your configuration and check asset compliance before releasing it for production.

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Direct Purchase & Delivery

Pay for production upfront and we ship the full quantity to your delivery address once pressing is complete.

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Direct Purchase & Fulfillment

Pay for production upfront and split stock across our EU, UK, and US warehouses. We fulfill orders directly from your ecommerce storefront and in bulk to your customers.

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Pre-order Funding

Set up a preorder campaign on our platform and promote it to your fans. Once MOQ is reached we go into production — all preorders are fulfilled automatically by our team.

Campaign Mockup Preview

Click below to upload your front cover and label artwork to create a visual mockup of your record for the pre-order campaign page. The vinyl itself is rendered automatically from your configurator choices.

⚠ These uploads are for web display only (72 dpi, JPG or PNG) — they are separate from the print-ready files uploaded in the previous step.

💰 Financial Calculator

Set your retail price and drag the sliders to model every possible outcome — from break-even to full sell-out, including the Artist Self-Purchase option.

EUR per record

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Break-even

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Sellout Net Profit

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after 8Merch commission

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Revenue—

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Gross profit—

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Your net profit—

✓ Copies left for you—

🎯 Artist Self-Purchase Option

Purchase a portion of the pressing yourself at production cost to reduce the number of pre-orders needed. Your copies can be sold independently, used for promotion, or kept — on your own terms. The pre-order campaign only needs to fund the remaining portion.

You self-purchase 0%

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Preorder Campaign Details

These details are used to build your campaign page on preorder.8merch.com — our team reviews everything before it goes live.

Retail price—

Preorder target (MOQ)—

Campaign Description *

The story, tracklist highlights, or pitch that will appear on your preorder page.

Campaign Duration

Pressing begins the day after your campaign ends. Production takes around 4–6 weeks, so backers should expect shipping notifications roughly 4–6 weeks after the campaign closes.

Once the ordered quantity is reached, should we…

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Cap at Ordered Quantity

Stop taking preorders once we hit the — copies you're pressing.

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Allow Oversell Until End Date

Keep selling past your press quantity until the campaign closes.

Your Details

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Phone Number

Label / Organisation (optional)

Notes (optional)

Files

Upload your audio tracks and print-ready artwork files. Files can also be sent later — you can submit now and upload after.

Audio Tracks

Upload each track separately under its side. WAV 24-bit 44.1kHz+ or AIFF preferred. Duration is auto-read from each file.

Artwork Files

PDF, AI, PSD, or TIFF only — minimum 300 DPI, CMYK or Spot (PMS) color, 3 mm bleed. Templates available on request.

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