{"id":25610,"date":"2026-11-05T17:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pressingvinyl.co.uk\/?p=25610"},"modified":"2026-11-05T19:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T19:31:04","slug":"how-much-does-it-cost-to-press-vinyl-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pressingvinyl.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/11\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-press-vinyl-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does It Cost to Press Vinyl in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re planning a release, the first thing you probably want to know is how much it costs to make vinyl records in the UK. Here are real figures from our current price list, including delivery to one UK address.<\/p>\n<p>The short answer: 200 copies of a 12\u2033 on black vinyl in a black disco bag costs \u00a31,093 + VAT, which is about \u00a35.47 a record. At 1,000 copies, the price per record drops to about \u00a32.59.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/wt-work-odysee.jpg\" alt=\"Double 12-inch vinyl release pressed on white vinyl with a printed marble-effect sleeve\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:560px;height:auto;margin:0 0 24px\"><\/p>\n<h2>Vinyl pressing prices in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>All prices are + VAT.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Package<\/th>\n<th>200 copies<\/th>\n<th>300 copies<\/th>\n<th>500 copies<\/th>\n<th>1,000 copies<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>12\u2033 black vinyl, black disco bag<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,093<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,230<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,609<\/td>\n<td>\u00a32,589<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\u2033 black vinyl, printed spined sleeve<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,611<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,979<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12\u2033 coloured vinyl, printed spined sleeve<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,745<\/td>\n<td>\u00a32,139<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7\u2033 black vinyl, white disco bag<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3976<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,199<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7\u2033 black vinyl, printed disco sleeve<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,279<\/td>\n<td>\u00a31,459<\/td>\n<td>Ask us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Prices can change, so your quote confirms the final figure. Our minimum run is 200 copies.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s included in the price of pressing vinyl<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cutting from vinyl masters you supply<\/li>\n<li>5 test pressings<\/li>\n<li>Full-colour labels<\/li>\n<li>Delivery to one UK address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What&#8217;s not included<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>VAT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mastering<\/strong>, or cutting with a UK engineer. We can arrange either and quote it separately.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shrink-wrap<\/strong>, which is 17p a record for 12\u2033 and 14p for 7\u2033<\/li>\n<li><strong>A barcode<\/strong>, which is 5p a record plus 8p a record for stickering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What affects the cost of pressing vinyl<\/h2>\n<h3>Quantity: small runs and bigger runs<\/h3>\n<p>The price per record falls quickly as the run gets bigger, because cutting, metalwork and test pressings are needed whether you press 200 copies or 1,000. For a 12\u2033 on black vinyl in a black disco bag:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 copies: about \u00a35.47 a record<\/li>\n<li>300 copies: about \u00a34.10 a record<\/li>\n<li>500 copies: about \u00a33.22 a record<\/li>\n<li>1,000 copies: about \u00a32.59 a record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sleeve and packaging<\/h3>\n<p>Moving from a black disco bag to a printed spined sleeve on a 12\u2033 adds \u00a3381 at 300 copies and \u00a3370 at 500 copies.<\/p>\n<h3>Coloured vinyl<\/h3>\n<p>Coloured vinyl adds \u00a3134 at 300 copies and \u00a3160 at 500 copies, compared with the same record on black.<\/p>\n<h3>7\u2033 or 12\u2033 records<\/h3>\n<p>A 7\u2033 in a white disco bag costs \u00a3976 for 300 copies, compared with \u00a31,230 for a 12\u2033 in a black disco bag.<\/p>\n<h2>Comparing vinyl pressing quotes<\/h2>\n<p>Quotes from different companies don&#8217;t always cover the same things. Before you compare two prices, check whether each one includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cutting<\/li>\n<li>Test pressings, and how many<\/li>\n<li>Delivery, and to where<\/li>\n<li>VAT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How long does vinyl pressing take?<\/h2>\n<p>Allow around 4 weeks to test pressings, then around 8 weeks after you approve them. Plant schedules vary, so these times aren&#8217;t guaranteed. Tell us your release date early and we&#8217;ll let you know what&#8217;s realistic.<\/p>\n<h2>Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2014\/07\/dmm-direct-metal-mastering-lacquer\/\">DMM vs lacquer: which should you choose?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2014\/06\/heavyweight-180g-vinyl\/\">Heavyweight 180g vinyl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2014\/06\/dinked-7-records\/\">Dinked 7\u2033 records<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Get a vinyl pressing quote<\/h2>\n<p>Send us your format, quantity and sleeve, and we&#8217;ll usually reply with an itemised quote within 2 working days. <a href=\"\/#quote\">Get a quote<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What it really costs to press vinyl in the UK, with our current prices, what is included and what changes the price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-well-tempered"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Much Does It Cost to Press Vinyl in the UK? | Well Tempered<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Real UK vinyl pressing prices: 200 copies of a 12\u2033 from \u00a31,093 + VAT. 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