Terms and conditions
All E-mail quotes include mastering charges. We do not include shipping or film charges or charges for additional art adjustment in our quotes, they will be added in final invoice. Orders require 75% of total balance when submitted and the remainder before the final is shipped. First time orders, and orders for products manufactured in our European facilities require 100% pre-payment. Orders under one thousand dollars require full balance upon placement of order. Orders submitted from customers outside of the United Stated require full balance upon ordering. We accept VISA, MASTER CARD and AMERICAN EXPRESS, (credit cards subject to a processing fee) bank wire transfers, as well as other standard forms of payment, however first time customers are required to make payment by secured funds. Customer agrees that he/she bears all financial responsibility of orders placed, and is liable for additional fees, and finance charges due to late payment, and authorizes Recordpressing.com to use any and all legal measures to collect upon outstanding balance.
Please make all checks payable to - Recordpressing.com
All vinyl and CD’s are produced at a state of the art facility and drop shipped anywhere in the world. All vinyl is made to the black lacquer or DMM standard unless previously determined otherwise. Mastering by our facility yields a mirror of what is contained on the customer master. We do not make any enhancements to the recording unless previously authorized. Customer may have no right to any/all claims if third party lacquer is supplied. Turn-around times are estimations and are not guaranteed. We are not responsible for orders left over two months. Additional storage charges may then apply. All cancellations are subject to a $300 dollar fee. CD cancellations subject to a $350 cancellation fee. All cancellations subject to cancellation fee and payment of all completed parts, at time of cancellation. Masters must be provided in CD format or may be subject to a "format transferring" fee. Art work, film processing quotes, music pre-mastering, and shipping prices are estimations and will be billed in the final invoice. Any and all submitted materials are received as is; and ( i.e. masters, art, film ) will be considered to be finished product ready for manufacturing. Recordpressig.com will not make any adjustments or look for possible errors. Masters remain the property of the owner, however are not returned, please do not send us your only copy. All artwork must be accompanied by a proof, or match print, in order to guarantee accuracy. Recordpressing.com will not be liable for printing errors if proofs are not supplied, and "bluelines" are not requested for approval at time of ordering. Recordpressing.com will run "bluelines" prints of all graphic artwork which will require approval before final print work is completed, only if requested. All Artwork must be completed in a Recordpressing.com template, or printing errors may occur. All European orders must have country of origin, and ,manufacturer name somewhere in artwork, if it is to be exported outside of Europe. (Us Customs may hold shipment, and additional charges may apply) (please ask for more details at the time of your order) All runs are subject to industry standard 10% over/ under-run and will be adjusted on the final invoice. Final weight of vinyl may vary depending on facility used. Jobs will not be processed until we have received all parts, and any and all required changes have been made. Customer should provide his/her own insurance coverage, as Recordpressing.com does not provide protection for client’s parts in our possession. Recordpressing.com does not accept any type of consequential damages. (this includes but is not limited printing errors due to Recordpressing.com guidelines and terms not being followed, audio errors) Prices subject to change.
Customer agrees in full confirmation to Recordpressing.com that the customer holds all rights of manufacture, author, performer, and any right necessary to manufacture and distribute the sound tracks covered by this confirmation. The customer further confirms that he/she does not violate the rights of any other qualified party.
The customer bears all liability that the forgoing is correct and assumes the obligation to indemnify all qualified subjects for damages and or losses. In accordance with this confirmation, the customer agrees to provide the company register specifications or other data verifying its legal existence and if necessary, copies of contracts to verify the legal possession of necessary rights. The customer declares by signing that he/she has read and understands the terms of this document.
ACCOUNT and/or LABEL -
ARTIST -
TITLE/CATALOG Number -
Please print, sign and return to us for order processing.
______
name date signature
VINYL ORDER FORM - FORM MUST BE TYPED PRIOR TO PRINTING AND SIGNING
ACCOUNT NAME: / LABEL:
FORMAT / 12" STANDARD
12" 180 GRAM
12” 220 GRAM
12" PIC-DISC
12" COLOR
COLOR______/ 10"
10" PIC-DISC
10" COLOR
COLOR______/ 7"
7" HEAVY
7" PIC-DISC
BIG HOLE
SMALL HOLE
7" COLOR
COLOR______/ QTY / TOTAL QTY
( W/O TESTS, including white labels with final order)
WHITE LABELS (with final order)
TEST PRESSINGS
MASTERING / FORMAT / DMM
LACQUER (you must supply) / LABEL/ PIC DISC PRINTING / i NONE (CZECH WHITE LABELS)
i CMYK COLOR PRINTING
i PANTONE SCALE SPOT PRINTING
NUMBER OF COLORS _____
PLEASE LIST PANTONE COLORS BELOW
EXTRAS / ENGRAVING ON BOTH SIDES
ENDLESS GROOVE
ENGRAVING STATEMENT:
JACKETS / JACKETS / NO JACKET
WHITE JACKET
BLACK JACKET
CMYK COLOR JACKET PRINTING
PICTURE DISC SLEEVE
GATEFOLD
1 OR 2 COLOR JACKET (PANTONE) PLEASE LIST PANTONE COLORS BELOW / WHITE LABEL PACKAGING / NO WHITE LABELS
WHITE LABELS IN FINAL PRODUCTION SLEEVES
WHITE LABELS IN WHITE SLEEVES
(DIE CUT)
WHITE LABELS IN BLACK SLEEVES
(DIE CUT)
NO JACKETS WITH WHITE LABELS
DIE CUT HOLE / YES NO
SPINE / YES (3MM) NO (1MM)
INNER-SLEEVE / PAPER PLASTIC
REVERSE SIDE PRINTING / NO YES / NOTES / I HAVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS WHICH
ARE ON AN ATTACHED PAGE.
SHRINKWRAP / NO YES
LAMINATION / NONE GLOSS MATTE
TRACK LISTING / PLEASE USE ATTACHED PAGE FOR EXTENDED TRACK LISTING / DAT TIME
MASTER SOURCE / TRACK # / TITLE / LENGTH / START TIME / END TIME
SIDE A 45 RPM 33 RPM
SIDE B 45 RPM 33 RPM
COMPONENTS / NEW CUSTOMERS / ACCOUNT INFORMATION FORM
CREDIT APPLICATION (FOR ALL CUSTOMERS ORDERING MORE THAN $5000)
SIGNED TERMS AND CONDITONS
FOR THIS ORDER / MASTER SOURCE SIGNED ESTIMATE
DEPOSIT ORDER FORM
GRAPHICS DISC SPLASH PROOF OR MATCH PRINT
TEST PRESSING APPROVAL
INFO / ACCOUNTCATALOG NUMBER
SALES REP.
FULFILLMENT / I WILL NOT BE REQUESTING
ANY FULFILLMENT SERVICES,
PLEASE SHIP MY ORDER TO ME ASAP. / I NEED FULFILLMENT SERVICES FOR THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL SUBMIT A FULFILLMENT ORDER. / I NEED INTERNATIONAL AND UNITED STATES FULFILLMENT. THE QUANITY LISTED BELOW IS TO BE LEFT IN EUROPE AND AWAIT MY FULFILLMENT ORDER, THE REMAINDER IS TO BE HELD AT RECORDPRESSING.COM AND AWAIT MY UNITED STATES FULFILLMENT ORDER.
QTY:
NOTE: Finished product will not be shipped until full payment has been received. To ensure expedient delivery of product please mail your remaining balance ASAP RECORDPRESSING.COM does NOT ship product C.O.D. The easiest way to process U.S. shipments is to supply us with your UPS account number.
FORWARD THIS DOCUMENT VIA MAIL OR FAX ( NO EMAIL ) ASAP TO:
RECORDPRESSING.COM
475 HAIGHT STREET
San Francisco, CA 94117 USA
PHONE: +1(415) 701-9436
FAX: +1(415) 354-3434
I declare that I have received and listened to the "test pressing" listed above and it is to my satisfaction in any and all regards.
SIGNATURE / SIGANTURE:NAME / TITLE:
DATE:
“Graphic Guidelines” and technical specifications for vinyl records
We have graphic art templates available for download at http://www.recordpressing.com and click on the template link
Please follow the following file format and arrangement specs for the best service. Incomplete or illegible art files will result in production delays, and possibly poor presentation of final product. We require that all graphic arts are to be received in a RECORDPRESSING.COM template.
File formats It is necessary for all files received by RECORDPRESSING.COM to be presented in a high quality file format such as EPS, and TIFF formats. GIF or JPEGS are NOT ACCEPTAPLE. Due to this specification, it is necessary for all files delivered to RECORDPRESSING.COM to be art files saved as a Adobe Illustrator 7.0 (or earlier) file, with all text converted to outlines, and all images embedded. This will ensure that your artwork will be uploaded in its complete state for prepress/print production.
All files should be submitted on a CD-R or Zip Disk or sent to us via our FTP Site (please contact us for more information).
Colors All used colors should be in the model CMYK or direct (spot) colors must correspond to the Pantone scale. The model RGB must not be used in document preparation in any case! All direct (spot) colors must correspond to the Pantone scale, and be specified within the template. Files that include mixed colors (e.g. "new color") that are defined as direct and originating from the RGB model or named differently than in the Pantone scale will be rejected. Please note that due to differences in label and jacket paper stock, matching label colors to jacket colors is difficult and we strongly suggest using direct (spot) colors to accomplish this.
Vinyl Dimensions 7" 17.5cm / 10" 25cm / 12" 30cm
Vinyl Colors Standard Black
Non-transparent Light Yellow, Light Blue, Pink, White, Grey, Red, Green, Violet
Transparent Clear, Yellow, Blue, Green, Red, Violet, Orange
Input media DAT, CD, CD-R. ( for other input-media please inquire. )
Label Dimensions
7" Label 10" / 12" Label
Picture Discs Please note that the text must not be located at the very outer edge of the label.
7" picture disc: diameter of the picture is 168 mm
10" picture disc: diameter of the picture is 242 mm
12" picture disc: diameter of the picture of 292 mm
ALL VINYL ORDERS MUST HAVE THE WORDS
“MFG IN CZ BY RECORDPRESSING.COM”
APPEAR SOMWHERE ON THE JACKET OR CENTER LABEL. FAILIURE TO DO SO MAY CAUSE DELAYS IN RECEIVING YOUR PRODUCT AND ADDITIONAL COST ACCESED BY TH US CUSTOMS OFFICE.
Recommended Playing Times
Below is a general guideline for the lengths of music that can be put on one side of vinyl. Please follow them for the best possible sound reproduction. You may use more time per side if needed, but please note that the sound quality will become less with more added time.
STANDARD PLAYING TIME / HIGH VOLUME MUSIC PLAYING TIMEDiameter / 33 RPM / 45 RPM / Diameter / 33 RPM / 45 RPM
7” / 8 to 8.5 min / 6 to 6.5 min / 7”
10” / 14 to 15.5 min / 10.5 to 11.5 min / 10” / 9 to 10 min / 6 to 8 min
12” / 18 to 20 min / 14 to 15.5 min / 12” / 12 to 13 min / 8 to 9min
Jacket Dimensions
Please note that die-cut ( center hole ) is not available for 7" jackets.
12” 10" 7”
A = 313 265 180
B = 312 264 179
C = 313 260 180
D = 156.5 130 -
E = dia 100 dia 100 -
F = 150.5 130 -
Opening Configurations
Right Loading Left Loading Top Loading
CBACK / C
COVER / BACK
▼ / COVER
▼ / C
BACK / C
COVER
Please make sure
· you have completely read, signed and understand our terms and conditions
· you have filled out an artwork submission form (below) , and all selections match what artwork is submitted and all images and fonts are included, pages marked appropriately indicating sides, and page numbers.
· you have signed your invoice/estimate so we may begin processing your order
· you have had all your questions answered
Artwork Submission Form
File 1 File Name:
Usage:
(what is it for specifically this means indicate
the page number or side of label etc..)
Number of pages:
Colors per page: 1 2 3 4 (full color) 5(additional color) 6(additional color)
Spot Colors if any:
(specify the name):
Additional instructions:
For office use below
Output Resolution: 3000 2400 1200
Line screen: 65 100 120 133 150 175 200
Emulsion: POS / NEG UP / DOWN
File 2 File Name:
Usage:
(what is it for specifically this means indicate
the page number or side of label etc..)
Number of pages:
Colors per page: 1 2 3 4 (full color) 5(additional color) 6(additional color)
Spot Colors if any:
(specify the name):
Additional instructions:
For office use below
Output Resolution: 3000 2400 1200
Line screen: 65 100 120 133 150 175 200
Emulsion: POS / NEG UP / DOWN
File 3 File Name:
Usage:
(what is it for specifically this means indicate
the page number or side of label etc..)
Number of pages:
Colors per page: 1 2 3 4 (full color) 5(additional color) 6(additional color)
6(additional color)
Spot Colors if any:
(specify the name):
Additional instructions:
For office use below
Output Resolution: 3000 2400 1200
Line screen: 65 100 120 133 150 175 200
Emulsion: POS / NEG UP / DOWN
File 4 File Name:
Usage:
(what is it for specifically this means indicate
the page number or side of label etc..)
Number of pages:
Colors per page: 1 2 3 4 (full color) 5(additional color) 6(additional color)
Spot Colors:
(specify the name):
Additional instructions:
For office use below
Output Resolution: 3000 2400 1200
Line screen: 65 100 120 133 150 175 200