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Originally Posted by preemo
Hello there,
Hope someone out there can help.
We have a new release coming soon and are looking for the best place to have our product replicated.
By this we want the following:
Glass master
Disc printing
Artwork printing
Jewel case
Barcode
Have any of you fine folks used or know of any company's that do this or a similar servce that you would recommend?
Any help you guys can be will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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I would recommend either Thanes of Cupar in Fife or Media Sourcing of Shrewsbury.
Thanes is the best if you want to deal with someone who is Scottish and very friendly and helpful. David Cunningham is the person to contact and he is very good at creating and liasing with you re the art work for in-lays etc.
The cost is about £550 + vat for a thousand in jewel cases.
He is absolutely trustworthy and it is quite safe to leave your glass masters with this firm so they can quickly do another run for you.
Contact David Cunningham, the Warehouse, North Burnside, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4BH. 01334 657559. Tell him Kyle Esplin's webmaster recommended Thanes.
Thane Productions
You can see examples of Thanes work on the CD's on this site:
Scotland's No 1 boogie-woogie singer pianist entertainer - the great ball of fire himself - its Kyle Esplin!
Alternatively if you have the artwork as PDF files and the music is to be all your own compositions and creation the whole thing can be done on-line at the following site
CD and DVD replication, duplication, pressing, manufacture and manufacturing - Media Sourcing Ltd
A quick look at this site will guide you through the process.
Mr Adrian Brand will be helpful if you have any queries.
The price will work out much the same as Thanes but more expensive when artwork is required.
There are a number of things to consider before committing your cash:
Do you want a jewel case or a full colour cardboard sleeve? If you are travelling a lot - it is much easier and far less bulk to have cardboard sleeves. Against that the jewel cases look good and give you the opportunity to have text on the three sides or you can even put a small booklet in the jewel case type.
Do you want it cellophane wrapped or not? If you are going to be signing most of them after a show the cellophane wrapping is a pain to take off. Also if you are going to be signing most of them - consider where the signatures will actually go on the sleeve. Alternatively buy the special CD pens and sign on the actual CD.
Don't forget to put your website address on the sleeve. Every customer who contacts you can then be e-mailed promotional material for new releases, show dates etc.
If you are to be performing material that was composed by somebody else remember it is copyrighted and you will need to have composer and music publisher credits on the track listing.
Before anyone will create a CD of copyright material, the disk duplicator will need a licence from the UK's MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society). You can download all the MCPS information and the forms to fill in at this site
Application for Music Licence
To fill in this form you need to know the composer of the tune and the music publisher. usually this is easy to find but if you need help PM me and I will do my best to trace the details you need.
One last word: before commiting your money show the artwork to every member of your family and the dog! I know from personal experience it is very easy to work on a sleeve layout for a long time and not to spot a simple typing error.
It will really glare out at you when it is on the CD.
It is also important to retain the copyright of the artwork and with some firms you will want the glass master returned to you (you paid for it) then you can take it to another company if you wish for the next run.
Much of the above will be familiar to Aberdeen Music members - but I hope this helps you Preemo on your way to fame and fortune.
Graham