No card is charged unless the campaign hits its goal · $0 setup fee · Flat 10% only if it funds

The Label 51 factory

Pressing & Merch

Order the pressing straight from the label. One quote covers the lot: the master, the print, the pressing and the freight. Cassettes and CDs take about two weeks at the plant, vinyl about eight weeks after you approve the test pressings (about twelve in all), and shipping comes after that. All timing is approximate.

Vinyl

quoted per project
48h
fixed quote, no obligation
8 weeks after test pressing approval, then shipping
  • 12" black vinyl, 250 units
  • Also 7" and 10", quoted per project
  • Color variants and picture disc on request
  • 180g audiophile options
  • Printed jacket + labels, 4-color
  • Vinyl-specific master included
  • Test pressing for approval (about two weeks, plus your approval time)
Quote vinyl

Cassette

quoted per project
48h
fixed quote, no obligation
2 weeks pressing, then shipping
  • Chrome or ferric tape
  • Any shell color
  • Double-sided printed J-card
  • On-shell screen print
  • Shrink-wrap included
Quote cassette

CD

quoted per project
48h
fixed quote, no obligation
2 weeks pressing, then shipping
  • Digipak or jewel case
  • Booklet up to 8 pages
  • On-disc print
  • Shrink-wrap + barcode
  • CD-Text-ready master
Quote CD

Merch

not open yet
Coming soon
tees, hoodies, posters, pins
quoted with the run
  • Tees, hoodies, totes
  • Screen print or DTG
  • Screen-printed posters
  • Bundle with the music
Coming soon

The standard vinyl run is 250 units of 12" black LP with a printed jacket, 4-color labels and shipping inside the US. 7" and 10", heavier weights, gatefolds, color variants, picture disc, sleeve and insert design, obi strips and specialty packaging are all available and quoted on request. Every format comes back as a fixed quote within 48 hours, with no obligation. Merch production opens soon. Manufacturing time once the job is booked: two weeks for cassettes and CDs; for vinyl, about two weeks for test pressings, your approval, and eight weeks once they're approved — about twelve, plus shipping in each case. All of it approximate. If a date matters to you, say so in the quote request and we'll tell you straight whether the plant can hold it.

Two ways to produce

Campaign or straight run?

Via pre-order campaign

Raise first, produce after. Zero dead-stock risk.

A
No setup feeYou only pay for production once the campaign funds.
B
Flat 10% + processing10% on funds raised, plus the card processing charged by Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 per pledge) at cost. If it doesn't fund, you pay nothing.
C
Best if you're startingPerfect for first pressings and emerging artists.
Start a campaign

Via straight run

You already have the budget: order and produce for your distribution network.

A
Fixed per-unit priceThe rates above, no fee on sales.
B
50% on order, 50% on approvalTwo payments, test pressing before we make the run.
C
Best if you already sellFor restocking catalog or locked-in editions.
D
Press in the EU for toursOn tour in Europe? We press there and ship to one address, your venue or a pickup point. No more dragging merch across the ocean. VAT and customs are itemised in your quote, never a surprise on arrival.
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Tell us about your project

Format, run size and the date you need it by. The Label 51 production team comes back with a fixed quote within 48 hours.

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