Recommend me a CD replicator - UK

Subject: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: Howard Jones
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 04:57 AM

My band is planning to make a CD. Can anyone please recommend me a good place to get them replicated? We're after replication (not duplicated CD-Rs), a good quality product and good quality service. And preferably cheap as chips!

Any suggestions?

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: treewind
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 05:25 AM

"We're after replication (not duplicated CD-Rs)"
So you want CD pressed from a glass master. I hope you want lots, because the setup costs mean it only gets economical over about 300-500 units.

If I needed CDs pressed the first two options I'd try would be

(1) SRT in Huntingdon, mainly because they are fairly local to me, but I've heard recommendations. I suggested Colin Cater use them for his "Penny For The Ploughboys" CD and he hasn't complained...

(2) I'd ask Doug Bailey at Wild Goose. He doesn't do pressing himself, he usually gets them done by a firm in Austria but he gets a good price because he puts so much work their way. He has offered to do this for me as we've recorded 5 albums on his label and know him well; I don't know if he'd do it as a commercial service but he does all sort of projects on and off label and it's always worth a try.

Both the above can handle any of the other parts of the processing
too: recording, mastering, packaging, putting artwork together in a suitable format for printing etc.

Of course anybody you ask will tell you they give you best quality at cheapest prices....

Anahata

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: treewind
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 05:26 AM

Sorry, duff URL - try this: Wild Goose Records

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 06:36 AM

Impress Productions Limited
5, Northfield Industrial Estate, Beresford Avenue, Wembley, HA0 1NW
(t) 020-8795 0101
(f) 020-8795 0303

Registered Office: 1 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XA
Registered in England No. 6655672

http://www.myspace.com/impressproductions

um, just noticed their main website is 404, so maybe....

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: GUEST,kenny
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 07:26 AM

http://www.birnamcd.com/
Declaration of interest - my brother's business.

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: GUEST,Jonny Sunshine
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 12:41 PM

I've been very happy with the service from Sounds Good. Don't know how their prices compare to what else is available, but 1000CDs in cardpak for under £500 seems a pretty good deal.

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: Howard Jones
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 04:07 PM

Plenty to consider there. Thanks to everyone for the quick and helpful responses.

Subject: RE: Recommend me a CD replicator - UK
From: GUEST,wewow
Date: 29 Jul 10 - 12:23 PM

Take a look at our website: www.wewow.co.uk - we can provide CD replication (or duplication is you're looking for a short-run of CDs and we also have a range of eco-friendly CD packaging.

If you take a look at our twitter page (www.twitter.com/wewowuk) lots of our customers have recommended our services on there :)