Custom Cover / sleeves art

[Patt]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and i was wondering were to find custom printed sleeves/covers for a record.
Most sellers only sell custom covers if you buy a lot of them.

The best i found was a seller that sells at min of 50 pieces and all covers can be different.

Any other better/cheaper sellers?

[drdub]

Hey Patt,

we do sell custom covers: https://drdub.com/en/grafik/individual-covers/

-Dr. Dub from austria

[Patt]

That is the problem price is too high for 1 piece.

40 dollar for a cover is too much if you want to give customers a custom cover.
sorry I don't see someone pay that for 1 cover.

[piaptk]

Unfortunately, $40 is about the right price to ask for a 12” sleeve, given the cost of equipment, material and time involved.

So, it may not be a cost effective item for everyone to buy.

This is why most people don’t offer them.

It takes a lot of work. Answering emails, adjusting graphics, putting it into a template, printing out a 24”x13” full color cardstock on a large format printer, trim down the template with scissors, score the fold lines, glue the sides, press, let dry.

If you want cheap, the best you can do is buy some 11x17” sticky paper ($1 a sheet) , print a color copy ($1,50 per) on it and stick it to a blank lp cover ($1each)

So, with a little bit of work and $6, you can make your own. But they don’t look pro. If you want pro, you have to invest more.

[Patt]

Thanks for your reply.

It would nice if smaller seller have access to pro printed sleeves.
As i told in my first message i know a place to print 50 of them and each can be different.

It would be nice if smaller sellers bulk order then the price would be more like 5-10 dollars.
Also possible to order only one that way.

This could only work if sellers sell every week so every week a new order of 50 can be made.

[professorb]

Hey Patt,

Maybe too late for you at this point, but the company I work for is now offering short run 12" LP jackets with 3mm spines... no minimum quantities, order 1 if you want, starting at $6.50 + tax and shipping. We're based in San Diego, California.

https://print.gogbs.com/custom-12-lp-jackets

[okpanda]

i can print short-run 7" or 10" jackets but not 12" just yet. pm me if you are interested.