Mini 8cm Vinyl CDs for small run orders of 20 items or more
A standard CD is 12cm across, so these discs are exactly two thirds the size of a standard CD. The capacity of the discs is up to 210MB, which is sufficient for about 24 minutes of full quality audio, so are perfect for most EPs.
The vinyl style CDs have a solid black ridged area running around the outside of the disc on the printed side, looking and feeling exactly like grooves in a record and the data side is the standard silver. The full colour printed area runs from an inner diameter of 17mm out to an outer diameter of 42mm. Alternatively, if you opt for the standard white top disc, you can print over the entire disc surface!
Please note that 8cm CDs play in standard tray drives (there is an 80mm depression in the middle of the drive for these discs to sit in) and on the spindle-style drives used in laptops where you push the disc onto a central holder, however they will not work in slot-loading drives (like in car stereos) as only full size 12cm discs can be used in those drives.
Additional info
Do you need a barcode?
If you will be selling your discs through a retail store then you will probably need to register a unique barcode for your release and apply it to the rear outer artwork of your product to make it possible for them to sell via their product barcode scanner.
In Europe we use the EAN 13 barcode system and in North America the UPC system is used. We can register an EAN 13 barcode for you and embed the barcode graphic within your disc packaging artwork. The only information that we will require from you will be the name of the band/artist and the title of the release, then just leave a suitable space in your artwork and we will register the barcode and add it to your artwork for you.
Click here to order a barcode.
Have you considered NFT tag stickers?
If you would like customers to be able to tap your cassette tape, CD, USB, VHS or just about anything else on their Android or Apple phone to open up a web page, music video, specific Spotify artist page, album or track then just include NFC (Near Field Communication) tag stickers with your order and we can then apply them to your product.
These tags measure 19mm x 12mm in size, use an NTAG213 chip with clear PET and a strong adhesive back. They have a strong field for their size and are very durable.
Click here to order NFT tag stickers.
How to place an order
An order can be created by selecting the required product options above and adding them to your order. If you have your audio and artwork files ready, you can upload them at this stage. This process will generate a quote, which will be emailed to you and our admin team. No payment is required at this point.
A member of our team will then be in touch, generally within 1-2 working days, to check your quote and artwork and discuss your order. Should you then wish to proceed, they will email you an invoice for payment before we start production.
If you wish to upload your files at a later date or have any issues uploading via our website, you can also send your files to us via WeTransfer.
Any questions?
There are often many questions that customers may have that are not answered above, in which case please do not hesitate to pick up the phone or email us and we will try to help. Our contact details can be found here.
We also have an extensive CD production FAQs section which may help to answer your questions.
