If you're in a band that have just made a CD, you might be thinking about getting it pressed up and selling it in the shops. Great! We wish you every success!
One thing to remember is that most retail establishments will only stock CD's and Records if they have a barcode. There are loads of pieces of software available on the internet that will enable you to generate a barcode but you must generate them with the correct EAN or UPC registration number.
This is a number that is guaranteed to unique when placed amongst the millions of other CD's when they're on the shelves. In order to gain a unique barcode number you have to register with the appropriate organisation. Registration cost's a minimum of £250!! This is obviously a lot of money if you're simply planning to release 1 or 2 CD's and if you're amongst the many who are in an unsigned band and don't have the luxury of a label providing the barcode for you.
As we're a company who deals with recording &manufacturing CD's (and we run a label), we've already done this registration and we're able to provide unsigned bands and acts with the necessary unique registration codes and associated barcode artwork.
For a very reasonable fee of £25, we can provide you with a unique registration code and associated barcode artwork provided on CD-ROM, in any high resolution format you require.
To order your unique barcode simply send a cheque made payable to 'Calder Recordings' for £25 along with contact details and format/size required e.g.: TIFF, JPEG, BMP, EPS etc. Please include £1.50 to cover postage and packing.
Alternatively, you can order online using PayPal by clicking the link below.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE TYPE OF BARCODE REQUIRED (EAN-13 etc), SIZE (in mm) (You can always resize the artwork), FORMAT OF ARTWORK (BMP, TIFF, EPS etc), POSTAL ADDRESS. |
