12" Black Vinyl
$94.99
most popularClassic black vinyl with fully customizable covers and center labels. The timeless choice for your custom record.
- Custom front & back covers
- Custom center labels
- Traditional black vinyl
- Up to 20 min per side
Create Your
Custom Vinyl Record
Create Your Custom Vinyl Record
Custom Vinyl Records — Your Songs, Your Photos, Cut Onto Real Vinyl
Design a fully custom 12" vinyl record — perfect as a personalized gift for anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, or just because.
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Choose your format
Black vinyl, color vinyl, or photo picture disc
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Design every detail
Covers, labels & vinyl surface — drag & drop
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Add your music
Search millions of songs or upload your own
Choose Your Vinyl
most popular12" Color Vinyl
$99.99
Stand out with vibrant colored vinyl. Choose from a rainbow of colors for a truly unique record.
- Custom front & back covers
- Custom center labels
- Choose your vinyl color
- Up to 20 min per side
12" Photo Vinyl
$109.99
Picture disc perfection! Your photos printed into the vinyl itself for maximum visual impact.
- Custom front & back covers
- Photos on vinyl surface
- Full color printing
- Up to 20 min per side
Gift Card
from $50
Not sure what they'd pick? Give them the gift of a custom vinyl record and let them design it their way.
- Delivered by email
- Never expires, no fees
- Amounts from $50 to $200
- Redeemable on any vinyl
What Is a Custom Vinyl Record?
A custom vinyl record is a personalized 12" vinyl record made with your own music and artwork. Unlike mass-produced albums, a custom vinyl record can include any songs you choose — across artists, genres, and decades — pressed onto a real lathe-cut record. It's the perfect way to turn a meaningful playlist into a tangible, lasting gift.
At Vinyl Mixtape Shop, you can make your own vinyl record from scratch. Choose your format (black, color, or photo picture disc), design your covers and labels in our drag-and-drop editor, add up to 40 minutes of music, and we'll cut your custom vinyl record and ship it to you. Whether it's a wedding playlist, anniversary gift, or memorial keepsake, every custom vinyl record is one-of-a-kind.
How It Works
1. Design Your Album
Start from scratch with our intuitive editor or choose from professionally designed templates. Customize the album cover, back cover, and center labels. Every detail is yours to perfect, making each record truly personal.
2. Add Your Music
Upload your own tracks or search our music library to build the perfect playlist. Mix and match songs to create the ideal soundtrack for your occasion. Each side holds up to 20 minutes of music.
Our Customers Love Us
“The best gift I can give my dad…”
— Alex Antunez · Verified Buyer
“The quality was amazing!! From the sound of the record it’s self to the quality…”
— Gerardo Aguilar · Verified Buyer
“Vinyl Mixtape made making an album so easy…”
— David Forrest · Verified Buyer
“Surprised by the quality and quick turnaround…”
— Jeffrey Hertzog · Verified Buyer
“its a little muffled but that is tottaly okay!”
“i loved it”
“Vinyl sounds extremes muffled”
Perfect For Any Occasion
Valentine's Day
Create a romantic playlist that captures your relationship. A thoughtful, personal gift that shows you really care.
Holiday Gifts
Give something truly special this year. Perfect for the music lover who has everything else.
Anniversary Gift
Celebrate your journey together with songs from your relationship milestones. A keepsake to treasure forever.
Vacation Memories
Turn your travel playlist into a permanent souvenir. Relive those perfect moments anytime.
Special Events
Weddings, birthdays, bachelorette parties - commemorate any celebration with a custom soundtrack.
Sound Quality
Our records are lathe-cut, not factory-pressed. That means each vinyl is individually crafted with a warm, analog sound that's distinctly its own. They also play quieter than factory-pressed records, so expect to turn your volume up a bit.
Hit play to hear the difference between pressed and lathe-cut vinyl.
Pressed Vinyl
Factory-pressed with consistent grooves and warm tone
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Lathe-Cut Vinyl
Handcrafted one-at-a-time with unique character
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"Sneaky Snitch" by Kevin MacLeod · Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
These are simulations and may not exactly reflect the final sound of your record.
Shipping & Delivery
Most orders ship within 8-10 business days. Each record is made to order, ensuring the highest quality for your custom creation.
Planning ahead? During peak seasons like Valentine's Day and the holidays, production times may be extended due to high demand. We recommend ordering early to ensure your gift arrives on time.
One thing to know: expedited shipping at checkout doesn't skip production time. Your record still needs to be made first — a faster shipping method only shortens how long it travels once it ships.
Standard Orders · 8-10 business daysValentine's Season · 15-20 business daysDecember Holiday Season · 15-20 business days
Ready To Create Your Vinyl?
Your music deserves more than a digital playlist. Give it the tangible, lasting form it deserves.
Whether you're celebrating love, preserving memories, or giving the perfect gift, your custom vinyl record will be something truly special - a unique piece that tells your story through music.
Made with love, one record at a time.
Frequently Asked Questions
about Custom Vinyl Records
How do I make a vinyl mixtape?
Making a vinyl mixtape takes about 10 minutes. Pick a format (black, color, or photo picture disc), then design every part of your record in our drag-and-drop editor — front and back covers, side A and side B labels, and the vinyl surface itself. Drop in songs from your library or search ours, place your order, and we'll lathe-cut the finished mixtape and ship it to you. No design skills needed — start from scratch or use a template.
What's the difference between a custom vinyl record and a regular pressed album?
A pressed album is mass-manufactured at a factory with a fixed tracklist — every copy is identical. A custom vinyl record is the opposite: it’s lathe-cut to order with whatever songs you choose, across any artists and genres, and your own artwork on every visible surface. Lathe-cut records have a distinct warm, analog character that’s different from pressed vinyl — softer crackles, more handmade.
Hear the difference between lathe-cut and pressed vinyl →Can I put any songs on a custom vinyl record?
Yes — your custom vinyl record can include any songs from any artists. Upload audio files you already own (MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, WMV) or search our music library and we’ll license the songs on your behalf. Mix tracks across genres, decades, and artists freely — that’s the whole point. Custom vinyl records made through our shop are for personal use, so you can include whatever music makes the moment meaningful.
What occasions are custom vinyl records best for?
Custom vinyl records are made for any moment worth remembering in music. Couples order them for anniversaries and weddings — songs from the relationship pressed into something tangible. Parents and grandparents get them for birthdays, Father's Day, and Mother's Day. They're memorial keepsakes for lost loved ones, milestone gifts for graduations and retirements, and a popular Valentine's Day choice for music-loving partners. If a playlist already means something, a custom vinyl record makes it permanent.
How many songs fit on a vinyl mixtape?
A 12-inch vinyl mixtape holds up to 20 minutes of audio per side, or roughly 40 minutes total — enough for about 10 to 12 typical-length songs across the two sides, depending on track lengths. Side A and side B are independent, so you can structure the listening experience however you like — chronological, thematic, or one side per person. The editor shows your remaining time as you add tracks so you know exactly how much room is left.
Can I turn a Spotify playlist into a vinyl record?
Yes — that's most of what we do. Bring any playlist (a Wrapped year, a relationship's soundtrack, a road-trip mix) and rebuild it in the editor by searching our music library or uploading your own audio files. Split the songs across side A and side B however you like, design the covers and labels, and we'll lathe-cut it into a real, playable record and ship it to you.