Personalization in record packaging is one thing. Personalization on the actual record, via an etching, is something entirely different. While doing research for SSD004, we came across this example of a custom etching for each customer.

Label: Hand Held Heart
Catalog Number: hhh.08
Record: Orchid / The Red Scare, Split 7″
Pressing Information: 1st pressing (2000 black vinyl, gold labels) / 2nd pressing (1000 black vinyl, yellow labels)
Availability: Out of Print

The version shown below was for mail-order only. 108 were pressed as two one sided 7″s. Each record was hand etched on the “B” side with the name of the recipient.

custom etching

accompanying letter