Lathe cut microgroove record creation services in the UK: One offs, short runs, singles, EPs, dubplates, albums, etc. etc. etc.
Current lead time approx. 5 weeks (September 2026)
SITE UPDATES: 08/26 – information about outer sleeves added to the FAQ page.
SITE UPDATES: 06/26 – new embedded FLAC audio examples added to the FAQ page.
Hello, welcome to the website for Plastidisc Lathe Cut Records. Based in north Wales (UK), I turn flat black / white / red / transparent flat plastic discs into objects that make amazing stereophonic sound when played on a gramophone / turntable / record player, using audio that you send to me. You can have one of them, one hundred of them (perhaps) or any number inbetween. From a one-sided 5″ lasting 10 seconds to a full 40 minute 12″ album, anything is possible.
Well, nearly anything.
(Note: The sleeve photos above are only there to look good. I didn’t actually make them, just the discs within. See the FAQ…)
I’ve made lots of discs (estimate in early ’26: over 14,500, but I don’t really keep a close count) for individual artists and musicians, and also for esteemed record labels such as Buried Treasure, Castles In Space, Finders Keepers, Country Mile, WEB13, Murmurations, Waxing Crescent, Twisted Nerve, Phuture Shock Musik, Wormwood Dubs, Fenny Compton, Do It Thissen, Skep Wax, R*E*P*E*A*T, Short Cuts and more besides. I know what I’m doing.
Have a click around the menu at the top of the page to see what I do, how I do it, and what it might cost to get me to do it for you if you wanted me to do it.
Recent feedback (updated mid-2026):
“…it looks fab and sounds great! Thank you so much for your help in executing this for us…”
“The tracks sound amazing. And the noise floor is silent. How did you manage that on a lathe cut record? Fantastic. The stereo landscape is very detailed too.”
“… it sounds amazing… the frequency range and stereo image is superb.”
“…amazing, he loved it, he could not believe his eyes, and he could also not believe how good the sound quality was…”
“Sam who did the mastering couldn’t believe it was a lathe cut, another customer would only buy a lathe cut record on the condition that you’d cut it…”
“…records now received – sounding & looking superb as per!”
“The 4 records arrived safely today and we have played through them all. What an amazing job, thank you very much.”
“I have to say how impressed I am… I have a pretty unforgiving system – there is zero hiss or background noise, the bass is firm and clear. His voice sounds lovely and warm…”
From Ray Collins at Country Mile: “For background and context, I buy a lot of vinyl records for my personal collection, of which, many tend to be limited lathe cuts. Over the last 20 years I have also had a number of vinyl records manufactured by major pressing plants for my record label Country Mile Records. In my opinion, I feel that Ben is without doubt the best [lathe] cutting engineer in the UK and possibly the world. That may sound a dramatic statement but I have used other individuals and companies to cut lathe records for me in the past but those have always sounded “dead” and nowhere near as sonically pleasing as the records that Ben has cut for me. In truth, It is difficult to distinguish one of Ben’s lathe cuts from a disc pressed using metal plates at record plant! Most other lathe cutters simply replicate the electronic files they are supplied with, whereas Ben assesses each track and ensures the music works in the grooves of the record being cut on the lathe. The cutting assessment process is a skill which is vastly underrated in a world where lathe records are now often cut in factories by uncaring workers rather than music engineers. I cannot recommend Ben’s lathe cutting business Plastidisc highly enough!
From Jeff Worrell at Short Cuts: “Ben’s now cut four records for our label, and we couldn’t be happier with the look and sound of the finished product in every case”
Bespoke vinyl* etchings for the discerning music lover in your life.
- * The word ‘vinyl’ is used here as a catch all term for ‘a thing you put onto a record player’ rather than the actual material. What do I mean? See the FAQ for more details.