Record sleeve sizes and printing

Sizes

7-inch sleeve

7 1/4 in square, no spine. Insert 6 7/8 in.

10-inch sleeve

10 1/4 in square, 1/8 in spine. Insert 9 7/8 in.

12-inch sleeve

12 3/8 in square, 1/8 in spine. Insert 12 in.

12-inch gatefold

12 3/8 in square, 1/4 in spine, room for two records.

Inner sleeves

7 1/8 in, 10 1/8 in or 12 1/4 in square, with an optional label window.

Record labels

85 mm on a 7-inch, 100 mm on 10 and 12-inch, with a small or large center hole.

Bleed

3 mm on every edge

Paper

Jacket

14 pt (300 to 350 gsm) C1S board, printed on the coated side. It's what pressing plants make jackets from.

7-inch fold-and-glue sleeve

80 lb cover (216 gsm) on an 11 × 17 or A3 sheet at home.

Insert

100 lb text or 80 lb cover (150 to 216 gsm), printed both sides.

Inner sleeve

70 to 100 lb text (100 to 150 gsm), thin enough to slide in easily.

Print, cut and fold

1. Print at 100% (Actual size), never Fit.
2. Cut on the solid marks. Score the folds with a ruler and a dull blade, then fold print side out.
3. Making 7-inch sleeves by hand? Fold the front over and glue the flaps down inside, keeping glue off the opening.
4. Sending it to a plant? Line it up with their own template first; spine widths vary with how many records go in.

Questions