Your Song,
Pressed Onto Vinyl or CD

You've received your memorial song. You've heard it, perhaps played it at the service, perhaps listened to it on a difficult evening. For some families, the digital file is enough. For others, there is a natural instinct to want something physical — something that can be held, displayed, kept on a shelf.

This page exists for that instinct.

Why some families choose this

An MP3 lives on a phone. A keepsake artwork PDF lives in a folder. Both are precious. Neither sits on a shelf in the living room. Neither is something a grandchild can find one day and ask "what's this?"

A vinyl record, in a sleeve with their name on it, is a different category of object. It has presence. It signals importance. It becomes part of the home in a way digital files cannot. The same is true, to a slightly lesser extent, of a CD in a custom case.

For many families, this is something to consider not for the funeral itself but for the years afterwards — a permanent marker of the song that was written for the person they loved.

What you receive

Vinyl Record

• Your memorial song pressed onto 7-inch or 12-inch vinyl (your choice)
• Custom printed sleeve featuring their name, dates, and a design we work out with you
• Pressed in the United Kingdom using on-demand vinyl technology
• Shipped worldwide in protective packaging
• Arrives within 4-6 weeks of order

CD with Custom Case

• Your memorial song on a CD, playable in any standard CD player or computer
• Custom printed case insert featuring their name, dates, and personalised artwork
• Manufactured in the United Kingdom
• Shipped worldwide in protective packaging
• Arrives within 3-4 weeks of order

Mixed-format family sets

Many families want one vinyl record as the heirloom object plus several CDs for siblings, children, or other family members. We can mix formats — for example, a 7-inch vinyl plus 3 CDs — and price the bundle accordingly. Let us know what would suit your family and we'll work out the combination.

What it costs

The design work is the same whether you order one copy or five — so the pricing rewards ordering a set. Most families choose 3-5 copies, one for each branch of the family. All prices include UK shipping. Worldwide shipping available at additional cost.

Why the pricing works this way: the design work — building the artwork around your photographs, getting the typography right, sending you proofs — takes 3-4 hours regardless of how many discs we then press. The marginal cost of an additional copy after the first is around £15-20. The multi-copy pricing reflects this honestly — you pay for the design once, and copies after that are added at near-production cost.

How this works

This is currently a made-to-order service. Once you decide what you'd like, here is what happens:

1. Email us at hello@funeralsongs.co with your original order details and which format you'd like.
2. We'll work with you on the artwork. The default is a clean, elegant design featuring their name, dates, and the song title. If you'd like to provide a photograph or any specific design preferences, we'll incorporate them.
3. You approve the proof. Before pressing, we send you a digital mockup of how the sleeve or CD case will look. Nothing is manufactured until you approve.
4. We press and ship. Vinyl typically arrives within 4-6 weeks, CDs within 3-4 weeks.

An honest note about audio quality

Vinyl is a beautiful format but it is not a perfect copy of the digital file. The pressing process introduces a small amount of surface character — what audiophiles describe as warmth, what skeptics call noise. For most memorial songs this works in the music's favour, adding a tactile, present quality. For very quiet songs with intimate vocal passages, vinyl can be less forgiving than digital.

If you have any concern about how your specific song will translate to vinyl, ask us before ordering. We'll listen carefully and tell you honestly. CDs do not have this issue — the digital audio is reproduced exactly.

If you would like to order

Email hello@funeralsongs.co with:

• Your original order reference or the name on the original order
• Which format you'd like (CD, 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, or bundle)
• Any photograph or design preferences for the artwork (optional)
• The shipping address

A real person will reply within a few hours, usually the same day. There is no online checkout for this service — we'd rather work with you directly to make sure the keepsake is exactly right.