Outstanding creativity, and award-winning packaging. Best in class service. Key Production, @Breed_Media, Modo Design and @ThinkProjects.
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Key Group CEO, Karen Emanuel, shared her insights with Music Business UK, celebrating 2024 as a landmark year for physical music.
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Celebrating the Brit Awards nominees we’ve partnered with at Key Production - congratulations to all!
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Confused by the new GPSR rules? Check out our quick guide to the new requirements you need to adhere to if you are shipping stock into the EU, over on our website at bit.ly/KeyGPSR
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Congratulations to @rajniperera & @ninjatune on winning The Best Art Vinyl Award with 'Love Heart Cheat Code' by @HiatusKaiyote ! It’s been an honour to contribute to the production of Ninja Tune's visually striking and well-deserved winning design.
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Thank you from the whole Key Production team to every label, artist, and manager; designer, manufacturer, and delivery driver; passionate insider, expert, and music fan, who has helped us bring so many records to life in 2024.
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Creativity has always been at the heart of what we do. Since 1990, we’ve been helping bring great ideas to life - whether it’s vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, cassettes, or anything in between. Innovative, bespoke packaging solutions are our specialty.
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Norken’s 'Our Memories Of Winter' returns after two decades, reissued on vinyl via @hydrogendukebox. Crafted in a garden shed with an Atari and a wood burner, this soulful masterpiece blends minimal techno, house, and British IDM into a timeless soundscape.
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‘Astronauts' by The Lilac Time is now yours to own - it's a deluxe reissue of the band's 1991 masterpiece. The 3LP and 3CD editions will come with an 11,000 word oral history of Astronauts and notes by Needle Mythology co-founder and longtime Stephen Duffy fan, @petepaphides
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We're on a mission to protect our planet with our clients and collaborators. From more sustainable vinyl and CD production techniques to using FSC-certified papers and vegetable-based inks, we’re here to help you embrace greener choices where possible.
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We had the pleasure of welcoming @djrap to Key Production HQ, where we explored packaging options and kicked off the collaborative design process for her upcoming album. At Key, we’re committed to supporting artists and turning their creative ideas into reality.
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Here’s a peek at two anime soundtrack vinyl releases that showcase what we do best over here at Key. We know what it takes to bring soundtracks to vinyl with style and quality — whether that's film scores, gaming, anime, or whatever your project might be.
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Fiercely independent for over 30 years in the business, Key Production has always answered only to our clients — putting creativity, quality, and relationships first. From bespoke vinyl to innovative packaging, being independent means we stay agile, passionate, and committed.
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At Key Production we’re thrilled to have brought Metal Gear Solid: The Vinyl Collection to life. We don’t just make vinyl for the music industry - we’re proud to work across film, gaming, and more.
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At Key Production, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. By being involved in the @Carbon_Literacy Project, we are always looking to deepen our understanding of climate change and taking concrete steps to reduce our carbon footprint.
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Congratulations to our friends and collaborators behind the scenes on their Music Business Awards wins last week, including @orchtweets (Artist/Label Services Company), EGA Distro (Label Of The Year A&R Award) and Jeremy Lascelles (Icon Award).
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@ChappellRoan’s monumental breakthrough continues with 6 Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist and Best Album for her debut, 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.' The chart-topping release got the @BloodRecs treatment with a stunning anniversary pressing.
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Our wonderful team showing off a glow in the dark vinyl edition of @thecure’s 'Songs of a Lost World' we did with @BloodRecs. The record has landed at the top of the UK Album Charts, receiving rave 5-star reviews across the board.
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We've brought the soundtrack of @sunsetblvd stunning new stage production to vinyl. This box set celebrates the magic of @OfficialALW’s iconic show, now led by the incredible @NicoleScherzy.
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You have another chance to meet with the brilliant Kath from our sales team at @unconvention in Manchester this November. Reach out to her via Kath.Summersgill@keyproduction.co.uk if you're also heading along.
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Happy release day to @mrjimBob! At Key Production, we bring the same passion and precision to producing books with you as we do to creating vinyl and packaging.
Artwork - @The_Ren1981
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🖤🎃 Amp up for Halloween this week. 🎃🖤 From killer vinyl soundtracks to iconic horror DVD box sets, we bring the Halloween spirit to life for movie buffs and music fans alike at Key Production.
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From an iconic Oasis reissue boxset from Big Brother Recordings to a perfect electronic mix curated by Bedrock Records' John Digweed - October has been another brilliant month at Key Production.
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We're pulling another of our favourite releases from the Key archive for Halloween. 'Shock and Gore' celebrates the wild, bloody world of the “Godfather of Gore,” Herschell Gordon Lewis. The collection Includes Blu-ray, DVD, vinyl, book, postcards and a handmade plastic eyeball.
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With Halloween coming we’re pulling out one of our all-time favourites from our archive: the Hellraiser DVD and book collector's boxset! 🎃💀 We’re all about creating the perfect packaging to tie in multiple components and formats, and this is one we are particularly proud of.
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Just announced, @firerecordings are reissuing @TheLemonheads melancholic, introspective 1996 'Car Button Cloth.' Released on 31 January 2025 as a Deluxe Expanded ‘Clothbound’ Edition in blue, red, and yellow vinyl, it also features a textured cloth sleeve.
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As featured in a recent double page spread with John Service, our Strategy and Sustainability Director in @Ecoplasticspkg magazine, Key Production is leading the charge in making music packaging more sustainable while keeping the vinyl renaissance alive.
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Our head of sales Mike Hicks will be at WOMEX this week, so please come and find him if you're heading to Manchester. Get in touch via mike.hicks@keyproduction.co.uk if you'd like to meet up to talk about your upcoming projects or hear more about what we do here at Key. #WOMEX24
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At Key Production, we thrive on bringing creative visions to life. The @AlphaWolfCVLT 'Half Living Things' Boxset is a perfect example of how concept and craftsmanship come together.
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Today is @AlbumDayUK … not that we ever need any convincing to talk about albums here at Key! We’ve been lucky enough to work alongside some of the best record labels in the UK, on albums for some of the greatest British groups spanning 8 glorious decades.
#NationalAlbumDay
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Big Brother Recordings are releasing the brand new 'Definitely Maybe' singles boxset from Oasis, a replica of the original 1996 cigarette box style design. This 30th anniversary set includes 4 x splatter 7” vinyl singles. They are super limited to 4,000 copies so be quick!
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Congratulations to all the winners of last night's @AIM_UK Awards 2024, and all the amazing artists and teams that we've collaborated with at Key Production.
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Congratulations to all the nominees at this year's AIM Awards that we have teamed up with at Key production this year.
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Key Production founder and Women in Music's Businesswoman of the Year, Karen Emanuel, is this week's guest on The Money Trench. Karen talks vinyl revival, innovations in music formats, and her experiences as a female business owner in the '90s. Listen now: pods.to/tmt17
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As covered in Mixmag recently, The Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association and the Vinyl Alliance have released a report highlighting the carbon footprint of the vinyl industry. The report outlines five steps to significantly reduce a record’s carbon impact.
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Some snaps here from our time at the recent @MakingVinyl conference held in Haarlem and @gobeyondmcr. Thank you for having just, and hosting such great events for our sector.
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Incredible to see our CEO and Key Production founder Karen Emanuel pick up the award for Business Woman of the Year at the Women in Music Awards on Friday. What a night! Thank you @MusicWeek . #MWWIM
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It might look like nothing has changed since the 1950s... however, what you can't see is decades of innovation across production, manufacturing, materials, sustainability, and delivery. We're working on the front lines of change across the industry.
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Kath Summersgill from our sales team and account manager Den Summersgill will be at @gobeyondmcr so get in touch via Kath.Summersgill@keyproduction.co.uk you'd like to meet up to talk about your upcoming projects or hear more about what we do here at Key.
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At Key Production, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We partner with eco-conscious suppliers who are constantly looking to reduce environmental impact. Plus, we offer Carbon Balancing for your vinyl projects through the CommuniTree reforestation initiative.
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Our survey this year found that 69% of vinyl buyers say they want more environmentally friendly records - which is why we continue to work towards offering the vinyl community more sustainable options when it comes to records with a lower carbon footprint.
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What is the carbon footprint of a vinyl record? Our Sustainability Director, John Service, dives into this topic in the latest episode of the Vinyl Futures Podcast.
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It's been a phenomenal time recently for us at Key Production as we've guided some huge releases into fans' hands including the brand new #1 @blossoms album, plus @fontainesdublin, @nickcave, @SOPHIEMSMSMSM and many more.
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Congratulations to @BlossomsBand on their #1 this week, with the glittering, vibrant dancefloor album 'Gary' - which is accompanied by some equally striking vinyl variations that we helped deliver.
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Key Production’s European Operations Manager Andreas Kohl is curating the @MakingVinyl conference, 30 September - 2 October.
We are also hosting a meet and greet on the opening night, so join us at the Brasserie van Beinum right next door to our event location, the PHIL.
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The trend for vinyl sales continues to swing upwards and remains a core part of artists' release strategies in 2024 and beyond, but at Key Production we're already looking ahead at innovative ways to ensure the next generation is just as hooked on it.
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We'll be at @HaarlemVinyl, 27 September - 29 September, hosted by @Vinyl_Alliance, for two days of talks and Q&As on the ever evolving vinyl sector. Plus our European Operations Manager Andreas Kohl will be personally curating the RE:CODE RE:CORD exhibition.
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Calling all vinyl lovers! Our friends at @Vinyl_Alliance are offering a huge range of goodies to a handful of lucky contest winners - and all you need to enter is fill out their latest survey at ent8bxnxh0b.typeform.com/VAS….
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Huge congratulations to the @PIAS_global team for their work on Nick Cave's latest record Wild God, securing Top 10 chart positions in 17 different countries including the UK, and Cave's native Australia. What's your favourite track on the album?
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