A custom crate designed specifically around vinyl records

When a standard crate doesn’t quite fit the product, sometimes the best solution is to rethink the crate itself.

Amoeba Music, one of the best-known names in vinyl retail, needed a practical way for customers to store and organize LP records. Traditional milk crates may look like an obvious choice, but there’s a problem: vinyl records are taller than a standard milk crate. That makes it difficult to safely stack loaded crates without putting pressure on the records.

The solution? A custom crate designed specifically around vinyl records.

Designed Around the Product

These custom record crates provide the extra clearance needed for full-size LPs, allowing records to sit comfortably inside the crate rather than extending beyond the top edge.

But the design goes beyond simply making the crate taller.

An integrated locking and stacking system allows the crates to be positioned on their sides and securely stacked. This creates an open-front storage setup where collectors can easily see, browse and access their records without having to unstack multiple crates first.

For a record collection, retail display or home storage system, it’s a small design change that makes a significant difference in everyday use.

Custom Branding That Becomes Part of the Product

The crates featured by Amoeba also show how custom plastic crates can become an extension of a brand.

Each crate prominently features the Amoeba Music logo, turning a functional storage product into something customers immediately associate with the store.

The crates are available in a wide range of colors, giving customers the ability to choose something that matches their collection, room or personal style.

A Great Example of Custom Crate Design

This project is a good example of what can happen when a crate is designed around a specific application instead of forcing a product into an existing standard size.

By considering the dimensions of vinyl records, how customers store them and how they want to access their collections, the result is a crate that is both practical and distinctive.

We love seeing our products being used in the real world — especially when customers like Amoeba Music find creative ways to make them their own.

Need a Custom Crate for Your Product?

From custom dimensions and colors to branding and application-specific features, we can help develop a plastic crate around the way your product actually needs to be stored, transported or displayed.

Contact us to discuss your custom crate project.