Not always, some of our designs are carved on random old vinyls and for more customized pieces we carve into the artists original vinyl record. We may also use the original album cover artwork in a larger frame along with the original carved vinyl. We always make sure to specify on our listings so you know if the vinyl is original.These one-of-a-kind pieces we currently only sell at our shows. We will also make them for you by request and ship out. Keep an eye out for when we start offering "Original carved albums and artwork on our website" And don’t worry vinyl enthusiasts, we use scratched up, damaged and skippin’ records for our original art.