Common runout groove etchings: how to list them (Version 7)

sebfact edited over 5 years ago

Welcome to the Master List of runout information - version 7

This list is a culmination of all the other lists (see below for versions).
Created: 01 May 2019 - Last updated: 03.02.2020.

Below you will find names of cutting / mastering / plating engineers, studios, pressing plants and other manufacturing references.

How to read the format:
XXXXX: Identified part in the runout area
S, H or HS? Stamped, Hand-etched or Hand-etched Script
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At / Mastered At / Pressed By / Manufactured By a company.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By / Plated By / Mastered By an engineer.
Location Link: Existing company website. Not needed on the submission - just a point of reference.
Example: A linked example.

Guidance:
1) Searching for a string on page 1: Press CTRL and F and then enter the search string.
2) Do not split the runout strings up into stamped and etched parts - they should be left in one line.
3) Please enter the runout strings as they appear (e.g. all caps, no pipes/ separators, wide lettering).
4) Please use ANVs or Aliases according to the Guidelines.
5) Don't include the studio / company as part of the signature or as ANV.
Example: For "BA@CR" or "BA-CR" credit "Björn Almstedt" + ANV "BA" as the engineer and "Cutting Room" as studio in the LCCN field.
6) For engineer credits derived from the runouts, use Lacquer Cut By (with some exceptions).
Any studio/company mentioned in an etching should be credited as Lacquer Cut At (with some exceptions).
7) Direct Metal Mastering (DMM or similar) should be credited as Mastered By [DMM] and Mastered At.
8) Half-speed mastering credits shall be credited with Lacquer Cut By/ At.
9) Platers / metalworkers are credited with Plated By.
10) Plating / galvanization / metalworks companies are credited with Mastered At.
11) When unsure about the role use Mastered By / At.
12) Mastering credits on the cover and scribes in the runouts should both be credited.
Example: Mastered By Bernie Grundman (cover) and BG in runouts = Mastered By - Bernie Grundman,
and Lacquer Cut By - Bernie Grundman + ANV BG.
13) Unicode symbols are allowed in the matrix string when they closely represent the runout symbol. A good source is Copy Paste Characters (external link).
14) Only easily reproducible Unicode characters shall be used as engineer's PAN or ANVs. Symbols or
drawn images such as ✩, ⚾︎, or ❀, ♀, etc., shall not be used, not even as ANVs. They are added in the
format "Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching <symbol>] plus the full name of the engineer" (Example:
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⚾︎] - Greg Calbi). When in doubt about a symbol, inquire in this forum.
==> Discussion about "Symbol PAN" is found here.
15) Logos / logo types should be added in the runout strings as [Name Logo], e.g. [SNA Logo].
16) For combined identifiers with symbols, i.e. ◇F (symbol for the cutting room + letter of the engineer), and where the PAN is known, use an Alias or ANV without the symbol (e.g. for ◇F: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Foster + ANV F).

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PART ONE - LIST OF IDENTIFIED ETCHINGS / STAMPS
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NUMBERS SECTION

#N³ DMI or #N³ DM (e.g. 2N³ DMI)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Iberofon, S.A.
Example: Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour

#####Xz/y (5 digits followed by a letter, digit/letter, e.g. 90163H1/A) - between 2004 and 2013
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - GZ Digital Media + sequential number (e.g. 54082E)
Example: Jonathan Jeremiah - See (It Doesn't Bother Me)
Note: Please refer to the GZ Digital Media profile for the various runout combinations

######Xz/y (5 or 6 digits followed by a letter, digit/letter, e.g. 109956H7/A) - since 1 January 2014
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - GZ Media + sequential number (e.g. 82284E)
Example: The Dils - 198 Seconds Of The Dils
Note: Please refer to the GZ Media profile for the various runout combinations

//#####-n-Y (5 digits followed by a digit-letter, e.g. //56311-1) - since 1978
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - EMI Uden + sequential number (e.g. 56311)
Example: Marcel King - Reach For Love
Note: Slashes may not necessarily appear, or are replaced by "/", "--" or none. The Y may also be missing.

1 (only valid for US pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Decca Records Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Example: Earl Grant - After Hours
Note: Plant also identifiable by a ✤ (45s) or a ◉ (LPs) on the B-side labels.
Occasionally, a G appears in the runouts.

1H or IH (sometimes suffixed after a 'heavy' straight matrix string - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By: The British Homophone Co. Ltd
Example: Laurel Aitken - Quando, Quando / Fire In Mi Wire

1PS or IPS or PS (Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - The Compo Company Ltd.
Example: Red Nichols And His Five Pennies - The Red Nichols Story (For Collectors Only)

1 STEP or 2 STEP or 3 STEP
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered At - Musicol
Example: Proof Of Utah - A Dog, A Dodo & A Fool
Note: Indicates the mastering process:
1 step = no mothers, just stampers;
2 step = mothers, stampers
3 step = fathers, mothers, stampers

1 Z or ↽N or N⇀ (Belgian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Druco Music
Example: Siglo XX - Till The End Of The Night

2 (only valid for US pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Decca Records Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Example: Brenda Lee - You Can Depend On Me / It's Never Too Late
Note: Plant also identifiable by a ◆ (solid diamond) on the B-side label.
Occasionally, a P appears in the runouts.

(2) or (3) (after a string of numbers - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Record Technology Incorporated + sequential side A number (e.g. 9501)
Add a company: Mastered At - Record Technology Incorporated + sequential side B number (e.g. 9502)
Location Link: http://www.recordtech.com/
Example: Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
Note: (3) is for the 3-step process (father, mother, stamper) and (2) for the 2-step process (father, stamper).
Only when appearing with crosses and dots, the record was also pressed by RTI.

2HZ: or 5HZ: (between 1971 and June 1976)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Columbia Records of Canada, Ltd.
Example: Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Note: If no other pressing plant identifier is present this also can indicate Pressed By - Columbia Records of Canada, Ltd.

2HZ: or 5HZ: (since June 1976 - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Example: Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove / Fantasy (Disco Version)
Note: If no other pressing plant identifier is present this also can indicate Pressed By - CBS Records of Canada, Ltd.

3 (only valid for US pressings until December 1957 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Decca Records Pressing Plant, Richmond, IN
Example: The Four Aces - Mister Sandman
Note: Plant also identifiable by a ◈ on the B-side label.

10-#### (e.g. 10-83451)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Manufactured By - Precision Record Pressing
Location Link: http://www.precisionpressing.com/
Example: Popol Vuh - Agape-Agape / Love-Love
Note: When in combination with a GZ Media number, e.g. 157850E on a standard pressing, please enter:
Mastered By - GZ Media + sequential number (e.g. 157850E)
Pressed By - Precision Record Pressing + sequential number (e.g. 10-83451)
For coloured vinyl, test pressings or more complex releases, please see Precision Record Pressing for instructions.

YY-#### NL (e.g. 16-0193 NL)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Noiseland Industries
Location Link: http://www.noiseland.com/
Example: Sly And The Family Stone* - Live At The Fillmore East
Note: The first two digits stand for the year.

22 or 33 or 44 or 66 or 77 or 114 (US pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - All Disc Records, Inc.
Example: Bobby Womack, J.J. Johnson - Across 110th Street (66)
Note: Only where the pressing ring is 2.75" diameter.

24-96 Mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At- 24-96 Mastering
Location Link: http://www.24-96.com/
Example: Ben Howard (2) - The Burgh Island E.P.

95
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At- Nashville Matrix
Example: Funkadelic - Music For My Mother

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Philips/DGG/Phonodisc/PDO/Polygram sub-section

The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

012 (only valid for Austrian releases - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc GesmbH
Example: Silver Convention - Fly, Robin, Fly / Tiger Baby

24 (only valid for Austrian releases until June 1970)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Polyphon Schallplatten Ges. mbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Polyphon Schallplatten Ges. mbH
Example: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower / Can You See Me

24 (only valid for Austrian releases between June 1970 and 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Phonodisc GesmbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc GesmbH
Example: M (2) - Pop Muzik

24 (only valid for Austrian releases between 1980 and 1984)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ges.mbh
Example: Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

24 (only valid for Austrian releases between 1984 and 1997)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Viennola
Example: Premier Orchestre d'Art de Vienne* - Jessas Na !

111 and/or 112 (only valid for Japanese vinyl pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
Example: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors (Twelve Wild Disciples Mix)

130 or 130 + STERLING
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Example: The Colourfield - Running Away

130 + MASTERDISK
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Example: The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong

130 + Artisan Sound logo
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Artisan Sound Recorders
Example: Was (Not Was) - Robot Girl

200 (only valid for Brazilian vinyl pressings between 1971 and December 1978)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Companhia Brasileira De Discos Phonogram
Example: The Who - Odds & Sods

200 (only valid for Brazilian vinyl pressings between January 1979 and December 1984)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut By - Polygram Discos Ltda.
Example: The Who - Face Dances

200 (only valid for Brazilian vinyl pressings between January 1985 and 1997)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polygram do Brasil Ltda.
Example: Raulzito E Os Panteras - Raulzito E Os Panteras

230 SNB or SNB 230 (only valid for Canadian vinyl pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Example: Happy Mondays - Hallelujah
Note: "230" was the Philips country code for Canada and was used at SNB to indicate lacquer cuts for Philips/Phonogram/PolyGram labels.

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between 1951 and December 1972)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
Example: Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 2

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between January 1973 and February 1978)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Phonodisc GmbH
Example: Jean Michel Jarre* - Oxygene

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between February 1978 and December 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Hannover
Example: Visage - Visage

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between January 1986 and September 1991)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PDO,
Example: Camouflage - One Fine Day

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between September 1991 and December 1992)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Hannover
Example: The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between January 1993 and March 1999)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PMDC,
Example: Yello - "On Track"

320 (only valid for German vinyl pressings between April 1999 and May 2005)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Universal M & L,
Example: Madonna - Ray Of Light

380 (only valid for French vinyl pressings between May 1957 and 1969)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Société Phonographique Philips
Example: Maya Casabianca Avec Claude Bolling Et Son Orchestre - 3ème Série

380 (only valid for French vinyl pressings between 1969 and 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - C.I.D.I.S. Louviers
Example: Joe - Virtuoso
Note: please refer to the profiles of CIDIS, Antony on how to identify
where a record was pressed

380 (only valid for French vinyl pressings between 1980 and August 1986 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS, Louviers
Example: The Cure - Pornography

380 (only valid for French vinyl pressings between August 1986 and 1991)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - PDO,
Example: Yello Featuring Shirley Bassey - The Rhythm Divine

410 (Only valid for Greek vinyl pressings between 1970 and 1975)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Helladisc S.A.
Example: The Who - Who's Next

410 (only valid for Greek vinyl pressings between 1975 and 1995)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - G.P.I. S.A.
Example: New Order - Shellshock (Extended Version)

420 (only valid for UK vinyl pressings between July 1957 and April 1959)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Record Pressers Ltd.
Example: Robert Earl - I May Never This Way Again

420 (only valid for UK vinyl pressings between May 1959 and February 1969)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Philips Records Ltd.
Example: Booker T. And The MGs* - Green Onions

420 (only valid for UK vinyl pressings between March 1969 and January 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Village People - Go West

420 (only valid for UK vinyl pressings between February 1979 and mid 1988)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Ltd.
Example: Specimen - Returning (From A Journey)

470 (only valid for Polydor India vinyl pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Music India Ltd.
Example: Pankaj Udhas - Aahat (Ghazals)

520 (only valid for Italian vinyl pressings until 1980)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Phonoster
Example: Antonello Venditti - Buona Domenica

520 (only valid for Italian vinyl pressings between 1980 and 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polygram, Tribiano
Example: Visage - The Damned Don't Cry

520 (only valid for Italian vinyl pressings between 1986 and 1989)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PhonoComp
Example: Jimmy Somerville / Happy Mondays - To Love Somebody / Kinky Afro

561 (only valid for Kenyan vinyl pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - E. A. Records
Example: Boney M. - Daddy Cool / No Woman No Cry
Note: Records were usually cut in Baarn and pressed locally.

670 (only valid for Dutch vinyl pressings between 1951 and 1962)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Philips Phonografische Industrie
Example: Wim Kan - Waardig Over De Drempel - Oudejaars Avond 1958

670 (only valid for Dutch vinyl pressings between 1962 and 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Phonodisc B.V.
Example: Roxy* - Angel Eyes

670 (only valid for Dutch vinyl pressings between 1980 and July 1992 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Baarn
Example: The Associates - The Affectionate Punch

700 (only valid for NZ vinyl pressings between 01 March 1960 and 31 October 1978)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Music Carriers (NZ) Ltd.
Example: The Rumour (2) - L'Amour Est L'Enfant De La Liberte (Love Is A Child Of Freedom)

700 (only valid for NZ vinyl pressings between 01 November 1978 and 1984)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Ltd., Miramar/Wellington
Example: Killing Joke - Fire Dances

701 (only valid for Nigerian vinyl pressings between 1963 and 1980)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonogram Ltd. Nigeria
Example: Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers International - Osadebe '76 Vol. 2
Note: Records were usually cut in Baarn and pressed locally.

710 (only valid for Norwegian vinyl pressings between 1953 and 1967)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - A/S Radio Industri
Example: Vidar Sandbeck Med Ragnar Danielsens Orkester - Pengegaloppen / Dagdrivervise

710 (only valid for Norwegian vinyl pressings between 1967 and 1970)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Musikkindustri A/S
Example: Kringkastingsorkestret - Ut Mot Havet / Solregn

710 (only valid for Norwegian vinyl pressings between 1970 and 1983)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Rosenborg Studio
Example: Laila Granum - En Real Normann / Jeg Ser Deg Overalt

710 (only valid for Norwegian vinyl pressings in 1984)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Roger Arnhoff Studio
Example: Silje* - One Of These Mornings / My Funny Valentine
Note: 710 due to the equipment being used by that studio but without relationship with PolyGram.

720 (only valid for Austrian vinyl pressings between 1980 and 1984)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Ges.mbh
Example: Trio - Da Da Da Ich Lieb Dich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht Aha Aha Aha

830 (only valid for Singaporean vinyl pressings since January 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polygram Records Private Limited Singapore
Example: Lipps, Inc. - Designer Music
Note: Older releases belong to Phonographic Industries Pte. Ltd. (not yet existing)

850 (only valid for Spanish vinyl pressings between 1970 and 31 July 1983 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - COFASA
Example: New Order - Blue Monday

850 (only valid for Spanish vinyl pressings between August 1, 1983 and 1987)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PolyGram Servicios, S.A.
Example: The Durutti Column - Another Setting

850 (only valid for Spanish vinyl pressings from 1988 onwards)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Iberofon, S.A.
Example: Revenge - 7 Reasons

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-####- or -#####- (e.g. -9999- or -10000-)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH + sequential number (e.g. 23011)
Example: Burst - Origo + Prey On Life

x-#-#-# or x-0#-0#-# (e.g. A-1-1-1 or A-01-01-1) (only valid for UK pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - EMI Records
Example: Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better
Note: Placed at 6 o'clock in widely spaced typeface.

-xU-m-n (e.g. -1U-1-7) (only valid for UK pressings since July 1973)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - EMI Records
Example: Gwen Guthrie - Hopscotch Remix
Note: Placed at 6 o'clock, where U indicates a contract pressing for a non-EMI label.
The number before U stands for the number of the cut.
Note: Placed at 3 o'clock are 1 or more letters from GRAMOPHLTD, indicating the stamper numbers:
G=1 R=2 A=3 M=4 O=5 P=6 H=7 L=8 T=9 D=0 (until 1981 only).

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SYMBOLS / NON-LETTER / PICTURE / DRAWN IMAGES SECTION

⎕ (Square following the matrix number, on Gramophone Co. shellacs between 1931 and 1944)
S, H or HS? S
Example: Luzerner Singknaben*, Jodlerclub "Edelweiss"*, Luzerner Ländlermusik S. Kaufmann - Singe, Joedele, Boedele - Potpourri
Note: Indicating a recording/cutting made with a Blumlein cutting system.
This is no mastering or pressing credit but for information only.
Not to be confused with a "diamond", indicating a Western Electric cutting system.

Two circles with 2 sticks or a drum with 2 drumsticks - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Artisan Sound Recorders
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan_Sound_Recorders
Example: XTC - King For A Day

. .𝄞 (Treble clef symbol - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Treble Clef Symbol] - Don Grossinger ANV dG
Example: 81 Mulberry - 81 Mulberry
Note: May also look like an ampersand "&". The Unicode symbol . .𝄞 is not recognized by all browser fonts, it is therefore not recommended to use it in the Credit field.

〄 "Japanese Industrial Standards" symbols
S, H or HS? S
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards
Example: Various - Summer Campaign '85
Note: this is not a mastering or pressing credit. This notation is for information only.

⟷ (double-headed arrow) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Example: The Chantels - We Are The Chantels

i...i or I…I or i,,,i
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching i…i] - Sean Magee
Example: Deep Purple - Made In Japan

⩓ or Δ - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By DFI
Example: Joy Division - Still

ダリアン! or ダリアン!! or ダリアン!!!
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By ダリアン!
Example: A Day In Black & White* - Notes

⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K or ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄Kling - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Randy Kling + ANV ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K
Example: Alice Cooper - Love It To Death
Note: Jagged line, can appear as MMK or MwK

ꔰ (cross(es) with dots in the quadrants) - image
Add a company: Mastered At - Record Technology Incorporated
Location Link: http://www.recordtech.com/
Example: A Certain Ratio - Do The Du (Casse)
Note: When appearing with other pressing plant identifiers, use Mastered At.

⋊ (reverted "Dead Kennedys" logo without vertical bar - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⋊] - Anne-Marie Suenram
Example: Thomas Leer - Private Plane / International

和 (Japanese symbols for Harmony - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - 和
Example: UNKLE - Eye 4 An Eye

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MCA Records pressing plant sub-section

The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

◈-P-◈ (two diamonds with a P in the middle, since 1973 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Example: The Elton John Band* - Philadelphia Freedom / I Saw Her Standing There

⧈-G-⧈ (2 boxes with a G in the middle, since 1973 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Example: Consolidated - Message To The People
Note: may also be identified by a GL1 in the matrix.

◎—∈—◎ (straight line through centre C is one long line touching both outer circles, the ends of the 'C' are almost touching the dissecting line - Canadian pressings only)
S, H, HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - MCA Records (Canada)
Example: Free - Heartbreaker

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Phonodisc Ltd. sub-section

Only between 18 March 1969 and January 1979.
//number + additional letters (e.g. //1 AB) stand for an "external lacquer cut".
# stands for a number. The respective codes are listed here as a group (and not individually):

//# AB
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow

//# AZM
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Leo Sayer - I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)

//# E
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - EMI Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You

//# C
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, London
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: The Jam - This Is The Modern World

//# D
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Decca Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Adam And The Ants - Young Parisians

//# IB
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - I.B.C. Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Pere Ubu - Dub Housing

//# K
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Hush (7) - Glad All Over

//# M
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Suzi Pinns - Rule Britannia

//# MC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Music Centre, Wembley
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: The Who - Had Enough / Who Are You
Note: Etchings may feature De Lane Lea, CTS.

//# MCN
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Control, Nashville
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Twiggy (2) - Tomorrow Is Another Day

//# MD
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Rainbow - Rainbow Rising

//# ML - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Mastering Lab
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Pete Townshend • Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix

//# P
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby

//# ST
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Rainbow - Rainbow Rising

//# STR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strawberry Mastering
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Sandy McLelland & The Backline* - Like A Hurricane

//# T
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trident Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Clifford T. Ward - Home Thoughts From Abroad

//# TO
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: Zones (2) - Sign Of The Times

//# UT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonodisc Ltd.
Example: The Boomtown Rats - Lookin' After No. 1

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PRS Ltd. sub-section

▽420 plus 1 or 2 letters, indicating an external lacquer cutting studio.
Between ~1983 and mid 1988.

▽420 A
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Example: Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues

▽420 C - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, London
Example: Kiss - Lick It Up

▽420 D
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Decca Studios
Example: Joe Jackson - Home Town

▽420 E
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - EMI Studios
Example: Killing Joke - Eighties

▽420 EX
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Example: Trouble Funk - Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There

▽420 FRA + CIDIS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - C.I.D.I.S. Louviers
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRS Ltd.
Example: John Travolta - Greased Lightning

▽420 G
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Portland Studios
Example: This Final Frame - Give Me Back

▽420 H
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Example: The Shadows - Silver Album

▽420 P - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRT Studios
Example: The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix)

▽420 R - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Example: Carmel (2) - The Drum Is Everything

▽420 S
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strawberry Mastering
Example: Dire Straits - Dire Straits

▽420 T - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Example: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions* - Cut Me Down (Remix)

▽420 U
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Example: Orange Juice (3) - Texas Fever

▽420 V - (image) - (only between 1979 and 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trident Studios
Example: Various - Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns

▽420 V - (image) - (only between 1985 and 1988)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Audio One
Example: Prince - U Got The Look

▽420 W
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Music Centre, Wembley
Example: Cheri - Murphy's Law

▽420 Z
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Example: Level 42 - Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?

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▽E + additional letters (UK only).
Only between February 1979 and ~1983.
"E" stands for an "external lacquer cut." Introduced 1979 after the transition to PRS Ltd.
In some cases the mastering house is listed again in the runout, but for those that do not:

▽E AR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Simple Minds - Life In A Day

▽E C
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, London
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Rainbow - All Night Long

▽E D
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Decca Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Adam And The Ants - Young Parisians

▽E IB
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - I.B.C. Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Jack Jones - I Could Have Been A Sailor

▽E KR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Iggy Pop - Five Foot One

▽E M
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: The Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles

▽E MC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Music Centre, Wembley
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Leyton Buzzards - Saturday Night Beneath The Plastic Palm Trees

▽E MCR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Cutting Room
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Iggy Pop - Loco Mosquito / Take Care Of Me

▽E MD
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Rush - Live! Tom Sawyer / A age To Bangkok

▽E ML
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Mastering Lab
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: The Who - The Kids Are Alright

▽E P
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios (until 1979)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRT Studios (from 1980 to 1989)
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd. (only between February 1979 and mid 1988)
Example: Blondie - Atomic

▽E PS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Portland Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Soft Cell - Bedsitter

▽E R
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - RCA Studios, London
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: David Essex - Imperial Wizard

▽E SC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: The Specials - Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning

▽E ST
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: The Who - Don't Let Go The Coat

▽E STR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strawberry Mastering
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: The Cure - A Forest

▽E T
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trident Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Genesis - Duchess

▽E TH
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Ultravox - ing Strangers

▽E TO
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done

▽E UT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS Ltd.
Example: Cozy Powell - Sooner Or Later

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∴ or Λ - (UK pressings - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Pressed By - CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Example: The The - Heartland
Note: Not to be confused with ∴ or Λ found on US Columbia pressings, half a turn away from the main number

ΛM
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andy Mellwig + ANV ΛM
Example: Monolake - Cyan

Δ (Australian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Δ
Example: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Alias for Tony Taurins

ΔM - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - ΔM
Example: LNR - Work It To The Bone
Alias for Alan Moy

Δ RJ (French pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dyam
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Raphaël Jonin + ANV RJ
Example: Ness (4) - Heart Beat

ɑ - (image)
S, H, or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Allied Record Company
Example: Kraftwerk - Musique Non Stop
Notes: Add "[Allied 'ɑ' Logo]" on its position in the matrix string.
Can be mistaken for "Q" or "Ω", but is actually a lower case greek alpha, sometimes with a Warner "W" within.

Å (Australian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Å (3)
Example: The Railway Children - Brighter
Alias for Steve Smart
Note: do not confuse with symbol used by Sheard & Co.

ᐂ - (Australian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Sheard & Co.
Example Various - Assorted Desecrations And Magnificent Mutations
Note: May appear as coathanger or sticklady drawing

Å (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Skandinaviska Grammophon AB
Example: Magnus Lind - I Speglarnas Tid
Note: The "Å" stands for Åmål, which is the town where the plant was located.

ALC in a circle
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Alco Research And Engineering, Co.
Example: Ty Terrell* / Willie "The Moon Man" Echols - Here Comes The Night - Part I / Here Comes The Night - Part II
Note: Alco also used the delta number system, similar to Monarch Record Mfg. Co. for their metalworks

¢ (US "cent" symbol - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV ¢
Example: D4 (2) - Funky Rap Party

(indecipherable signature) (Portuguese pressings - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Fernando Cortez
Example: AC/DC - Who Made Who

Eyes with eyebrows - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Eyes With Eyebrows] - David Turner (2)
Example: Charlie Byrd Featuring Nat Adderley - Top Hat

✇ (fan or propeller)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Durium S.p.A.
Example: Nini Rosso - Il Silenzio

♀ (Female symbol - Australian pressings)
S, H, HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ♀] - Meredith Brooks (2)
Example: Yello - Stella

♡ POGO
S, H, HS? H
Note: this is not a mastering credit. This notation only served as quality assurance symbol that Keith Olson was present during the cutting.
Location link: http://www.keitholsenproductions.com/home.asp
Example: James Gang - in' Thru

✩ (five-pointed star - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Pressed By - Premier Albums, Inc.
Example: The Fabulous Ronettes* Featuring Veronica* - ...Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
Note: Accompanied by a 2.75" diameter pressing ring. A smaller star was used by Capitol's LA plant.

øPhase @ Whitfield St
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Whitfield Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ø [Phase]
Location Link: http://whitfieldmastering.com/
Example: Kylie* - I Believe In You
Note: Alias for Ashley Burchett

❀ (drawing / etching of a flower) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] - Brian Gardner
Example: Jane's Addiction - Strays

⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ (drawing / etching of "birds/seagulls in flight") - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ] - Brian Gardner
Example: Lemon-Lime - Lollipop Love

⊏◯⊐ (squared US airforce style logo) - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts
Example: The Residents - The Third Reich 'N' Roll
Note: the logo is squared/edged, not rounded.

Ⓒ (C in a circle)
S, H or HS? S
Example: Unknown Artist - Promenade En Auto
Note: Indicating a recording/cutting made with a Blumlein cutting system.
Placed before the matrix number on Chappell, Columbia, Hugophone, Odeon, Parlophone, Pathé, Regal-Zonophone shellacs between 1931 and 1944. This is no mastering or pressing credit but for information only.

<E> (E fully enclosed inside diamond - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Charles Eckhart Company
Example: Unknown Artist - American Patrol

Ⓕ (F in a circle - US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Fidelatone Mfg.
Example: Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!

"Face with pointy ears" or ⚇ (pig's snout) - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank DeLuna
Example: Spoons - Arias & Symphonies

Ⓗ (H in a circle - Dutch pressings - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS, Haarlem
Example: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man

⚾︎ (Baseball - US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⚾︎] - Greg Calbi
Example: The Fixx - Are We Ourselves? / Deeper And Deeper
Note: May resemble a Ⓗ (H in a circle).

Head of a woman - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH
Example: Various - Herzlichen Glückwunsch Zum Geburtstag

Image of 3 circles (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - CGD Pressing Plant
Example: Hamilton Bohannon - Bohannon's Beat / Bohannon Walk
Note: The image is supposed to be their logo "cgd"

£ or ℒ (L in a circle)
S, H or HS? S
Example: Lotte Lehmann With Orchestra* - Traum Durch Die Dämmerung / Ständchen
Note: on shellacs indicating a recording / cutting made with a Lindström system.
This is not a mastering or pressing credit. This notation is for information only.

Ⓜ (M in a circle - UK pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Metropolis Mastering
Location Link: https://www.thisismetropolis.com/mastering/
Example: Kraftwerk - Expo2000

Ⓜ MILƐS or MILES @ METROPOLIS
S, H or HS? S / H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Metropolis Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV Miles
Example: Prince Quick Mix - A Song For Kay

Ω (Omega in a circle - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ω (2)
Example: Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black / Let Them Hang High
Note: Symbol for an unidentified engineer at Ter Mar Studios during the 1960s and later at RCA Studios, Chicago / RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois

"Ear" or uppercase cursive "P" - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Pressed By - Plastylite
Example: Charley Christian* - Jazz Immortal
Note: Some also describe the mark as a backwards capital "P".
Plastylite pressed all of Blue Note's records until 1965; also pressed records for Prestige, Folkways and United Artists a.o.

π or πMB (sign of Pi)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - π
Example: Patrick Juvet - Où Sont Les Femmes
Alias for Mike Brown (3)

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Pye Studios sub-section

△ = Stereo Scully/Westrex suite until 1967, then the Neumann VMS-66/SX68 suite.
♢ = Stereo Scully/Westrex suite until 1974, then the Neumann VMS-70/SX74 suite.
✳ = Scully/Westrex suite until ca. 1974.

Please don't confuse ♢ and/or ✳ with mastering symbols used by Deutsche Grammophon
Pressing Plant (on there usually combined with a ℗ Date).

△F
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Foster + ANV F
Example: The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

△G
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gordon Vicary + ANV G
Example: Status Quo - Gerdundula

△H
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Barrow + ANV H
Example: Joe Dolan - It Makes No Difference

△J
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geoff Calver + ANV J
Example: Sandie Shaw - Wight Is Wight

△M - since 1967 only
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Malcolm Davies + ANV M
Example: Margo And The Marvettes* - When Love Slips Away / I'll Be Home
Note: pre 1967 cuts would have been done by Derek Moore (3)

△MB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Brown (3) + ANV MB
Example: Ken Leray - Together We Are Beautiful

△S - (from 1963 to 1968)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Derek Sticklen + ANV S
Example: Ike & Tina Turner - Live! Volume 1 (The Ike & Tina Turner Show)

△T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV T
Example: Players Association* - Disco Inferno

△Tone
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV Tone
Example: The Searchers - Take Me For What I'm Worth

△W - (from 1968 to 1974)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Derek Sticklen + ANV W
Example: Autumn (16) - My Little Girl

△X
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - X (16)
Example: Maureen McGovern - I Won't Last A Day Without You
Note: Can also appear in combination with the image of a 'Massey Ferguson 175' tractor!
See Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long

♢BJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Jones (6) + ANV BJ
Example: Delegation - You And I / Put A Little Love On Me

♢F
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Foster + ANV F
Example: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Magic Trumpet

♢G
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gordon Vicary + ANV G
Example: Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo

♢H
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Barrow + ANV H
Example: No Artist - Memories Of Steam

♢M until 1966 only
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Derek Moore (3) + ANV M
Example: Elgar* - Sir John Barbirolli Conducting The Hallé Orchestra* - Symphony No. 1 In A Flat Major, Op. 55

♢MB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Brown (3) + ANV MB
Example: Carl Douglas - Girl You're So Fine / Too Hot To Handle

♢S - (from 1963 to 1968)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Derek Sticklen + ANV S
Example: Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass* - Whipped Cream & Other Delights

♢T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV T
Example: Hylda Baker & Arthur Mullard - You're The One That I Want

♢W - (from 1968 to 1974)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Derek Sticklen + ANV W
Example: Children Aged 5-11 Accompanied By Eira Davies - Children's Party Songs & Games

♢X
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - [Invalid Artist]
Example: Paul Da Vinci - Your Baby Ain't Your Baby Anymore

✳F
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Foster + ANV F
Example: Chuck Berry - Greatest Hits

✳G
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gordon Vicary + ANV G
Example: The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun

✳H
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Barrow + ANV H
Example: Donovan - Catch The Wind

✳M until 1966
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Derek Moore (3) + ANV M
Example: Chuck Berry - Greatest Hits

✳M since 1967
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Malcolm Davies + ANV M
Example: Miriam Makeba - In Concert!

✳S - (from 1963 to 1968)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Derek Sticklen + ANV S
Example: Anita Harris - Trains And Boats And Planes

✳T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV T
Example: Tippett* : Fidelio Quartet - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3

✳X
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - X (16)
Example: Hot Butter - Popcorn

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Ⓡ (R in a circle - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Richard Finch + ANV Ⓡ
Example: Fire (5) - Fire
Note: Usually in combination with SSE or SSℇ in a circle.

Stickman with halo
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Stickman With Halo] - Roger 007 Moore
Example: Direct Drive (3) - I Need Some Sunshine

"Target" logo or bullseye stamp (Canadian Capitol pressings only - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Example: Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City

ᐉ (Horizontal triangle with dot inside, US pressings between 1981 and 1989 - image)
S, H, HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Example: Sweet Tee - Let's Dance

"Trumpet" - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - A&M Mastering Studios
Example: Supertramp - Breakfast In America

Ⓤ - (U in a circle - image)
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Pressed By - United Record Pressing
Location Link: http://www.urpressing.com/
Example: Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Note: May also appear as @ w/ full circle but with a u.

Walking Eye Logo (may appear as Artisan Recorders logo - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS, Haarlem
Example: Bobby Vinton - If That's All I Can

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ALPHABETICAL LISTINGS

xB-####-Ny% (e.g. EB-2604-N1B)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Manufactured By - Capitol Custom, Hollywood
Example: Pro Arte Motettenchor, Peter Marx, Heinz Wehrle - Lieder Zur Weihnachtszeit
Note: the first 2 letters indicate the pressing year:
CB = 1953, DB = 1954, EB = 1955, FB = 1956, GB = 1957, HB = 1958,
JB = 1959, KB = 1960, LB = 1961, MB = 1962, OB = earlier 1963,
PB = later 1963, RB = 1964, TB = 1965, UB = 1966, WB = 1967,
XB = 1968, YB = 1969, ZB = 1970-71, AAB = 1971-72

(ALI)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Allied Records Ltd. (only when credited alone)
Add a company: Mastered At - Allied Records Ltd. (when another plant is credited, e.g. LYN)
Examples: Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk?

A.F. Centraldubs
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Centraldubs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adi Flück + ANV A.F.
Location Link: http://centraldubs.com
Example: Malia, Boris Blank - Convergence

A.I. or AI (only until 1969)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Auditronics
Example: Jimmy Hughes - Something Special
Note: Later pressings may also carry A.I. even though being from Mastercraft.

A+R SPGII - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - A+R Record Manufacturing Corporation
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stan Getz II
Location Link: www.arrecords.com
Example: Kelly Reverb - The Electric Texan

A&M MASTERING AG >:|
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - A&M Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andrew Garver + ANV AG >:|
Location Link: http://amstudios.net (Memorial site)
Example: Freestylers Featuring Tenor Fly - B-Boy Stance

A&M MASTERING GS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - A&M Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geoff Sykes
Location Link: http://amstudios.net (Memorial site)
Example: Spring Heel Jack - 68 Million Shades......Sampler

A Porky Prime Cut - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Porky (5)
Example: Sex Gang Children - Beasts
Alias of George Peckham.
Notes: "A Porky Prime Cut" is not an ANV!
The B sides often have Primed or Primed ✓ (checkmark)

A Smart Cut - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Smart + ANV Smart
Example: Quando Quango - Pigs + Battleships

AA (horizontal line in the middle of the "A" crosses over to both letters - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Arnie Acosta + ANV AA
Example: U2 / Frank Sinatra With Bono - Stay (Faraway, So Close!) / I've Got You Under My Skin

AA-BAJ or AA BAJ or AABAJ or AA·BAJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Brad Johnson + ANV BAJ
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: In Sync (2) - Let Me See / Rave Thang

AARDMAN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - AARDMAN
Example: Giuseppe Ielasi - 15 More Tapes
Alias for Stephen Ganser (2)

AATB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Brick + ANV TB
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: Peter "At Work" Presta* Presents Mix Of Trixx - Who Could Dance

aB (cursive small A with the tail ascending to the top of a capital cursive B - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Al Brown (5) + ANV aB
Example: Mott The Hoople - Mad Shadows

AB (combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andrew Berliner + ANV AB
Example: The Eric Burdon Band* - Sun Secrets

AB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Abbey Record Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Example: John Coltrane - Coltrane

ab @ my45
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - My45
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andreas Bauer (8) + ANV ab
Example: The Natural Yogurt Band - The 13 Moons Of Neptune / Satelites

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Abbey Road Studio sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.abbeyroad.com/

ABBEY ROAD.MILES or MILES.ABBEY ROAD
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV Miles
Example: The Wombats - Glitterbug

ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED.MILES or MILES.ABBEY ROAD ½ SPEED
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV Miles
Example: Bitchin Bajas - Bajas Fresh

CHRISTIAN@ABBEYROAD or Christian@Abbeyroad
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Christian Wright + ANV Christian
Example: Sissy Wish - Table 44

MASTERED AT ABBEY ROAD - NICK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Webb + ANV Nick
Example: X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents

NICK - ABBEY ROAD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Webb + ANV Nick
Example: Bill Nelson's Red Noise* - Furniture Music

PEACHY ABBEY RD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peachy (2)
Example: Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back To Your House
Note: Alias of Geoff Pesche

Sean Abbey rd i...i or SEAN ABBEY RD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sean Magee + ANV Sean
Example: Velvet Revolver - Contraband
Note: i...i is no ANV or Alias.

SRZ - ABBEY RD or ABBEY RD - SRZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Rooke + ANV SRZ
Example: Hammer* - Addams Groove

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ABS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alex Sadkin + ANV ABS
Example: Eagles - One Of These Nights

Absolute Audio NY JB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jim Brick + ANV JB
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: DJ Soul Slinger - Abducted

AC (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Arun Chakraverty
Example: Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

Ach
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - André Huesler + ANV Ach
Example: Various, The Mercy Sluts - Untitled

A (French pressings between 1951 and 1956)
S, H or HS? H
Add a Company: Mastered At - Studio Chopin-Pleyel
Add a Company: Lacquer Cut At - Studio Chopin-Pleyel
Example: Félix Leclerc - Notre Sentier / Le P'tit Bonheur
Note: A stands for Acétate Chopin-Pleyel.

AcR or ACR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Smiths Falls, Ontario
Example: The Association (2) - The Association

ACTIS or ACTIS.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Actis Studios
Example: Born Dead Icons - New Scream Industry

AD YYMMDD (A in D) - e.g. AD 860120 - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Audiodisc AB
Location Link: http://www.audiodisc.se/
Example: Cortex (5) - You Can't Kill The Boogeyman

ADAM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adam Nunn + ANV Adam
Example: Tata Box Inhibitors - Plasmids

Additiv media or www.additivmedia.com
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Additiv Media
Example: Wanda (17) - Amore

ADRENALIN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Adrenalin (4)
Example: 808 State - Let Yourself Go / Deepville

Æ #### or AE #### (e.g. Æ 1325)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Aerco Processing
Example: Dennis Brown - Someone Special

AERCO
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Aerco Productions Limited
Example: Modern English - Drowning Man / Silent World

AG >:| - (Angry Looking Face)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andrew Garver + ANV AG >:|
Example: Myron - Destiny

AGR or A.G.R.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - AGR Manufacturing
Location Link: http://www.agrm.co.uk/
Example: X Cabs* - Infectious

AITCH - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Thompson (3) + ANV Aitch
Example: Ace (7) - Five-A-Side

AL or AL with date
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Allentown Record Co. Inc.
Example: Stampeders* - Sweet City Woman

Aℓ - (between 1967 and 1971)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - London Records Of Canada (1967) Ltd.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alain DeRoque + ANV Al
Example: The Tattoos - Hot Trumpets

Aℓ or Aℓ SNB - (between 1977 and 1988 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alain DeRoque + ANV Al
Example: Meco* - Pop Goes The Movies

al Brown
S, H or HS? H or HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Al Brown (5)
Example: Yusef Lateef - Morning

Alan (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alan Graves + ANV Alan
Example: Chrissy (4) - Chrissy

ALCHEMY or ALCHEMY MASTERING
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut - Alchemy Mastering
Location Link: http://www.alchemysoho.com/
Example: Ultravox - Lament

Alex@Scratch Free
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Scratch Free Press
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alex Fodi + ANV Alex
Example: Deity Zone Feat. Miche Braden & Yasmin Rashid - Live

ALG + LHaudio.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - LH Audio Services
Add a credit: Mastered By - Oliver Lieb
Location Link: http://www.lhaudio.com/
Example: Headless Ghost - Backend EP
Note: ALG means "high-end analogue" mastering. Done by Lieb only.

ALL DISC or AD 00
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - All Disc Records, Inc.
Example: The Doors - The Doors

ALL PLATINUM or AP or (AP) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - All Platinum Studios
Example: Ponderosa Twins Plus One* - 2+2+1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One
Note: Other companies also used an '(AP)' etching. This one is mostly exclusive to US 1970s pressings on All Platinum and d labels, e.g., Stang Records, Turbo Records, etc.

ALLEN or AL (UK and US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Allen Landau + ANV Allen or AL
Example: Van Der Graaf* - Vital

ALSHIRE - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Alshire Custom Products
Example: Ednita Nazario - Ednita

AL-SP and "B-#####"
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Allied Record Company
Add a company: Pressed By - Specialty Records Corporation
Example: Plan 9 (2) - Sea Hunt

AM (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - AM (20)
Example: Queen Liza - Somebody To Love

AM (mostly French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alain Morand + ANV AM
Example: Aura* Meets Lee "Scratch" Perry* - Full Experience

AM + Dyam (mostly French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dyam
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alain Morand + ANV AM
Example: Noise Gate (3) - Peace & Work

AM Stardelta
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - StarDelta Audio Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andy Miles (2) + ANV AM
Example: Aeon Seven - Soul Altitude

ameise (may appear as amin or amare - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ameise
Example: Rekordah - Cherry Coke / Butternut

AMIGO-PB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Amigo Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Brown + ANV PB
Example: Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material

AMS or ⋊MS or A·MS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fantasy Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Anne-Marie Suenram + ANV AMS (etc.)
Example: Tony Bennett, Bill Evans - The Complete Tony Bennett Bill Evans Recordings

ANDI
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - André Huesler + ANV Andi
Example: Various - KPM Soundclash

André or ANDRE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - André Huesler + ANV André / Andre
Example: Die Russen - Laika's Revenge

André VINYLIUM.CH or WWW.VINYLIUM.CH ANDRE or ANDRE FOR VINYLIUM MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Vinylium.ch
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - André Huesler + ANV André / Andre
Location Link: http://www.vinylium.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=24&ID=21&Menu=1&Item=11
Example: Dimlite - Synonym4

andreas@schnittstelle or andreas at schnittstelle
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Schnittstelle (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andreas Kauffelt + ANV Andreas
Location Link: http://www.schnittstelle.ws/Schnittstelle_-_Vinylschnitt_%26_Mastering.html
Example: Mambotur - Pacheco (Remixes)

Andy '91 or Andy '92
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andy Crump (2) + ANV Andy '91 etc.
Example: The Mario Brothers - Something

andybee @ dubplate.eu
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplate.eu
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andybee
Example: Tom Novy vs. TV Rock - The Power

AR (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - AR (8)
Example: Willy's Friend - Dream Of Love E.P.

ARC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Allentown Record Co. Inc.
Example: Engelbert Humperdinck - Engelbert
Note: Can also be identified by an embossed A on the centre label.

ARCHER or
"image of arrow drawn underneath" - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Archer Record Pressing
Example: Yvette - Pump Me

AREACEM
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - A.R.E.A.C.E.M.
Example: Clout - Save Me

ARP - (image)
S, H or HS? S (stamped in script)
Add a company: Pressed By - American Record Pressing Co.
Example: Brenda Holloway - Let Love Grow / Some Quiet Place (To Rest My Mind)

ARUN or Arun - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Arun Chakraverty + ANV Arun
Example: Sammy Hagar - Give To Live

AS (Austrian pressings)
S, H or HS? S / H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Albert Svoboda + ANV AS
Example: C.W. McCall - Convoy

AS (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - AS (7)
Example: Happy Mondays - Hallelujah

AS (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ardent Studios
Location Link: http://www.ardentstudios.com/
Example: Studebakers - My-T-Tuff
Note: Often in combination with MCRP

ASL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Audio Services Ltd.
Example: Erasure - You Surround Me

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Atlantic Records pressing plant sub-section

From January 1967, the Atlantic family of labels (all of them) had their pressing plant codes added to the master numbers in the runouts. For the centre labels, please see Part Four, 1.6).
The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually):

BW
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Bestway Products Inc.
Example: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy

CL: Columbia
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music


S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Cream (2) - Best Of Cream

CS or CSM
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

CT or CTH - image of CT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: Cream (2) - Disraeli Gears

LW or Σ ⌐ or ┘ᕒ (L over W) - image 1 / image 2 / image 3
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Longwear Plating
Example: Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear

MR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Example: AC/DC - Highway To Hell

MW or WM (depending on reading direction)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Midwest Record Pressing, Inc.
Example: The Sweet Inspirations - To Love Somebody / Where Did It Go

PP (7"s only - until 1976)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Plastic Products
Example: ABBA - SOS

PR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Presswell
Example: Milt Jackson - Bags & Flutes

RI
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
Example: Mott The Hoople - Mad Shadows

SRC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Specialty Records Corporation
Example: Rasputin's Stash - Rasputin's Stash

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Atlantic Studios sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Studios

@t GP or TGP - (image)
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Piros + ANV GP
Example: ADC Band - Fire Up / More & More Disco

AT (on US Atlantic releases since the late 1950s/early 1960s)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Example: Joe Turner* - Big Joe Rides Again

ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. or ATLANTIC STUDIOS DK or AT/DK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dennis King + ANV DK or D.K.
Example: Roberta Flack - If Ever I See You Again

AT FT or AT F.T.
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Tabino + ANV FT or F.T.
Example: Yes - Drama

AT/GP (GP might look like 4P - image)
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Piros + ANV GP
Example: ADC Band - Fire Up / More & More Disco

RG AT or AT RG
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rob Grenell + ANV RG
Example: Vanilla Fudge - Near The Beginning

sƒ/atl. or AT/sƒ
S, H, or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sam Feldman + ANV sf
Example: Company B - Fascinated

W with 3 dots above and one dot below (on US Atlantic releases - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adrian Barber
Example: Cream (2) - Wheels Of Fire

Atlantic Studios added a letter to the matrix indicating which company's lacquer blank was used to cut a record:
W: Audiodisc
X: Transco
Z: Soundcraft.

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Audio MFG
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Audio Manufacturing Record Co.
Example: The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children

Audio One
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Audio One
Example: Venus In Furs - Almost ...

Audiodisc YYMMDD
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Audiodisc AB
Location Link: http://www.audiodisc.se/
Example: Kontrol Voltage, Tomas Kanerva, Kodoish - A Study In Audible Evil (Send Us You're Thought Test Problems)

AudioMatrix - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Audio Matrix, Inc.
Example: The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)

AV (Austrian pressings since 2018)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Austrovinyl + sequential number (e.g. 19-002)
Example: High Brian - Brian Air

AV DISK-MASTERING or AV DISK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - AV Disk-Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Aldo Vazquez + ANV AV
Example: Miami Sound Machine - No Sera Facil

^v MASTER RECORDS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Records (15)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Aldo Vazquez + ANV AV
Example: Tony St. Thomas - Love Is Forever

^v MRR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Records Research
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Aldo Vazquez + ANV AV
Example: Grupo Comodines - Mambos

AVC enclosed in rhombus
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Acme Vinyl Corp.
Example: Freaky Flow And P.J.* - On The Down Low / Mist

AVCO
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Avco Labs
Example: Don Catelli And The All Stars - Potent Percussion

AvK or AVK (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adrian Van Kempe + ANV AvK or AVK
Example: Jerry Jeff Walker - Jerry Jeff Walker

AW ML
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tonstudio Max Lussi, Basel
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Walter Alfred Wettler + ANV AW
Example: Franz Schubert, Paul Müller-Zürich, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Edmond De Stoutz, Nicolas Chumachenco - 10 Jahre Gesellschaft Der Freunde Des Zürcher Kammerorchesters

Ax#####/z (e.g. AE 38677/A or AO 19181/A) - between 1999 and 2004
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - GZ Digital Media
Example: Anyway (2) - Golf Club
Note: Please refer to the GZ profile for the various runout
combinations

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Allen Zentz Mastering sub-section
US pressings only.

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

Allen Zentz Mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Example: Patrice Rushen - Let The Music Take Me

Az (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Allen Zentz + ANV Az
Example: Patrice Rushen - Let The Music Take Me
Note: Only Az (Capital A + small z) without any other letters/ symbols means it was cut by Allen Zentz.

AZ or A.Z. (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Example: Miss Johnnie - Over The Mountain - Across The Sea
Note: AZ (all capitals) means cut at Allen Zentz Mastering.

AZ ❀ (drawing / etching of a flower) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] - Brian Gardner
Example: Donna Summer - I Feel Love

❀ (drawing / etching of a flower) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ❀] - Brian Gardner
Example: Jeffrey Osborne - Don't You Get So Mad

AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ (drawing / etching of "birds/seagulls in flight") - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ] - Brian Gardner
Example: Parliament - Mothership Connection

AZ CB - (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Bellman + ANV CB
Example: Cameo - Find My Way

AZ BKG or AZ ❀ (drawing / etching of a flower) BKG
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Brian Gardner + ANV BKG
Example: Donna Summer - I Feel Love

AZ wcw or wcw AZ - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Wysock + ANV wcw
Example: Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby

CB. MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Bellman + ANV CB
Example: Rick James - Street Songs

MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Allen Zentz Mastering
Example: Barry White - America / Life

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Ayre (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sylvester Ayre + ANV Ayre
Example: The Gaylads - Soul Beat

B or BW
HS, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Pressed By - Bestway Products Inc.
Location Link: Billboard article
Example: The Rascals - People Got To Be Free / My World
Note: See also BEST / BESTWAY below.

B. (German shellacs only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Otto Birckhahn + ANV B.
Example: Steier-Quartett - Im Walde Rollt Der Wagen (Die Post Im Walde) / Denn Bei Uns Geht Alles Wie Genudelt

B.A.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bert Agudelo + ANV B.A.
S, H or HS? H
Example: Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra

B.D.I. or BDI
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Brian Ingoldsby + ANV B.D.I. / BDI
Example: The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got The Music In Me

B.E-POLAR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polar Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Björn Engelmann + ANV B.E.
Example: Imperiet - Var E' Vargen

B.G. or BG - (image)
S, H or HS? H, HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bernie Grundman + ANV B.G. / BG
Example: Devo - Something For Everybody

B.J. + cts - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CTS Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Jones (6) + ANV B.J.
Example: Joy Division - The Peel Sessions

B.S. RRS (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Randy's Records
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Basil Solomon + ANV B.S.
Example: Various - Hits Of The Past Vol. 1

BA
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Björn Almstedt + ANV BA
Example: Fun Boy Three - Waiting

BA-EF
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Europa Film
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Björn Almstedt + ANV BA
Example: Nexus (50) & Enrico Rava - Nexus Meets Enrico Rava

BA-GP
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Grammoplast
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Björn Almstedt + ANV BA
Example: The Pogues - Peace And Love

Barron or Barron π
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Barron (8)
Example: Siouxsie And The Banshees* - The Staircase (Mystery)
Alias for Mike Brown (3)

BAZZA - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bazza (2)
Example: Siouxsie And The Banshees* - Peek-A-Boo
Note: Alias of Barry Grint

BAZZA ALCHEMY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut - Alchemy Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bazza (2)
Location Link: alchemymastering.com
Example: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... (20th Anniversary Endtrospective Edition)

BAZZA AT PORKYS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Porky's Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bazza (2)
Example: 2 Da Core - Na Touch It / Faith And Hope

BB
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Berglund
Example: Leo Kottke - Ice Water
Example: Leo Kottke - Ice Water

BC (capital B within capital C - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Connor (2) + ANV BC
Example: Danny Harrison (5) - Only As Far As The Door

BDG or B.D.G. (Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut By - BDG (2)
Example: The Lance Harrison Dixieland Band* - Happy Jazz

Beau or BEAU or beau - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Beau Thomas + ANV Beau
Example: Resonant Evil - Angry Man / Screwheadz

Beau@1087 or Beau @ Ten Eight Seven
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At – Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – Beau Thomas + ANV Beau
Example: Dub Dynasty - Unrelenting Force

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Bell Sound Mastering sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

Bell Sound
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Example: Neil Diamond - Shilo / La Bamba

Bell Sound + AC - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alan Corbeth + ANV AC
Example: Rodriguez* - Coming From Reality
Note: Bell Sound is stamped.

Bell Sound + BRE - (looks like SRE or JOE)
S, H or HS? S + HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Brescio + ANV Bre
Example: Dust (12) - Hard Attack
Note: Bell Sound is stamped.

Bell Sound + Dom
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dominick Romeo + ANV Dom
Example: Anita Humes And The Essex - Everybody's Got You (For Their Own)

Bell Sound + I Diehl
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Irv Diehl + ANV I Diehl
Example: Melanie (2) - Garden In The City

Bell Sound + RCK
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robin C. Kruse + ANV RCK
Example: The James Cotton Band - 100% Cotton
Note: Bell Sound is stamped.

Bell Sound + sƒ - (image)
S, H or HS? S + HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sam Feldman + ANV sf
Example: The Beatles - Let It Be
Note: Bell Sound is stamped.

Bell Sound + SK
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sol Kessler + ANV SK
Example: Leroy Hutson - When You Smile
Note: Bell Sound is stamped.

Bell Sound + sol
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sol Kessler + ANV Sol
Example: Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce
Note: Bell Sound is stamped.

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Ben's or Ben.S
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Benjamin Savignoni + ANV Ben or Ben.S
Example: Corine (5) - Un Air De Fête

BENJ or -BENJ-
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Benjamin Joubert + ANV Benj
Example: Justice (3) - DVNO

BERT
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bert Agudelo + ANV Bert
S, H or HS? H
Example: Canned Heat - Future Blues

Bestway or Best
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Pressed By - Bestway Products Inc.
Example: Ann Peebles - Straight From The Heart
Note: See also B / BW above.

BH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bobby Hata + ANV BH
S, H or HS? H
Example: Deep Purple - Black Night

BilBo (can look like BiBo)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BilBo (3)
Example: Paul Nicholas - Paul Nicholas
Alias for Denis Blackham

Bilbo @ Porkys
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Porky's Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BilBo (3)
Example: Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
Alias for Denis Blackham

BK
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Kipper + ANV BK
Example: Daryl Hall & John Oates - Running From Paradise

BL (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Lazerus + ANV BL
Example: James Taylor (2) - Sweet Baby James

BLACK SALOON or BLACK SALOON STUDIOS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Black Saloon Studios
Location Link: http://www.blacksaloonstudios.com/
Example: Blue Roses (2) - I Am Leaving

BLACKBELT-LEVI
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Black Belt Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Levi Seitz + ANV Levi
Example: Mother Love Bone - On Earth As It Is: The Complete Works

BLAIR or BLAIR'S or BLAIRZ or BL⍂IR or BL△IR
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Blair + ANV Blair or Blair's etc.
Example: Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
Note: Apparently also used a drawing of square framed spectacles.

BM (Yugoslav/Croatian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bernard Mihalić + ANV BM
Example: Mike Oldfield - Amarok

BMG (Brazilian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - BMG Ariola Discos Ltda. Divisão Sonopress
Example: Happy Mondays - Hallelujah

BNJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Benjamin Joubert + ANV BNJ
Example: Kavinsky - Odd Look

"Bo" or -Bo-
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bo Bohannon + ANV "Bo" or -Bo-
Example: Shirley Brown - For The Real Feeling

BOB COPYMASTERS or B.J. COPYMASTERS or BOB JONES - COPYMASTERS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Copymasters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Jones (6) + ANV Bob or B.J.
Example: The Fleshtones - Armed And Dangerous

Bobil
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bobil
Example: Las Mothers* - Just Another Band From L.A.
Note: Alias of Bob Hill (9)

BohaNNoN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bo Bohannon + ANV Bohannon
Example: Ron Banks And The Dramatics - Dramatically Yours

BONATI MASTERING NYC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Bonati Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Uncredited] - Josh Bonati
Location Link: http://www.bonatimastering.com
Example: Omar S* And OB Ignitt* - Wayne County Hill Cop's (Part.2)
Note: "Since I'm a one-man shop here, when you see "Bonati Mastering NYC" you can be sure
the work was done by me. No one else is cutting here."

Boppin' Bob or BOPPIN' BOB
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Jones (6) + ANV Boppin' Bob
Example: Jerry Knight - Perfect Fit

BP or ´BP or ´BP´ - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bud Pressner + ANV BP or ´BP´ etc.
Example: D.J. Rush* - Knee Deep

BQ
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Benny Quinn + ANV BQ
Example: Barkays* - The Slide

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Broadcrest sub-section

The pressing plant codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

BC #### or BC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Broadcrest Ltd. + sequential number (e.g. BC 2231)
Example: Raw Stylus - Many Ways
Notes: When appearing alongside other companies, e.g. Musitech or P.R. Records Limited, those companies should be given a Mastered At (metalwork) credit.

PA#### or Pa #### - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Broadcrest Ltd. + sequential number (e.g. PA 3085)
Example: Fourth Dimension* - Fourth Dimension Vol 2
Notes: When appearing alongside other companies, e.g. Musitech or P.R. Records Limited, those companies should be given a Mastered At (metalwork) credit.

W#### + BC (12" releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Broadcrest Ltd. + sequential number (e.g. W 4563)
Example: Dinosaur Jr* - Whatever's Cool With Me

W#### + BC (7" releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Broadcrest Ltd. + sequential number (e.g. W 4381)
Example: R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
Note: When appearing alongside other pressing plants companies, e.g. Lyntone, Broadcrest should be given a Mastered At (metalwork) credit and a Note: Plated at Broadcrest Ltd.

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brooklynphono + P Gold
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Brooklyn Phono
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Gold + ANV P Gold
Location Link: http://brooklynphono.com/
Example: Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

BRS or BR or Broadway
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Broadway Recording Studios
Example: Landy McNeil* - What Are You Trying To Prove

BSS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Black Saloon Studios
Location Link: http://www.blacksaloonstudios.com/
Example: Björk - Vulnicura

BST (can appear as RS or Bw - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BST (6)
Example: Fall Of Efrafa - Owsla
Note: Alias of Björn Bieber

BST + 24-96 MASTERING (BST can appear as RS)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - 24-96 Mastering
Add a company: Mastered At - 24-96 Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BST (6)
Add a credit: Mastered By - Robin Schmidt
Location Link: http://www.24-96.com/
Example: Various - Kitsuné Maison Compilation 15: 15 Songs

BUSTA or BUSTAMIE or BUSTAMANTE or BUSTA STAMPER
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - Remberto Bustamante + ANV Busta etc.
Example: Eddie Lovette - Gypsy Girl / Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
Note: Busta Stamper is not an ANV - only use Busta.

C.L.R. - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Claude Rie + ANV C.L.R.
Example: Don Shirley Trio - Don Shirley Trio

C after 2 numbers and followed by a number (Dutch and Belgian pressings - 21C1)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dureco
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - C (21)
Examples: New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God
Alias for Kees Grijpink.
Note: The first 1 or 2 digits stand for the week the record was cut (1 to 52); C is the first initial of his christian name; the succeeding digit means 1st, 2nd, 3rd cut, respectively. Confirmed by him that cuts took place at Dureco only.

C. Krepps
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Clair Krepps + ANV C. Krepps
Example: Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert

C & G + DZ - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting & Galvanoforming
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Zanfrino + ANV DZ
Example : Vandalaze - Body Slime

C/G + MIAMI TAPE
S, H or HS? H
Add a ompany: Lacquer Cut At - Miami Tape Inc.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carlos Garcia (3) + ANV C/G
Example: Fernandito Villalona Y Su Orquesta - Feliz Cumbe

CA
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Athens + ANV CA
Examples: The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage (Instrumentals)

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Calyx sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.calyx-mastering.com/

BO & fmw / CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren + ANV Bo
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - fmw (2)
Example: Richie Hawtin - From My Mind To Yours
Note: fmw = alias for Felix Müller

CALYX Alexej
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alexej Gottschau + ANV Alexej
Examples: Aspect (3) / Electrosoul System - Soul Lady / Fun

CALYX MARK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mark Bihler + ANV Mark
Example: Funkstörung - Fat Camp Feva / Disconnected

CDL @ CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris De Luca + ANV CDL
Example: Steve Bug Feat. Foremost Poets - No Adjustments

DNDFNC @ CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - DNDFNC
Example: Ender* - Cage & Mirrors EP
Note: Alias for sco Donadello

fmw / CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - fmw (2)
Example: Richie Hawtin - From My Mind To Yours
Note: Alias for Felix Müller

FMW FOR KASAR CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kasar
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - fmw (2)
Example: Hunee - Hunchin' All Night
Note: Alias for Felix Müller

fmw / for Loopo CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Loop-o
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - fmw (2)
Example: Leafar Legov - Talk
Note: Aliases for Felix Müller

HAL ▷ BO CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At – Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At – Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren + ANV Bo
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – Hanno Leichtmann (2) + ANV Hal
Example: Patrice Bäumel - Glutes

HAL ▷ KASAR CALYX or HAL & KASAR CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At – Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At – Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By – Kasar
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – Hanno Leichtmann (2) + ANV Hal
Example: Octual - Untold Places EP

HAL ▷ Loop-o CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At – Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At – Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By – Loop-o
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – Hanno Leichtmann (2) + ANV Hal
Example: Penguin Cafe - The Imperfect Sea
Note: Loop-o = alias for Andreas Lubich

HL for Bo or HLA for Bo or HLA · Bo or HL · Bo CALYX or HL FOR BO@CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By – Bo Kondren + ANV Bo
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Henry Lau + ANV HLA
Example: Various - Realm Of Consciousness Pt. IV

Honesty CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Honesty
Example: Orlando Voorn / Lodig* - The Split
Note: Alias for Hans Schaaf

JAN / CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jan Ingmar Fabritius + ANV Jan
Example: Dario Zenker - Alto Fragments

JAN & BO / CALYX or JAN for BO / CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At – Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren + ANV Bo
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jan Ingmar Fabritius + ANV Jan
Example: Stephan Bodzin - Singularity

JSZ ▷ BO CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren + ANV Bo
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joen Szmidt + ANV JSZ
Example: Mind Against & Aether (14) - Solaris

JSZ ▷ KASAR CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kasar
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joen Szmidt + ANV JSZ
Example: These Hidden Hands - Vicarious Memories / Remixed

JSZ ▷ Loopo CALYX
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Loop-o
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joen Szmidt + ANV JSZ
Example: Extrawelt - Fear Of An Extra Planet

KASAR CALYX (between 01.01.1999 and 25.04.2004)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kasar
Example: Psychonauts - World Keeps Turning

Loop-o or Loop-o @ Calyx (between 01.01.2013 and 31.03.2019)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Loop-o

NN or ꟿ or /W / CALYX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Norman Nitzsche + ANV NN
Example: Foster - Neon Life

TK · Bo Calyx
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren + ANV Bo
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Till Kreische + ANV TK

TK · Kasar Calyx
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kasar
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Till Kreische + ANV TK
Example: Fire! - The Hands

TK · Loop-O Calyx
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Loop-o
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Till Kreische + ANV TK
Example: Fire! - The Hands

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Capitol Records pressing plant sub-section

Note: Should only be applied to US releases unless there is distinct evidence.
The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: Link to 4 Capitol Records pressing plant marks.

⇀ (90° sidewards rotated figure, e.g. 1, 2, 3, etc.)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Example: The Undisputed Truth - Method To The Madness
Please only use when pressing plant is clearly identified. When in doubt, inquire in the forum.

0 (large zero - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Example: Illustrated Man - Head Over Heels

━◁ or • ━◁ (Winchester rifle - image)
S, H or HS? H / S [Stamped only between 1969/70]
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Example: Attitudes - Good News

✩ (five-pointed star - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Example: Tommy Sands - I'll Be Seeing You
Note: Accompanied by a 1.5625" diameter pressing ring. A larger star was used by Premier.

✲ (six-pointed star - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Example: The Beatles - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light

I A M in triangle / 'IAM' - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Example: Ferlin Husky - Once / Why Do I Put Up With You
Note: IAM = International Association of Machinists' union whose worked at the Scranton plant.
Note: When in combination with other pressing plants, please use Mastered At.

'Anvil / Lathe' symbol - (between ~1949 and January 1963 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Example: Leon Berry - Beast In The Basement + Leon Berry

'Anvil / Lathe' + another pressing plant identifier - (between ~1949 and January 1963)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Example: Niederländisches Philharmonisches Orchester* - Ouverturen Zu Bizet: Carmen, Rossini: Der Barbier Von Sevilla. Verdi: La Traviata, Mozart: Figaros Hochzeit

'Anvil / Lathe' symbol - (between November 1973 and 1980 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - North American Music Industries
Example: Nighthawks* - Side Pocket Shot
Note: Sometimes referred to as "square with triangle up" (☖).

& (Ampersand - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Example: Liszt*, Samson François And The Philharmonia Orchestra* Conducted By Constantin Silvestri - Concerto No 1 In E Flat Major / Concerto No 2 In A Major
Note: The ampersand was an indication by the Scranton plant that the lacquers were stereo.
Potentially, the symbol was used by other plants, too (confirmation needed).

CA-LA - image
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Example: The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup

CAP.J. or CAP-J
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Example: M (2) - New York, London, Paris, Munich
Additional identifier for mainly Warner Bros. releases pressed in Jacksonville.

JW (usually followed by a number, e.g. JW1, JW 2, etc.)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Example: Candi Staton - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me / Honest I Do Love You
Note: Additional identifier for Warner Bros. releases pressed in Jacksonville.

LW or L-W (usually followed by a number, e.g. LW1, LW 2, L-W-1, etc.)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Example: The Undisputed Truth - Method To The Madness
Notes: Additional identifier for Warner Bros. releases pressed in LA.
Do not confuse with Longwear Plating, when in doubt, inquire in the forum.

WW (usually followed by a number, e.g. WW1, WW-2, etc.)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Example: Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies
Note: Additional identifier for Warner Bros. releases pressed in Winchester.

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CAPSULELABS.COM
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Capsule Labs
Location Link: capsulelabs.com
Example: In Motion Collective - Jesse’s Jing

Carl-JLM
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Joe Lambert Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Rowatti + ANV Carl
Location Link: http://www.joelambertmastering.com/
Example: Chuck Berry - Chuck

CASPAR@GEARBOX
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Gearbox Records
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Caspar Sutton-Jones + ANV Caspar
Location Link: http://www.gearboxrecords.com/home.html#thestudio
Example: Ashley Henry & The RE:ensemble - Easter EP

CB (US pressings 1960s and 1970s)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Charlie Bragg + ANV CB
Example: Gail Wynters - You Don't Have To Be In Love
Note: Only when in combination with a Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville matrix (e.g. ZTSB, ZSSB, XTBV, XSBV)

CB or cB or ᶜB (often combined - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Bellman + ANV CB
Example: Fleetwood Mac - Mirage

CBA or C.B.A.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - CBA Productions
Example: N.Y. Connection - Infront : Want It?
Note: CBA were a broker only.

CDALTON
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Glowcast Audio Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Conor Dalton + ANV CDalton
Location Link: http://glowcast.co.uk/blog/engineers/
Example: The Traffic - White Lines​

CDALTRON or CDALTON + ZE#### or CD + ZE#### (Australian & NZ pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Zenith Records (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Connor Dalton + ANV CDaltron etc.
Example: Leavings - Sell & Shark

CDK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Clair Krepps + ANV CDK
Example: Eddie Osborn - Percussive Baldwin Organ And Bongos

CED
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - CED (21)
Example: NewOrder* - Blue Monday 1988
Note: Also see PR-CED (21) further down

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Celebrate Records sub-section

The engineers and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.celebrate.de/v3/

FK (European pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Kirschner + ANV FK
Example: Airbourne - Runnin' Wild

JP (European pressings by Celebrate Records)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Julia Pampel + ANV JP
Example: Andain - Turn Up The Sound
Note: Not be confused with JP from Optimal. When in doubt, ask in the forum first!

KM (European pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - KM (5)
Example: Carlos Sánchez & DJ Ray - Dark Or Strings EP

KW* (European pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - KW (5)
Example: Donots - Silverhochzeit

LS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By - Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - LS (16)
Example: Anna* - Redemption / Odd Behaviour

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Centraldubs
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Centraldubs
Location Link: http://centraldubs.com
Example: Yello - Touch Yello

CF - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Custom Fidelity
Example: Swamp Dogg!* - Cuffed, Collared & Tagged

CG
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gennaro Carone + ANV CG
Example: Bryan Ferry - Slave To Love

cgd
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - CGD Pressing Plant
Example: Freur - Doot-Doot
Note: Can also appear as 3 circles.

CH (coned - image)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Christina Hersch + ANV CH
S, H or HS? H
Example: Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary / Funkier Than A Mosquita's Tweeter

CHA - AK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Chateau Du Pape
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Achim Kruse + ANV AK
Example: Kröger* - Das Model

Chet (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chet Bennett + ANV Chet
Example: John Cougar* - American Fool

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Chicago Mastering Service sub-section
The identifier is a "lying Y" in a circle (Ⓨ, rotated 90° to the left), as in their logo.

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.chicagomasteringservice.com/

[CMS Logo] BW - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Chicago Mastering Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert Weston+ ANV BW
Example: Jawbox - For Your Own Special Sweetheart

[CMS Logo] JW
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Chicago Mastering Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jason Ward + ANV JW
Example: Stars Of The Lid - Avec Laudenum

[CMS Logo] MB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Chicago Mastering Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matthew Barnhart + ANV MB
Example: Metz - Strange Peace

[CMS Logo] SS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Chicago Mastering Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shelly Steffens + ANV SS
Example: Danzig - Skeletons

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CHRIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Blair + ANV Chris
Example: David Gates - Never Let Her Go

Chris A. @ HEATHMANS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Heathmans Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Alexander + ANV Chris / Chris A.
Example: Master DJs Vs. Housemaster Boyz* - House Nation

CHRIS P @ UNITY
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Unity Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Parmenidis + ANV Chris P
Location Link: http://www.unitymastering.com
Example: Beta 2 / Catchin' Wreck - Hustle / Changes

CIDIS or CID
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - C.I.D.I.S. Louviers
Example: Mort Shuman - Voila Comment..

CJ III or CJIII - (image)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By Clint Holley + ANV CJ III
Example: Will Johnson - Scorpion

CJH
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Cameron Henry (2) + ANV CJH
Example: TOPS (3) - Picture You Staring

CJM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Colin Marston + ANV CJM
Example: Behold The Arctopus* - Horrorscension

CL (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Clive Lipman + ANV CL
Example: Various - 1981...Rocks On

CL (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - CL (9)
Example: John Holt - My Love

CM (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Muth + ANV CM
Example: Ministry - Greatest Fits

CMD or CM♥ or q_A♥ or MD (German pressings - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bo Kondren + ANV CMD etc.
Example: Deco 2 - Maniac

COIN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV Coin
Example: Die Warzau - Funkopolis

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Columbia Records Pressing Plant sub-section

The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

⦁ (Pinprick dot or period - image)
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Bridgeport
Example: The Everly Brothers* - When Will I Be Loved / Be Bop A-Lula
Note: late 1950's and early '60's: positioned to the bottom right of the lacquer number, and between 1962-63 positioned to the left of the lacquer number.

BP-# (e.g. BP-3)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Bridgeport
Example: Lenny Welch - A Taste Of Honey
Note: Only for Cadence (2) 7" pressings in the early 1960s.

CLB - image
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Bridgeport
Example: The Modern Jazz Quartet - Patterns

- (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Tim Buckley - Lorca

CSM or CS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Queen - Somebody To Love

GI - (in fact G1 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Example: The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs

H or /// H or HH or H H
S, H or HS? H / S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Example: The Platters - Encore Of Golden Hits

P (hand-etched in a rather big size - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Note: often with a number.

P (stamped / inverted) image
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66* - The Fool On The Hill / So Many Stars

PN
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Add a company: Pressed By - North American Music Industries
Example: Ernest Bloch / Saint-Saëns*, Leonard Rose With The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Dimitri Mitropoulos - Schelomo - Hebraic Rhaposdie For 'Cello And Orchestra / Concerto No. 1 In A Minor For 'Cello And Orchestra

PXS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Various - America's Musical Roots

PXT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: West, Bruce & Laing - Live 'N' Kickin'

ϟ \ or \ ϟ or S I or I S - (image)
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Isaac Hayes - Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)

Ƨ (reversed S)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Chicago (2) - Chicago 13

SM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: The Olympics - The Bounce

SSSS (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Big Brother And The Holding Company* - Piece Of My Heart
Note: on 7"s only; could also include reversed 2

SX (or XS, depending reading direction)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Jade Warrior - Floating World

SXT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: Split Enz - Mental Notes

‾P or TP (or may appear as part of Pit) - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Tim Buckley - Lorca

T # or # T - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: Faces (3) - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse
Note: T # / # T could be T I, T 2 or I T, 2 T

TH or CTH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: Yes - Yes

TX (or XT, depending on reading direction)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example:

TXG
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Example: Paul And Linda McCartney* - Ram

TXS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Traffic - On The Road

XTMR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: Styx - Equinox

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Columbia Recording Studios/ Columbia Mastering sub-section
The codes are listed here as a group (and not individually):

COLUMBIA NY - image
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Columbia Mastering
Example: Roni Griffith - (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up

☆ (five pointed star) (only between 1956 and 1957)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Les Elgart - It Must Be True

The Columbia masterings for custom clients are identifiable by a stamped
prefix in the runouts, e.g. ZTSB, that can be broken down into:
Z = Medium (Z = 7", X = 12" LP)
T = Transcription (T = Mono, S = Stereo)
S = Speed (S = 45rpm, V = 33 1/3 RPM)
B, C, P = Location (B = Nashville, C = Chicago, P = New York / Hollywood)

Nashville (B = derived from former Bradley Studios)
ZTSB (7" 45 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Example: Neil Diamond - Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show

ZTEB (7" 45 RPM EP Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Example: Blue Grass Boys Trio* - Blue Grass Boys Trio

ZSSB (7" 45 RPM Stereo)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Example: Sonny Martin (2) - Mail Me Back To Georgia

XTBV (LP 33 1/3 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Example: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Their Second Album

XSBV (LP 33 1/3 RPM Stereo - until 1971)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Example: Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - Story Songs Of The Trains And Rivers

XSY (LP 33 1/3 RPM - after 1971)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Example: Sonny Landreth - Blues Attack

Other codes (without examples yet): ZTBV (7" 33⅓ RPM mono) and ZSBV (7" 33 1/3 RPM stereo)

Chicago
ZTSC (7" 45 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: Edwin Starr - Agent Double-O-Soul

ZCSV (7" 45 RPM Stereo prior to 1969)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: The Sunsetters - Dancing After Sunset

ZTSV (7" 45 RPM Stereo after 1969)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: Fantastic Epic's - Fun And Funk

ZTEC (7" 45 RPM EP Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: Envoys Trio - Envoys

XCTV (LP 33 1/3 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water

XCSV (LP 33 1/3 RPM Stereo)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: The Dells - Like It Is Like It Was

ZPC (7" 78 RPM)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago
Example: Unknown Artist - Preview Copy Of New Schlitz Musical Commercial

Other codes (without examples yet): ZPAC, PAC, PC

New York (machine-stamped)
ZTSP (7" 45 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Les Cooper And The Soul Rockers* - Wiggle Wobble

ZTEP (7" 45 RPM EP Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Trini Lopez - Sings His Greatest Hits

XTLP (Custom 12" LP 33 1/3 RPM)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Fauré*, Chausson* - Ballade For Piano And Orchestra. Op. 19 / Poeme For Violin And Orchestra

XSV (LP 33 1/3 RPM Stereo)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Various - Exciting New Sounds In Stereo From Zenith

XTV (LP 33 1/3 RPM Mono "Natural Balance" or "Microgroove")
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Carl Orff / Wiener Kammerchor, Heinrich Hollreiser - Catulli Carmina

ZTEP (7" 45 RPM EP Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Bobby Sherman - Little Woman / One Too Many Mornings

ZTSP (7" 45 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'

ZTV (7" 33 1/3 RPM Mono)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Recording Studios
Example: Bobby Gregg - Drums The Easy Way!

Other codes: TLP, TV, ZSV, QZSV, P, XP, ZP, PA, XPA, ZPA.

Hollywood
QXSV (LP Quadraphonic)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Studios, Hollywood
Example: Stokowski*, Tchaikovsky* / Skryabin* – American Symphony Orchestra* - Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 / Etude In C# Minor, Op.2, No.1

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COOKiE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Cookie (46)
Example: Trammps* - Hold Back The Night
Note: Alias of Ian Cooper

COOL ## e.g. COOL 99 (German pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Coolmusic Sound & Graphic Design
Example: Delinquent Bros. - Out Of The Slum E.P.

COPPERMAN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Copperman (2)
Example: Propaganda - Wishful Thinking
Note: Alias of Ian Cooper

COPYMASTERS Miles
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Copymasters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV Miles
Example: Energenic - Energenic

COS (can appear to read as GOS)
S, H or HS? H or HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Cosimo V. Matassa + ANV Cos
Example: Oliver Morgan - Roll Call

(Irish pressings only - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Carlton Productions
Example: The Sisters Of Mercy - Walk Away

-####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Rite Record Productions, Inc. + sequential side A number (e.g. 2248)
Add a company: Pressed By - Rite Record Productions, Inc. + sequential side B number (e.g. 2249)
Example: The Escos - Chick-A-Dee / I'm Lonesome For You
Note: stands for Custom Pressing, the 4 digits are sequential matrix numbers and can both be added


S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Potter + ANV
Example: Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge

@ SMS or @SONY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sony Music Studios, London
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Potter + ANV
Example: Rob Mello Featuring Cecile* - Fantasize

@ WS (may appear as eNS)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Whitfield Street Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Potter + ANV
Example: Joshua Ryan - Pistolwhip

CR (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Rowatti + ANV CR
Example: Various - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
Note: Not to be confused with Cinram below.

CR (Canadian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Cinram
Location Link: http://www.cinram.com/
Example: Lipps, Inc. - 4

CR In a circle (mostly Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Cinram
Location Link: http://www.cinram.com/
Example: Charlie Peacock - Charlie Peacock

CRC (only valid for Canadian releases between 1954 and 1976)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records of Canada, Ltd.
Example: Roger Williams (2) - Songs Of The Fabulous Fifties Part 1

CRC (only valid for Canadian releases between 1976 and 1990 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Example: Zanov - In Course Of Time

Criteria + MF - (image)
S, H or HS? S and H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Criteria Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Fuller + ANV MF
Location Link: http://www.criteriastudios.com/
Example: The Mike Theodore Orchestra - High On Mad Mountain
Note: Criteria logo usually stamped.

CRS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - County Recording Service
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - County Recording Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Uncredited] - John Martin (13)
Example: The Buzz (5) - Insanity
Note: When another cutting studio/credit appears use Manufactured By only.

CSB ♪♪ (two musical notes - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carlton Batts + ANV CSB ♪♪
Example: BMW (2) - Rock The House

Csizmar J. - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Csizmár János + ANV Csizmar J.
Examples: Steve Bug Feat. Foremost Poets - No Adjustments

C⎰M (S is thinner than the other letters)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Chicago Stereo Mastering, Inc.
Example: Jimmy Walker (9) And Erwin Helfer - Blues And Boogie-Woogie Piano: Duets And Solo

csz (sz combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - RCA Victor Studios, Nashville
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chuck Seitz + ANV csz
Example: Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes

cts or C.T.S. or CTS WEMBLEY or cts-lansdowne - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CTS Studios
Example: Inevitech* - Reform EP

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Curve Pusher sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.curvepusher.co.uk/

CURVE PUSHER
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Example: Halcyon Daze - Searchin' EP

CURVED LAD (L and A are combined and could look like L1 D - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lawrence Dunster + ANV LAD
Example: WhoAmI - Cunt Trax

DAVE@CURVEPUSHER - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Turner + ANV Dave
Example: Trinidadian Deep / Javonntte - Various Vol. 2

ED@CURVEPUSHER
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ed Upton + ANV Ed
Example: Mike Ash - Acid Attack

Lawrie @ Curve Pusher or Lawrie @ Curved
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lawrence Dunster + ANV Lawrie
Example: Harold Heath - Aretha's Reign

RAM@CURVEPUSHER
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ram (33)
Example: Jack J* - Looking Forward To You
Note: Alias of Keith Tenniswood

Sam@Curve Pusher
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sam John + ANV Sam
Example: Patrik Skoog vs. A. Johansson & M. Fridell* - Alliance III

øPhase @ Curvepusher or ø @ Curvepusher
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ø [Phase]
Example: Analog Fingerprints - Roofs
Note: Alias for Ashley Burchett

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CUS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Sound Recording Technology
Location Link: http://soundrecording.technology
Example: The Astronauts (5) - The Astronauts EP

CUT AT DURAPHON or Cut By Duraphon-Studio
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Duraphon
Example: Various - Radio 24

CUT BY -SKIP-
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Skip Shimmin
Example: Bennie Maupin - Slow Traffic To The Right

CUTSVILLE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Cutsville
Example: Various - Polymeric 8
Note: Alias for Max Quirk

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Cutting Room sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://cuttingroom.se/

B.E C.R or B.E-C.R - (can look like T .J LZ)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Björn Engelmann + ANV B.E
Example: Roxette - Look Sharp!

BA-CR or BA•CR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Björn Almstedt + ANV BA
Example: Blindboy - Ruckus In Lo-Fi

CR (Swedish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Example: Nationalteatern - Barn Av Vår Tid

LR + CR (Swedish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lars Rosin + ANV LR
Example: Hellzephyrs Poporkester - Varför Sitter Gamla Kärringar Med Hatten På? / Ta En Kopp På Frelins!

OR/CR or CR/OR or CR/Olle
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Olle Ramm + ANV OR / Olle
Example: Digital Game - I'm Your Boogie Man (Remixed Version) / With & Without

PD-CR or PD/CR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Dahl + ANV PD
Example: Freda' - Vindarna

PIB·CR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter In de Betou + ANV PIB
Example: Dr. Alban - Hello Afrika (The Album)

PS/CR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Strindberg + ANV PS
Example: Annie Anner - Night In The City

RP-CR or CR RP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rune Persson + ANV RP
Example: Eva Dahlgren - För Väntan

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CWG (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - W & G Record Processing Co.
Example: Jelly Roll Morton - The Library Of Congress Recordings Volume Four

D (UK pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Pressed By - Damont
Example: Gary Numan - We Are Glass
Note: Found at 12 o'clock and/or with WEA references. When in doubt inquire in the forum.

D (German shellacs only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Fritz Dargatz + ANV D
Example: Carl Maxen - O Mädchen, Mein Mädchen / Sah Ein Knab' Ein Röslein Stehen ...

D (after 1 or 2 numbers and followed by a number, e.g. 3D1) (Dutch and Belgian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dureco
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - D (50)
Examples: Vader Abraham & Zijn Goede Zonen* - Harem Lied
Alias for Paul Dobbe
Note: The first 1 or 2 digits stand for the week the record was cut (1 to 52); D is the first initial of his surname; the succeeding digit means 1st, 2nd, 3rd cut, respectively

D.D.R. or D.R. or DON ROBEY
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Don Robey
Examples: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Please Tell Me Baby / Gate Walks To Board

D. Lopez or d. Lopez or David Lopez - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David López (2) + ANV D. Lopez
Example: Harlem River Drive - Harlem River Drive
Note: Can resemble "O. Lipes", "Ol. Lipez", etc.

D. McGrew or Dick McGrew
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dick McGrew + ANV D. McGrew
Example: Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm* - A Black Man's Soul

DR. GROOVE & MR. RECORD @ ATM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - AcousTech Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Gray + ANV Dr. Groove
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert Pincus + ANV Mr. Record
Example: Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel

D. SWABY or DUDLEY SWABY
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dudley Swaby + ANV D. Swaby
Example: Scorcher* - Tourist Season

D.A.D. Disc Mastering or DAD Disc Mastering
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - Digital Audio Solutions
Example: Visionaries - Galleries

D.A.S. Disc Mastering MR or DAS Disc Mastering MR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Digital Audio Solutions
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Marc Regan + ANV MR
Example: Latin II Latin - Got To Keep 'Em Dancin'

D.S.R. or DSR or DYNA (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dynamic Sounds Recording Co. Ltd.
Example: Joe Gibbs And The Professionals* - Majestic Dub

D.T. or D.T or D. T. or DT (Jamaican pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dennis Thompson + ANV D.T. etc.
Example: Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul & The Chariot Riders - Before The Rain

DAB 020 8509 2244
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hiltongrove Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Blackman
Example: Behaving Badly* - Volume 002

DAMONT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Damont
Example: Seduction* & Dougal - It's Not Over (Remix)

Danny Dallas
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Patterns DXM
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Danny Dallas
Example: Costa (17) - One In a Million

Dave's I.B.C.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - I.B.C. Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Tucker (4) + ANV Dave's
Location Link: http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/
Example: Candlewick Green - The Last Bus Home

Dave's R.C.A.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - RCA Studios, London
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Tucker (4) + ANV Dave's
Example: Gloria Mundi - Fight Back!

DAVE 360 or DAVE AT 360
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - 360 Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Turner + ANV Dave
Example: Kylie* - Step Back In Time (The Definitive Collection)

DAZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Darrel Sheinman + ANV Daz
Example: Emily Barker - Sweet Kind Of Blue
Note: Only when in relation with a credit to Gearbox Records

DB
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Denis Blackham + ANV DB
Example: Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians* - Globe Of Frogs

DB (Australian only)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Don Bartley + ANV DB
Example: David Bowie - David Bowie

DBH (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Hancock + ANV DBH
Example: Rimsky-Korsakov* - Mario Rossi (2) Conducting The Orchestra Of The Vienna State Opera (Volksoper)* - Scheherazade

DC (intertwined) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Crawford (2) + ANV DC
Example: Lester Young - Mean To Me
Note: Not be confused with Dick Charles, who also used a connected DC.
When in doubt, inquire in the forum.

DC (connected) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dick Charles + ANV DC
Example: Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Super Rappin' No. 2
Note: Not be confused with Dave Crawford, who also used a connected DC.
When in doubt, inquire in the forum.

dc - image 1 / image 2
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Cheppa + ANV DC
Example: White Ring - Suffocation

DC Plush or Dc Plu - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Plush Vinyl
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Cheppa + ANV DC
Location Link: http://plushvinyl.com/
Example: DJ Shadow Feat. Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak

DcBφs or DcBqs (could be mistaken for: DeBos, DeB?s, DeRcs, DeRos - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Better Quality Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Cheppa + ANV DC
Example: Matt Johnson (2) - E-Normous Johnson EP

DCHARLES or D CHARLES
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dick Charles + ANV DCharles or D Charles
Example: Kidzstuff - Wanting You

DCM or dcm
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - DCM (3)
Location Link: http://www.dicentia.dk/ http://www.dicentia.se/ http://www.dicentia.no/
Example: Treble & Bass - My Sweet Señorita

DCT or DCT1 or DCT2 (US pressings from 1964 to 1975)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DCT Recorders
Example: The Fun And Games - Elephant Candy
Note: Became Quad Teck.

DD (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Daniele Delfitto + ANV DD
Example: Olivia Newton-John / Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu

DE LANE LEA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - De Lane Lea Studios
Example: The Overnight Players* - Babylon Destruction
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Decca records from the 60’s and 70’s sub-section

The codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

[Format indicator] - [Master tape number] - [number]+[letter designating the engineer]
Ex: XZAL-9067.P-1A
or on some Singles:
[Format indicator] - [Master tape number] - [Take number T#] - [number]+[letter designating the engineer]
Ex: XDRF-34960-T1-1C

Format indicator can be XARL (or ARL) for Mono or XZAL (or ZAL) for Stereo recordings.

For more information on Master tape number or Take number, please refer to: Stones on Decca(external link)

XXXX-XXXX-#[letter]
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Decca Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - see below

A = Lacquer Cut By - A (26) (aka Guy Fletcher) - from 1954 onwards
Example: The Rolling Stones - Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

B = Lacquer Cut By - Ron Mason (3))
Example: Billie Holiday - The Lady Sings - Vol. 2

C = Lacquer Cut By - Trevor Fletcher (3))
Example: Isla St. Clair* - Isla

D = Lacquer Cut By - Jack Law)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)

E = Lacquer Cut By - Stanley Goodall)
Example: Mario Del Monaco, New Symphony Orchestra Of London*, Erede* - Great Tenor Arias

F = Lacquer Cut By - Cyril Windebank)
Example: Israel Philharmonic*, Zubin Mehta - Showcase

G = Lacquer Cut By - G (22) (aka Ted Burkett) - from 1962 onwards
Example: Joan Sutherland, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge - French Opera Gala (Volume One)

H - Unknown (Eric ?)
Example: t.b.d.

J - Unknown (Dick ?)
Example: t.b.d.

K = Lacquer Cut By - Anthony Hawkins) - from 1962 onwards
Example: The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request

L - Lacquer Cut By - George Bettyes)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Heads

M - Lacquer Cut By - James Brown (13))
Example: The Rolling Stones - Flowers

N - Lacquer Cut By - Noel Taylor
Example: t.b.d.

P - Lacquer Cut By - Mike Goldsmith (1959) or Training Dash
Example: t.b.d.

R - Remasterings
Example: t.b.d.

S - Unknown
Example: t.b.d.

T - Lacquer Cut By - Gil Went)
Example: Dave Edmunds' Rockpile* - I Hear You Knocking

V - Lacquer Cut By - Quentin Williams)
Example: Patrick D. Martin - I Like 'Lectric Motors

W - Lacquer Cut By - Harry Fisher)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Aftermath

X - Lacquer Cut By - Guy Fletcher (after PolyGram takeover)
Example: t.b.d.

Y - Lacquer Cut By - Y (35)
Example: Antonio Vivaldi, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner* - Concerti For Wind And Strings

Unused: O, Q, U and Z.

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Dennis
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Dennis + ANV Dennis
Example: The Honey Cone* - When Will It End / Take Me With You

denny + georgetown
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Georgetown Masters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Denny Purcell + ANV Denny
Location Link: http://georgetownmasters.com/
Example: Wayne Toups & Zydecajun - Blast From The Bayou

DeRoque + SNB (Canadian pressings in the 80s)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alain DeRoque
Example: Mitsou - El Mundo

DFI
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - DFI
Example: The Things - I Don't Care / Stupid

dg - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Gold (3) + ANV dg
Example: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust

dG or G
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Don Grossinger + ANV dG or G
Example: Mood II Swing Featuring John Ciafone - I See You Dancing

dh (upside down - may appear as Lp - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Don Holden + ANV dh
Example: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

DIDIER + TIMMION CUTTING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Timmion Cutting
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Didier
Location Link: http://www.timmion.com/cutting/
Example: Echo Roots - Invasion

Dietrich or Dietrch - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dietrich Schoenemann + ANV Dietrich etc.
Example: Boris The Spyder - The Mission

DIGERTRYKK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Manufactured By - Digertrykk
Location Link: http://www.digerdistro.no/digertrykk
Example: Posterboys - The Notorious Posterboys

DILL - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dillinja + ANV Dill
Example: Roni Size And DJ Die* - It's A Big Up Ting / It's A Jazz Thing (Utah Jazz Remixes)

Dinkum
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dinkum Recording Services
Example: Zappa* - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

DISKWERKS - IAIN
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Diskwerks
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Iain Burgess + ANV Iain
Example: Z Factor* - (I Like To Do It In) Fast Cars

DISKWERKS - RON or RL
S, H or HS? S / H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Diskwerks
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron Lewter + ANV Ron or RL
Example: The Dells - I Touched A Dream

DiToma
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Guido Di Toma + ANV DiToma
Example: Boy Meets Girl - Bring Down The Moon

Djamil
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Djamil Mehtieff + ANV Djamil
Example: DJ Slip - Empire Digital Ghetto

DJW (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave W. + ANV DJW
Example: Infuse - Crosstalk E.P.

DK or D K - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dennis King + ANV DK
Example: Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon

DK (combined to single sign) @ MY45 - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - My45
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dario Köstinger + ANV DK
Example: Children Of Leir - Children Of Leir

[DKS] or Cut by DKS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV [DKS] or DKS
Example: Barry Adamson - Know Where To Run

[DKS] @ FLUID or Cut by DKS @ FLUID
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fluid Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV [DKS] or DKS
Example: Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails

Mastered & Cut by DKS @ FLUID
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fluid Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV DKS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV DKS
Example: Asa (5) - Torn Together

DKS @ sicmastering.com
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - sicmastering.com
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV DKS
Example: Various - Motown Chartbusters

Mastered & cut by DKS or
MSTR'D & Cut by Dan Smith [DKS]
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV DKS or Dan Smith [DKS]
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dan Smith (14) + ANV DKS or Dan Smith [DKS]
Example: Sorrow (6) - The Twelve

DM (between 1971 and June 1976)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Columbia Records of Canada, Ltd.
Example: Neil Young - Journey Through The Past
Note: DM stands for Don Mills, the plant's location. If no other pressing plant identifier is present this also
can indicate Pressed By - Columbia Records of Canada, Ltd.

DM (since June 1976 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Example: New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Note: DM stands for Don Mills, the plant's location. If no other pressing plant identifier is present this also
can indicate Pressed By - Columbia Records of Canada, Ltd.

DMⅠ (US releases - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disc Mastering, Inc.
Example: Rickey Calloway - A Letter To You

DMM
S, H or HS?
Add a note: Direct Metal Mastering
Explanation Link: http://totalsonicmastering.com/dmm.htm
Note: This is a technique for mastering vinyl, please use Mastered At / Mastered By [DMM] in such cases.

DMRS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dick McGrew Recording Service
Example: Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm* - A Black Man's Soul

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DMS / Hit Factory Mastering sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory

DMS C or DMS Coin or DMS ¢
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DMS (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV Coin or ¢ or C
Example: Black Box - Strike It Up

DMS cg (peace sign) or DMS cg
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DMS (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Gehringer + ANV cg
Example: Debbie "D" - Get Up

DMS Herbie Jr. :^) (sideways smiley)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DMS (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Herb Powers Jr. + ANV Herbie Jr. :^)
Example: Deee-Lite - E.S.P. / Good Beat

HFM ' (number)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hit Factory Mastering
Example: Tevin Campbell - Another Way

HFM cg or The Hit Factory cg ☮ (peace sign)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Gehringer + ANV cg
Example: Kid 'N' Play - Bounce

HFM J.Y.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Yannece + ANV J.Y.
Example: Shyne - More Or Less

Hit Factory ¢ or H.F. ¢
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV ¢
Example: Yello - The Race

Tippy - Hit Factory
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony "Tippy" Tarochione + ANV Tippy
Example: The Chemical Brothers - It Began In Afrika

TY Hit Factory or TY-HF
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young + ANV TY
Example: Dimples D - Resucker DJ

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DOC
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dr. Schnoz + ANV Doc
Example: Brother To Brother - Chance With You / Joni
Alias of Richard Corsello

DON GROSSINGER
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Don Grossinger
Example: Bama & The Family - Don't Think ... Do / Get Up In Your Hot Pants

DON1AW (may appear as DONEAW or DONIAW - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Don One Sound Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Anthony Wright (3)
Example: No False Lyricists - Who Ever Thought / Funk The Radio
Note: Mainly appears on US releases beginning in the 1990s.

DOUG (US pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Doug Sax + ANV Doug
Example: Instil (3) - Scar

DP
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Disco-Press
Example: Cellblock X - Secrets Of Nutrition E.P.

DP (Yugoslavian releases - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Damir Pavunić + ANV DP
Example: Various - Zagreb ´79 25. Festival Zabavne Glazbe

DR (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Des Redding + ANV DR
Example: John Williamson - John Williamson

DR (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dominick Romeo + ANV DR
Example: Dionne Warwick - The Windows Of The World

DRP-#### (US pressings from 1968 to 2000)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Dixie Record Pressing Inc.
Example: International City Band - I.C.B.

DS - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Duncan Stanbury + ANV DS
Example: Bone Thugs N Harmony* Ft. Mariah Carey & Bow Wow - Lil Love

DS (French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dominique Samarcq + ANV DS
Example: Charles Aznavour - She (Theme From The TV Series "Seven Faces Of Woman)

DSR or D.S.R.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Dynamic Sounds Recording Co. Ltd.
Example: Anthony B / Adigun - Lock Di Gun Dem / Burn A Fire

dT or ƋT or DT/M (may appear as combined dF, dE, dTF, or Asian symbol 年 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Guido Di Toma + ANV dT
Example: James Dashow - Computer Music - Musica Elettronica

DT (until 1967, on US releases by Cadence and Candid)
S, H or HS? H
Add a ompany: Lacquer Cut At - Dulcet Tone Corporation
Example: Don Shirley Trio - Don Shirley Trio

DT - (image, confirmed after 1967)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Travis + ANV DT
Example: Steppenwolf - Early Steppenwolf

DT (Swiss releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - DT (19)
Example: Jost Ribary - Keck Und Munter

dubplate @ gmx.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplate.eu
Example: Rockers Hi-Fi - Push Push
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Dubplates & Mastering sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com

≠ or ‡ D&M or ≠ d/m
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - ≠
Example: Toby Dreher - Notendruck
Note: Alias for Helmut Erler. Also appears as an upside down trident-like figure.

ര (spiral sign) @ D+M or D&M ര (spiral sign) or D+M ര (spiral sign) - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching Spiral Sign] - Robert Henke
Example: DP-SOL - Live In Leipzig

Upright "M" + Upside Down "A" in a circle - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andy Mellwig + ANV AM
Example: Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Never Tell You

CGB / D+M or CGB @ D&M or CGB@D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Christoph Grote-Beverborg + ANV CGB
Example: M. Schaffhä* - Nice To Meet You
Note: Can be often mistaken for CEE. May also appear as "cg@d/m"?

D+M or D&M or D&m
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Example: Maurizio - M4

D+𐒄 (M has a hook on the end - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Moritz von Oswald
Example: Vainqueur - Elevation II

FST @ D+M or Fst D+M or FST⟶D+M - Image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frederic Stader + ANV FST
Example: TSR - Monkey Suit Party

Loop-0 at D&M or Loop-O/D&M or LOOPO/D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Loop-o
Example: Heaven & Earth (4) - Prescription EP

mg@d&m or mg@d/m
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michelle Grinser + ANV mg
Example: Room 506 - Drop Out

pole at D+M or Cut by Pole - D+M or D+M cut by pole
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pole
Example: Dis Go Dis Way - 1210 'Ernachbauweitwurfcontest

r @ D&M or ⓡ at D&M ((squiggly lower case ‘r’)) - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rashad Becker + ANV r or ⓡ
Example: Der Zyklus - Der Tonimpulstest

Rashad Becker @ D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rashad Becker
Example: Kobosil - RK2

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duoYYYYXXXX MI (only valid until mid 2015)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Duophonic GbR
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Moritz Illner + ANV MI
Example: Sotatila - Sotatila - Vituiks Meni
Note: MI can be mistaken as MD or MP)

duoYYXXXX MI (only valid since mid 2015)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Duophonic GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Moritz Illner + ANV MI
Example: Sotatila - Pete Rock / INI - Lost Sessions
Note: MI can be mistaken as MD or MP)

DJ or DWJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MCA Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Darrell Johnson + ANV DJ or DWJ
Example: Ernest Tubb And Loretta Lynn - The Ernest Tubb / Loretta Lynn Story

DWJ/2 or DWJ/²
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - JVC Cutting Center
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Darrell Johnson + ANV DWJ
Example: Eddie Rabbitt - Loveline

DXM or DXM Detroit or DXM Mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Patterns DXM
Example: Rudy Robinson And The Hungry Five* - Yes, My Goodness, Yes / Vick

e2g mastering or e2g
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ear2ground Mastering
Examples: Utah Jazz - Mesmerize / Riddim Track

EBS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Emil Berliner Studios
Example: Bolivar Soloists - Musica De Astor Piazzolla

EBS RM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Emil Berliner Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rainer Maillard + ANV RM
Example: The Blue Öyster Cult* - Tyranny And Mutation

EC or ELC
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Earl Cousins + ANV EC or ELC
Example: Johnny P - Expensive And Dear

ƐcK or ℰcK or EcK - (image)
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ralph Eck + ANV ƐcK or Eck
Examples: Roy Wood - Forever / Woodbe

EDP (in a circle) or EDP (hand etched)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Pressed By - Europadisk
Example: Steve Lacy - The Way

EE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Egil Eide + ANV EE
Example: Various - Finnhits 2
Note: Often in combination with RS

EG or E.G. - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - Eddy Gorecki + ANV EG or E.G.
Examples: A Certain Ratio - All Night Party

EJSP-####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Ellie Jay (Productions) Ltd.
Example: Gammer And His Familiars - Won't Look Out...

EL - (Canadian pressings - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Émile Lépine + ANV EL
Example: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

ELA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Electrosound Los Angeles
Example: Various - Razormaid Chapter Six: Promotion

elaton4ú (German pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Elaton (2)
Example: ABS (2) Feat. Creutzfeld&Jakob*, Onandon* & Dike - Weisst Du...?

ELDO or ELDORADO
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Eldorado Media
Link: http://www.eldorado-media.com/index.php?id=1&lang=english
Example: Corrupted - Nadie
Note: Not a mastering studio / pressing plant

ELECTRIC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Electric Mastering
Link: http://www.electricmastering.com/
Example: The Natural Yogurt Band - Away With Meloncholy

ELECTRIC MANDY PARNELL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Electric Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mandy Parnell
Example: The Twilight Sad - And She Would Darken The Memory

Elettroformati
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Elettroformati
Location Link: http://www.elettroformati.com
Example: Spartaque - Methamorph / Freshener
Note: this one exists also as Artist, when credited as Mastering By, etc.
Preferred is the company role though.

EMIDISC DMM (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered At - EMI Studios, Homebush
Example: Yello - Of Course I'm Lying

EMW or ℰMW or ƐMW - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H, HS
Add a credit: Pressed By - Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Example: Misfits - Misfits

EO (Hungarian releases - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ernőffy Olivér + ANV EO
Example: Lakatos Sándor És Zenekara* - Lakatos Sándor És Zenekara Játszik

EO (Swedish / Scandinavian releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Erik Olhester + ANV EO
Example: Japop - Japop - Rysk Pop

ƐRT - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gene Thompson + ANV ƐRT or ERT
Example: Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own)

ESR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Elektra Sound Recorders
Example: Sweet Salvation - Sweet Salvation

ESRTD or ESR TD, normally combined with a mastering date (MMDDYY)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Elektra Sound Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry Dunavan + ANV TD
Example: The Doors - Absolutely Live

et or E-T (German pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Elaton (2)
Example: Curare (2) - Visions And Dreams

ET (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Errol Thompson + ANV ET
Example: Prince Jazzbo - Youth In Service

EURODISC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Manufactured By - Eurodisc Manufacturing
Location Link: http://www.euro-disc.co.uk/
Example: Supermammoth - Supermammoth 001
Note: Not a mastering house / pressing plant

EUROPADISK - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Europadisk + 4 digit number
Example: Reality - Yolanda

EUROPADISK DMM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Europadisk + 4-digit number
Example: Napoleon Soul O Featuring C.J. Smith - Come On Girl

EW (UK pressings - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Plated By - EW (2)
Example: The Adventure Babies - Barking Mad

EW (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Erik Wolf + ANV EW
Example: The Plugz - Better Luck

EW /N - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Eirik W. Wangberg + ANV EW /N
Example: Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
Note: stands for Eirik Wangberg the Norwegian

EY
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Eddie Youngblood + ANV EY
Example: The Rationals - Leavin' Here

f or F or FS (Greek pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Fabelsound
Example: Various - 24 Λαϊκά Καράτια

F/1 W-L W-x or F/1 W-L W-x #D (or similar)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton
Example: Associates* - Sulk
Note: x stands for a number and # for either K or D

F.A.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Arkwright + ANV F.A.
Example: Mira Calix - Ilanga

F.H. centraldubs or centraldubs frank
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Centraldubs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Heierli + ANV F.H. or Frank
Location Link: http://centraldubs.com
Example: Balduin - Rainbow Tapes

F.T.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Tabino + ANV F.T.
Example: Yes - Drama

FADER
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Fader (17)
Example: Ninja Man* - Go Sit Dung

FAR·RR or FAR RR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Far Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ralph P. Ruppert + ANV RR
Example: Boney M. And Bobby Farrell With The School-Rebels* - Happy Song

FE (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Fred Engh
Example: The Jam - This Is The Modern World
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Festival Studios sub-section

The engineers and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

"Butterfly" symbol - actually WB - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Festival Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - William Bowden + ANV WB
Example: New Order - Movement

P2A or P2B
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Festival Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Ibbotson + ANV P
Example: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (U.S. Dance Mix)
Note: P = Paul, 2 = Stereo, A is the first cut, B the second etc.

Ⓡ2A or Ⓡ2B (R in a circle - may appear as ൫ - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Festival Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - ®
Example: The Housemartins - Think For A Minute (New Version)
Note: Alias for Rick O'Neil. 2 = Stereo, A is the first cut, B the second etc.

W2A (W may appear as u2A or uRA)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Festival Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Warren Barnett + ANV W
Example: Revenge - Pineapple Face
Note: W = Warren, 2 = Stereo, A is the first cut, B the second etc.

WB2A or WB2B (WB looks like a stylized butterfly)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Festival Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - William Bowden + ANV WB
Example: Kalima - Shine On
Note: WB = William Bowden, 2 = Stereo, A is the first cut, B the second etc.

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FH or fh or F.H. (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Hulbert + ANV FH or F.H. or fh
Example: Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

FHK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Flo Kaufmann + ANV FHK
Example: Various, The Mercy Sluts - Untitled

b]FEMI[/b] (Nigerian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – Femi Oke + ANV Femi
Example: Sunny Ade* - Mo Dupe (Gratitude)
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Fine Recording Studios sub-section

The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

CBFR (only valid for pressings until March 1964)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Bridgeport
Example: Rachmaninoff*, Byron Janis, London Symphony*, Antal Dorati - Piano Concerto No. 3

CCFR - (only valid for pressings until end of 1963)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Example: Schumann* - Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"

CCFR - (only valid for pressings between 1964 and 1981)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Handel*, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus* | Colin Davis* - Messiah

FR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Example: Tchaikovsky*, Antal Dorati, London Symphony* - The Nutcracker Ballet

CTFR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Example: Handel*, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus* | Colin Davis* - Messiah

F (US pressings from 1957 until 1971)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Example: Brook Benton - Golden Hits
Note: The F is etched, about 3 or 4 mm tall, capital styled font, squared corners.

FRx and I (on Mercury Living Presence releases)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Example: Albéniz* - Arbós* / Falla*, Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra - Iberia / Interlude And Dance No.1 La Vida Breve
Note: when the "I" is missing or has been crossed out, please just use the "Mastered At" credit

RFR (only valid for pressings from October 1961 to 1966)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fine Recording Studios
Add a company: Pressed By - Richmond Record Pressings, Inc.
Example: John Alden Carpenter / Burrill Phillips, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson - Adventures In A Perambulator / Selections From McGuffey's Readers

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Finnvox MJ or FX MJ or FXMJ or MJFX
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finnvox
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mika Jussila + ANV MJ
Location Link: http://www.finnvox.fi/
Example: Babach - Russkaya Vodka

FLO or FLΘ or Flozki
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Flo Kaufmann + ANV Flo or Flozki
Example: Strato Zoo - Strato Zoo I - II

Flo At Le Magnet Mastering or FLOZKI LE MAGNET MASTER
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Le Magnet Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Flo Kaufmann + ANV Flo or Flozki
Location Link: http://www.floka.com/lemagnet.html
Example: The Delta Rhythm Section - Nassau Strut / King Midnite

FLV-20X.XXX or FLV-20X XXX (e.g. FLV 201 886)
S, H or HS? H
Location Link: http://www.flight13-duplication.com/
Example: Rollergirls - Satisfied With Less
Note: the FLV number is an internal project number. No company credit can be assigned yet.

FOON MASTERING or FOON
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Foon
Example: Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia

Mastered By Paul At Foon
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Foon
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul van der Jonckheyd + ANV Paul
Example: Bonnie Forman - I Only Have Eyes For You (Remix)

FOON-PAUL or FOON MASTERING PAUL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Foon
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul van der Jonckheyd + ANV Paul
Example: Section 25 - From The Hip

FOON-Sean or Sean-FOON
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Foon
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sean Davies + ANV Sean
Example: Yes - Wonderous Stories

FP (Belgian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Fonopers
Example: Natalie Cole - This Will Be

FRANCIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Francis + ANV Francis
Example: Pop Shuvit - Conversations

FRANK Metropolis
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Metropolis Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Arkwright + ANV Frank
Example: Embrace - Target

FRM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Federal Record Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Example: The Rocking Horse - Festival Bells

FS RF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fullersound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rod Fuller + ANV RF
Location Link: http://www.fullersound.com/
Example: Floor (2) - Loanin / Figbender

FSV
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - FSV
Example: Sven Dedek - Ohrenbluten

FT or F.T. (UK releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finyl Tweek
Example: Al Zanders - Ripley's Voyage / Dexter's Morning
Note: usually along with MPO

FTS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Federal Records Studio
Example: Keith Smith (3) / Young Al Capone - Take It Easy With Six / Mother You Are Old

FULLERSOUND MF
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fullersound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Fuller + ANV MF
Location Link: http://www.fullersound.com/
Example: Dimples Tee - Jealous Fella's

FULLERSOUND RF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fullersound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rod Fuller + ANV RF
Location Link: http://www.fullersound.com/
Example: Colonel Abrams - Bad Timing

FUTURE DISC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Future Disc
Location Link: http://www.futurediscsystems.com/index.html
Example: Ready For The World - Ready For The World

FUTURE DISC - T.B. (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Future Disc
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Baker (3) + ANV T.B.
Example: Soul II Soul - Vol II (1990-A New Decade)

FV or FX (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finnvox
Location Link: http://www.finnvox.fi/
Example: Ami Aspelund - Framtidens Skugga

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F/W - Frankford/Wayne sub-section

For Philadelphia and NYC. The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/frankford-wayne/

FW or F/W + Frankford Recording is written on the label / cover.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Example: Karen Young - Hot Shot (also see label scan)
Note: If Frankford Recording is not stated and it's post 1973, it may stand for F/W NYC.

FW/NYC or F/W + Ѽ (drawing of "apple") - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Example: Eddie Cheba - Lookin' Good (Shake Your Body)
Note: The apple may appear as combined CS

FW/NYC/USA Al Brown
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Al Brown (5)
Example: Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night

fw ¢ or F/W ¢ - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV ¢
Example: Run-D.M.C.* - Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse)

F/W ΔM or ΔM F/W - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Moyssiadis + ANV ΔM
Example: The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
Alias for Dave Moyssiadis

F/W cg or F/W cg ☮ (peace sign) - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Gehringer + ANV cg
Example: Fallout - Don't You Wanna Rock

FW/NY DC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Crawford (2) + ANV DC
Example: Mikey Dread - S.W.A.L.K.

FW DS or FWDS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Duncan Stanbury + ANV DS
Example: [email protected]
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Vaughn + ANV GSV or G.S.V.
Example: Brutal Truth - Kill Trend Suicide

F/W HP or Herb :^) F/W (sideways smiley)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Herb Powers Jr. + ANV HP or Herb :^ etc.
Example: Robbie Nevil - Back On Holiday (New Mixes)

F/W JA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeff Ader + ANV JA
Example: Love Exchange - Got To Find A Disco
Note: Can also appear alongside a drawing of an apple

F/W JR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - José Rodriguez + ANV JR
Example: Sweet Blindness - Music You Can Ride On

F/W MJS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michael Sarsfield + ANV MJS
Example: The Beatnuts - Reign Of The Tec

F/W NIM - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nimitr Sarikananda + ANV Nim
Example: The It - Donnie

F/W NS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nimitr Sarikananda + ANV NS
Example: Archie Bell & The Drells - The Soul City Walk

F/W RCE - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rick Essig + ANV RCE
Example: Stereo People - Beautiful Day EP

F/W + SJR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stuart J. Romaine + ANV SJR
Example: Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Mystic Voyage

F/W TC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV TC
Example: Kool & The Gang - Celebration

MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Example: The Three Degrees - The Three Degrees

MASTERING BY FRANKFORD WAYNE NEW YORK - image
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Example: "D" Train* - You're The One For Me

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FRESH --JTS-- or FRESHPLATE --JTS--
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut AT - JTS Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Freddy "Freshplate" + ANV Fresh or Freshplate
Example: G Men* - The Girl Is Right

Fu.-Se. - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Edgar Fuhrhop + ANV Fu.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alexander Seeland + ANV Se.
Example: Großes Blas-Orchester* - Feuerwehr-Marsch / Die Schneidige Feuerwehr

G CUTMASTER GENERAL @ HM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Heathmans Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Cutmaster General + ANV G Cutmaster General
Example: Mutiny - The Virus (L-B Mixes)

G M or GZ M or GK M or GH M or GD M or GX M (Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - RCA Victor Studios, Montreal
Examples: Alain Chamfort - Madona Madona

G.C.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Clements (3) + ANV G.C.
Example: Jimmy Hughes - Something Special

G.D. or GD (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Sunrize (2) - Sunrize

G.K. or GK or G. Kong - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gilbert Kong + ANV G.K. or GK or G. Kong
Example: Bohannon* - Let's Start The Dance / Summertime Groove

G. Pauler or G.P. - (only between 1979 and 1992)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At At - Pauler Acoustics
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Günter Pauler + ANV G. Pauler or G.P.
Location Link: http://www.stockfisch-records.de/paulerac/pa_pauler!.html
Example: 17 Pygmies - Jedda By The Sea

G. Pauler DMM or DMM G.P. - (since 1992)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pauler Acoustics
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Günter Pauler + ANV G. Pauler or G.P
Location Link: http://www.stockfisch-records.de/paulerac/pa_pauler!.html
Example: Inferno (3) - Die Allerletzte ...

G Murder or G. Murder or G-Murder
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Murder + ANV G Murder etc.
Example: Barakas - Stabilo Bossa

G MURDER @ CUT A GROOVE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cut And Groove Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Murder + ANV G Murder
Example: Dennis G - The Narni Shaker

Galvanica e Pressagio Phonotype Record s.r.l.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Phonotype Record S.r.l.
Add a company: Pressed By - Phonotype Record S.r.l.
Example: Franco Moreno - E...Le Canzoni Che Piacciono A Lei

GAM (Canadian pressings]
S, H, or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alan Moy + ANV GAM
Example: Jefferson Starship - Red Octopus

GAŠA or Г or Гаша
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gaša + ANV Гаша or Г
Example: Dževad Ibrahimagić - Momačko Veče

Gateway
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Gateway Mastering
Example: Jawbreaker - Dear You

Gateway LC or LEC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Gateway Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lance Clark + ANV LC or LEC
Example: Roni Size / Reprazent - Share The Fall

gb (May look more like "qb" - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Bogantz + ANV gb
Example: The Late Show (2) - Portable Pop

GB or △GB
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Giorgio Brusatin + ANV GB
Example: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

GC or ℊc (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H / HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Calbi + ANV GC or ℊc etc.
Example: Graham Parker And The Rumour - Mercury Poisoning

GC (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geoff Calver + ANV GC
Example: Spooky Tooth - Witness

GD - SOUND CLINIC or SOUNDCLINIC GD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company - Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham + ANV GD
Example: Various - Funky Alternatives Volume 1

GENGY (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gengy
Example: DJ Kraftune - Speedxpress / Woofs
Note: Could appear as SENGN or 4ENGN or GENGN

GEO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Ingram + ANV Geo
Example: UGK - Stop-N-Go / The Game Belongs To Me

GEORGE - COPYMASTERS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Copymasters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Lambert + ANV George
Example: Unity* - Tru D'Light EP

GEOVANNI
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geovanni
Example: Earl Sixteen - Old Time Music

Gerry-O or Gerry .O. or Gery, Gerry - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - GERRY-O + ANV Gery or Gerry or Gerry O, etc.
Example: The Pretenders - Message Of Love
Note: Often in combination with or a stickman drawing 웃.

GF (French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - GF (2)
Example: Jacques Brel - Les Bigotes

GF (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Fulginiti + ANV GF
Example: Planet P Project - Planet P Project

GF + stamped picture of two circles with 2 sticks or a drum with 2 drumsticks - (image)
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Artisan Sound Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Fulginiti + ANV GF
Example: Toni Basil - Word Of Mouth

GG or ५५ (UK pressings - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Gedmal Galvanic Ltd.
Examples: ACR* - I Need Someone Tonite

GG (Can look like a "JC" or "GC")
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Graves + ANV GG
Example: America (2) - History / America's Greatest Hits

GG TAPE MASTER LTD or GGTM or GGR (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - GG Tape Masters Limited + sequential number (e.g. GGTM 150 or GGR 2924)
Example: Yellow Man* / Junior Delgado - How To Keep A Dance / Loving You Girl

GH (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Horn + ANV GH
Example: Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue

GI (in cursive)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Ingram + ANV GI
Example: Eddie Skelton - You’re The Last Thing (That I Want To Lose) / Enough To Bring Me Home

Gl (l is a small L)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gavin Lurssen + ANV Gl (small L)
Location Link: http://www.lurssenmastering.com/
Example: DJ Shadow - Excessive Ephemera

GLS (Turkish pressings - can be mistaken as CLS)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Gramofon Limitet Şirketi
Example: Muzaffer Akgün - İbibikler / Köprüden Geçti Gelin

GM East Det or GM DET or G M Det or G M Recording Det - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - GM Studios
Example: Funkadelic - Funkadelic - Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
Note: 'Det' can also look like 'Dot'

GN (G is above and to the left of the N, may appear as 6N - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graham Newton + ANV GN
Example: Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange

GOL or gol
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Andrea True Connection - Party Line

GOL and K-#####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Mancefield Hitchmon - Going To A P&P Disco Party

GOL and/or K-##### and either SOL, SO, or SON
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Add a company: Pressed By - Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Dukes Of Dixieland - Duke's Place
Note: Only for US releases pressed after 1975.
Add a note: SOL, SO or SON in the runout indicate that the metal parts were originally made by Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
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GOLDEN sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

GOLDEN
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Golden Mastering
Example: Mike Patton - Mondo Cane

A GOLDEN
S, H or HS? S / H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - April Golden + ANV A Golden
Example: Soundgarden - A-Sides
Note: The daughter of John Golden

GOLDEN + GS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geoff Sykes + ANV GS
Example: Boss Martians - Boss-O-Nova

GOLDEN JG
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Golden + ANV JG
Example: Spoon - Kill The Moonlight

JJ GOLDEN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - JJ Golden
Example: Andrew Collberg - Dirty Wind + Back On The Shore
Note: the son of John Golden

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Gonzo
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Leandro Gonzalez (2) + ANV Gonzo
Example: K-Def - Night Shift

GP (French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - GP (2)
Example: Nino Ferrer - Mao Et Moa

GP or Grammoplast
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Grammoplast
Example: Raga Rockers - Blaff

GR SUPERDISC - (image)
S, H or HS? HS + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Super Disc Inc.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Reilly + ANV GR
Example: Various - Michigan Rocks

GRAEME or GRAEME TEN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham + ANV Graeme
Example: Pablo* - Madeleina

GRAMPIAN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Grampian Records Ltd., Annan
Example: Venom (8) - Manitou

GREG @ FINYL TWEEK or GREG @ FT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finyl Tweek
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Moore (4) + ANV Greg
Location Link: http://www.finyltweek.com/
Example: Lucy Ward (2) - I Dreamt I Was A Bird...

GriNSEr + MANMADE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Manmade Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michelle Grinser + ANV Grinser
Location Link: Location Link: https://manmademastering.com/#studio
Example: Marcus Meinhardt - Better Not

GRT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - GRT Corporation
Example: Symbol 8 - I Thought You Wanted To Dance

GS (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Göran Stelin + ANV GS
Example: Tomas Ledin - Everybody Wants To Hear It

GS (US pressings - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geoff Sykes + ANV GS
Example: The Pills (2) - Don't Blues

GSM GSM CL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Glenn Schick Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Colin Leonard + ANV CL
Location Link: http://www.gsmastering.com/
Example: Alexander Robotnik* vs J.A.N.* - Problems D'Amour (Music Institute 20th Anniversary 12" Series Special Edition)

Guy's - Electric or Guy's Electric
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Electric Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Guy Davie + ANV Guy's
Location Link: http://www.electricmastering.com/
Example: Little Dragon - Twice Remix EP

GV (French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Guy Villers + ANV GV
Example: Various - Viva La Muerte (Bande Originale Du Film De Arrabal)
Note: Often in combination with /CED or /BLY

GWE PDX
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gus Elg + ANV GWE
Example: Sweet William's Ghost - Short Way Home

GZ•Dallas or GZone • Dallas
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Getzone, Dallas
Example: REKchampa - Fried Chicken Skin

GZ + SPGII
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Getzone, Dallas
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stan Getz II + ANV SPGII
Example: Circuitry - She's Just That Type Of Girl

H.P. (German pressings - (only between 1979 and 1992))
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pauler Acoustics
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hendrik Pauler + ANV HP or H.P.
Location Link: http://www.stockfisch-records.de/paulerac/pa_pauler!.html
Example: Soldiers Of Fortune - Waiting For World War III

H.P. DMM (German pressings since 1992)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pauler Acoustics
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Hendrik Pauler + ANV HP or H.P.
Location Link: http://www.stockfisch-records.de/paulerac/pa_pauler!.html
Example: Song Of Zarathustra - The Birth Of Tragedy

H-DUR
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hugo Durandi + ANV H-Dur
Example: D'Muulörgeler Vom Zürisee - Im Schuss

HA - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ham Audio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Harenberg
Example: Avalanche (8) - Wheel Of Fortune

hALƵ RAND
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - R.A.N.D. Muzik
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Halz
Location Link: http://www.randmuzik.de/
Example: System 360 - I 2 Nd This
Note: Alias of Jan Freund

HC
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Chung + ANV HC
Example: Emperor Star - Yankee Lyrics

HCB or HC B
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Holland Cutting Room (until 1988)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Masters (from 1988 onwards)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Maarten De Boer + ANV HCB
Location Link: http://www.themasters.nl/
Example: S.O.D.: Stormtroopers Of Death* - Speak English Or Die
Note: The H may appear as И and/or the B as 3.

HCB EBS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Emil Berliner Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Maarten De Boer + ANV HCB
Example: Bitori - Legend Of Funaná - The Forbidden Music Of The Cape Verde Islands

H or HC P - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Holland Cutting Room (until 1988)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Masters (from 1988 onwards)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Patrick Richter + ANV H
Location Link: http://www.themasters.nl/
Example: House Of Venus - Dish & Tell

HCT or HC T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Holland Cutting Room (until 1988)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Masters (from 1988 onwards)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim (73) + ANV HCT
Location Link: http://www.themasters.nl/
Example: Playboy - In Da Jungle

HDH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - HDH Sound Studios
Example: The Honey Cone* - When Will It End / Take Me With You

Herbie :^) or Herbie Jr. :^) or HP or Herbie (^: (sideways smiley)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Herb Powers Jr. + ANV Herbie Jr. :^) etc.
Example: Seduction - Breakdown

HERVE@dK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DK Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hervé de Kéroullas + ANV Herve or Hervé
Location Link: http://www.dkmastering.com/
Example: The Diva - The Diva

HG 020 8509 2244 or HGM 020 8509 2244 or HGM-0208 5092244
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Hiltongrove Mastering
Example: Winnebago Deal - Spider Bite

Hi - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joachim Hinsch + ANV Hi
Link: http://www.hinsch-audio.de/
Example: Salvatore Freda & Volta & Langenberg - Wild Beach / Ideosami

Hiltop
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hiltop
Example: Genesis - Nursery Cryme
Note: Alias of Bob Hill (9)

HITMAN @ SONIC or HITMAN AT SONIC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hitman (32)
Example: Bloodhound Gang - Mope
Note: Alias of Simon Hitner

HK ML or HK / ML (Swiss pressings))
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tonstudio Max Lussi, Basel
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hellmuth Kolbe + ANV HK
Example: Ländlerkapelle «Vadret» Davos* - Vo Klosters Uf Parsenn

HL (combined, German shellacs only - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Heinrich Lampe + ANV HL
Example: Kurt Widmann Und Sein Orchester - Bei Mir Bist Du Schön ... / Sentimental Journey

H M - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Manfred Hummel + ANV HM
Example: Anaconga - Ungrounded Jump

HM or HM. - (combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Manfred Hummel + ANV HM or HM.
Example: Tom Felix - Anonyme Masse

HMD - (image)
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Manfred Hummel + ANV HMD
Example: Joe's Company - Only A Smile

HN (shared line) (Dutch pressings - often appears as I‒N" - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hans Nouse + ANV HN
Example: The Motors - 1

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Houston Records sub-section

The various identifiers are listed here as a group (and not individually).
AIH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ardent Mastering
Add a company: Mastered At - Ingram Record Plating
Add a company: Pressed By - Houston Records
Example: Jandek - You Walk Alone

GH (US 7" pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Greg Lee Processing
Add a company: Pressed By - Houston Records
Example: Little Alfred And Cookie & Cupcakes* - Even Though / Walking Down The Aisle

LH (US 7" pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Location Recording Service
Add a company: Pressed By - Houston Records
Example: The Keyhole - Sweet Jesus

SH (US 7" pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Sheldon (2)
Add a company: Pressed By - Houston Records
Example: Neto Perez & The Young Originals* - Estoy Perdido

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HOVIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - HOVIS
Example: Kool And The Gang* - Super Band
Note: Alias of Mike Brown (3)

HP (Hungarian or UK pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S / H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Horváth Péter + ANV HP
Example: Apostol - Apostol 2.

HR (combined) - image
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tonstudio Bauer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Henry Riedel + ANV HR
Example: Martin Kolbe / Ralf Illenberger - Tronic

HRM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Example: Cameo - Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck / She's Strange (Rap Version)
Note: Can on some releases also be identified by a 53 on the labels.

HT (German shellacs only - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Willy Haßfort + ANV HT
Example: Posthornduett* Mit Schrammelbegleitung* - 'S Waldbleamerl / A Hand Voll Stoana

HT (Venezuelan pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Humberto Torrealba + ANV HT
Example: Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene

HTM
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Harry Moss + ANV HTM
Example: The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
Note: "Harry Moss cut all the Beatles records up through 1969" according to Steve Hoffman Forum (external link).

HUB or HUB TV - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Example: Lead Into Gold - Idiot

Hü or Hu or Hū or Hú - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hü + ANV
Example: Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her?

HW ##### (Australian and NZ pressings since 1988)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Harry Williamson + ANV HW
Example: The Devil Dolls - All Dolled Up

HW (usually US pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howie Weinberg + ANV HW
Example: Payola$ - Hammer On A Drum

I - # (where # is a number (mother))
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Island Records Manufacturing Ltd
Example: Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Note: Often in association with E.G. (Eddy Gorecki for the Metal Works)

IAM (not 'Triangle with the letters I A M')
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - International Automated Media
Example: Stanley Clarke / Chick Corea / Joe Henderson / Freddie Hubbard / Lenny White - The Griffith Park Collection 2 In Concert

IAM RD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - International Automated Media
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Richard Donaldson + ANV RD
Example: Linda Ronstadt - Simple Dreams

ID. or I.D.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - I.D. Sound
Example: The Whispers - Life And Breath

IF or IFinsen - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ivar Finsen + ANV IF or IFinsen
Example: Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 4

IHJ
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Inge Holst Jacobsen + ANV IHJ
Example: Herodes Falsk - Sex Machine / Monster Dance

Inzadi (can look like "Zli" or "Zui" or "Zdi" - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Marco Inzadi + ANV Inzadi
Example: Pooh - Buona Fortuna

IP or I.P. or JP or J+P (The "I" can appear as "J")
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Interpress
Example: Shannon - Let The Music Play (Special-Remix)

IPC or @ IPC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Independent Pressing Co
Example: Alpha - South

IR-#### or IR #### or #### IR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Imperial Records (5) + sequential number (e.g. IR-5217)
Example: Leslie McKay - The Ballad Of The Cathlamet

IRC-#### or IRC #### or #### IRC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Imperial Record Corp. Ltd. + sequential number (e.g. IRC-2587)
Example: Various - Hot Jazz

IS or エ∽ - (image)
S, H, HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ian Sefchick + ANV IS
Example: Arcade Fire - Get Right
Note: エ∽ is a caps I with top and bottom bars and a sideways S

ISLAND MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Example: Inner Circle - Everything Is Great

ISS or I.S.S.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Pressed By - Immediate Sound Services Ltd.
Example: Blaster Bates - Lift-Off! (The Explosive Exploits Of Blaster Bates Volume Five)

IVO or JVO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ivo Studer + ANV Ivo
Example: Wurzel 5 - Jugendsündä Beats

IW
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Iven Walters + ANV IW
Example: The Crown Heights Affair* - Dreaming A Dream

IW/JR
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Iven Walters + ANV IW
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - José Rodriguez + ANV JR
Example: The Crown Heights Affair* - Dreaming A Dream

-J.T.S.- or --JTS--
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - JTS Studios
Location Link: http://www.jtsstudio.co.uk/pages/vmaster.htm
Example: Original DJ Vibes & Hellrazor - Future Sounds

J. POWELL or J POWELL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeff Powell + ANV J. Powell or J Powell
Example: Plastic Ants - Falling To Rise
Note: This is the Take Out Vinyl / Memphis based engineer

J.A.II
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jose Armada Jr. + ANV J.A.II
Example: Tempo 74 - Tempo 74

J.C. - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Cremer + ANV J.C.
Example: Various - Cool Struttin' Volume 2

J.H.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Hudson + ANV J.H.
Example: Visage - The Damned Don't Cry

J.Y.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Yannece + ANV J.Y.
Example: Röyksopp - Eple

J. Lambert @ JLM
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Joe Lambert Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Lambert + ANV J. Lambert
Location Link: http://www.joelambertmastering.com/
Example: Obits - Moody, Standard And Poor

J@ TRANSITION or Jason @ Transition
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Transition Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jason Goz + ANV J or Jason
Location Link: http://www.transition-studios.com/
Example: PD Syndicate - Ruff Like Me (Remixes)

J/G or JG
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jorge Garcia + ANV J/G or JG
Example: Herman Kelly & Life - Dance To The Drummer Beat
Note: In combination with Miami Tape

JA - (UK / European pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H, HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Adams (2) + ANV JA
Example: Avenue B Boogie Band - Bumper To Bumper

ja (US pressings - may appear as da - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Andrews + ANV ja
Example: Commodores - Zoom

Ja or ℐ⍺ or ℐ𝒶 (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Adelman + ANV Ja
Example: The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

JAMF
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - J.A.M.F.
Example: Rush - A Farewell To Kings

JANOS or √ANOS or J∆NOS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ray Janos + ANV Janos
Example: Taana Gardner - Heartbeat

JB (combined - US - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Bittner + ANV JB
Example: Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life

JB Vinyl
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - JB Vinyl
Example: Samiyam - Return

J< (French pressings - may appear as JZ or JL - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jean-Christophe Beaudon + ANV JC
Example: DJ Rhythm - The Urban Lounge EP

JC Masterroom (UK pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeremy Cooper + ANV JC
Example: Gadjo - So Many Times

J
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jean-Claude Pellé +ANV J
Example: Khatchaturian* – The London Symphony Orchestra* - Gayaneh ‟La Danse Du Sabre” / Spartacus (Dirige Par Le Compositeur)

JD (UK pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Dent + ANV JD
Example: Hi-Tension - Hi Tension

JDavis
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Davis (4) + ANV JDavis
Example: Kim English - Nite Life

JDL (can look like a "Je") - (image)
S, H or HS? H (stylized)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Doug Lawrence (2) + ANV JDL
Example: Meatmen - Crippled Children Suck EP

JE (Mexican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jose Espinosa (4) + ANV JE
Example: The Beatles - 20 Greatest Hits

Jerry Pynes or Jerry
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - Jerry Pynes + ANV Jerry
Example: Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

JEZ MASTERROOM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeremy Cooper + ANV Jez
Example: Mother's Pride - Floribunda 2006

JF in circle or (JF) (Brazilian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joaquim Figueira + ANV JF
Example: Wilson Simonal - Olhaí Balândro... É Bufo No Birrolho Grinza!

JG♥ ("J" and "G" are combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Gastwirt + ANV JG or JG♥
Example: Dial-M* - Time / In This World

JG/2 ("J" and "G" are combined)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - JVC Cutting Center
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Gastwirt + ANV JG
Example: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Greatest Hits

JH/2 or J.H./2 - (J and H are combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - [Jack Hunt] + ANV JH
Example: The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones

JHC - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - James Cruz + ANV JHC
Example: Chris G.O.T.T.I. - Love Or Hate Me
Note: May look like JFC and/or JHC, with an sideways H building off the top of the J

JIM or UA Jim (United Artists 1970s pressings)
S, H or HS? H or HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - United Artists Recording Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jim Dorrell + ANV Jim
Example: Chris Rea - Deltics

JIMMY (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jimmy (104)
Example: Runrig - Heartland

JJ - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Johnson (3) + ANV JJ
Example: The Urbie Green 6-Tet* - The Urbie Green 6-Tet

JK (combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - JK (28)
Example: Breakfast Club - Right On Track

jm - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Matousek + ANV jm
Example: Various - More Songs From The Original Soundtrack Of The Big Chill

JF (Austrian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Johann Fauster + ANV JF
Example: The Heavy Minds - Second Mind

JML - (image)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Julian Lowe + ANV JML
Example: dEUS - Sister Dew

JMW
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jerry Watson + ANV JMW
Example: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Li'l Red Riding Hood

JN (Jugoslavian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nikola Jovanović + ANV JN
Example: Vokalni Kvartet »4M«* - Vokalni Kvartet »4M«

John D
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Davis (4) + ANV John D
Example: Soul Capsule - Law Of Grace / Meltdown

John P
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Pelosi + ANV John P
Example: Vassar Clements - Crossing The Catskills

JONZ (the Z may appear as 2)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Dent + ANV Jonz
Example: X-O-Dus - English Black Boys

JONZ-LOUD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Loud Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Dent + ANV Jonz
Location Link: http://www.loudmastering.com/
Exampe: 2 Bald Men - Acid Phonk

JP (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeff Peters + ANV JP
Example: 1983 CSU, Fresno Jazz Band "A"* - Untitled

JASON PC or JPC + ZE#### (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Zenith Records (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jason P.C. + ANV JasonPC or JPC
Example: Beaches (2) - Beaches

JRM (can appear as JRW) (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Pressed By - Jamaica Recording Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Example: Eagles (2) - It's So Nice

JR MEDIASOUND
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mediasound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - José Rodriguez + ANV JR
Example: Wild Fire (2) - Magic / Put Some More Flavor

JS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Sidore + ANV JS
Example: Various - Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies

JSA + TIMMION CUT or JSA TIMMION CUT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Timmion Cutting
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jukka Sarapää + ANV JSA
Location Link: http://www.timmion.com/cutting/
Example: Fred Williams And The Jewel Band* - Tell Her

JS.I.XTAL or JS.XTAL - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Crystal Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeff Sanders + ANV JS.
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/crystalsoundstudios
Example: Various - Yes L.A.

JVC/RL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - JVC Cutting Center
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron Lewter + ANV RL
Example: The Chi-Lites Featuring Eugene Record - Me And You

JW or J.WEBSTER - (can look like "VW" - image of JW)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Webster (2) + ANV JW or J. Webster
Example: David Bowie - Let's Dance

JW M - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - McClear Place
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Webster (2) + ANV JW
Example: Yello - I Love You

"K" (only valid for Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Record Mfg. Of Canada Limited
Example: Ike & Tina Turner - Workin' Together

-K- (only valid for Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Record Mfg. Of Canada Limited
Example: The Who - Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy

(K) (only valid for Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Record Mfg. Of Canada Limited
Example: Various - Pure Power

K. Bayens
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kyle Bayens + ANV K. Bayens
Example: Gnod - 5th Sun

K.M. or K.M or KM (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - K.M. (10)
Example: Revolutionaries* - Leftist

K.P. or KP - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ken Perry + ANV K.P. or KP
Example: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby

KCVxxx (xxx is a three digit number)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Kindercore Vinyl + sequential number (e.g. KCV009)
Location Link: http://www.kindercore.com/about/
Example: The Artisanals - The Artisanals

KD - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kent Duncan + ANV KD
Example: Rufus - Party 'Til You're Broke
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KDISC sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

KDISC or kdisc
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Example: Blood Circus - Two Way Street / Six Foot Under

KDISC BL or KDISC L
S, H or HS? S / H (L / BL)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Lightner + ANV BL or L
Example: Voodoo Transmission - Voodoo Fire

KDISC CH or kdisc CH
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carol Hibbs + ANV CH
Example: Romeo & Master Rhyme* - Crackerjack

kdisc ƒ - image
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jo Hansch + ANV JH
Example: Frank Zappa - Special Clean Cuts Edition - Tinsel Town Rebellion

KDISC JG or kdisc JG - image
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Golden + ANV JG
Example: The Basics (2) - Run By You

kdisc JS or JS kdisc
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Sidore + ANV JS
Example: Mule - Mule

KDISC KP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ken Perry + ANV KP
Example: The Church - Destination

KDISC-PB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Brown + ANV PB
Example: Marshall Crenshaw - Good Evening

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Keel Manufacturing sub-section

The various identifiers are listed here as a group (and not individually).

ᐉ (horizontal triangle with dot inside - US pressings between the 1960s and 1980 - image)
S, H, HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Mfg. Corp.
Example: Corea* / Hancock* - An Evening With Chick Corea And Herbie Hancock
Note: the symbol was used by Hauppauge after 1981

⊂◯⊃ (rounded US airforce style logo - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Mfg. Corp.
Example: Chilly - For Your Love
Note: the logo is rounded, not squared/edged.

Keel
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Mfg. Corp.
Example: Munich Machine Introducing Chris Bennett - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

KMC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Mfg. Corp.
Example: Kiss - Rock And Roll Over

"Union Jack" - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Keel Mfg. Corp.
Example: Munich Machine Introducing Chris Bennett - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

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KENDUN sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

ƒ + Kendun
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jo Hansch + ANV JH
Example: Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud

JG + Kendun - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Golden + ANV JG
Example: Michael White (2) - The X Factor

JGS + Kendun - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jim Sintetos + ANV JGS
Example: Ava Cherry - Ripe !!!

JS + Kendun - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeff Sanders + ANV JS
Example: Cheryl Lynn - Encore (Dance Version)

KD + Kendun
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kent Duncan + ANV KD
Example: Nicolette Larson - Radioland

KENDUN or KENDUN-D
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Example: Dionne Warwick - Track Of The Cat

MCRC + Kendun
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Malcom Cecil + ANV MC
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rick Collins + ANV RC
Example: Mandrill - Beast From The East

MCRJM or MC-RJM + Kendun
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Malcom Cecil + ANV MC
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert Margouleff + ANV RJM
Example: Billy Preston - It's My Pleasure

RC + Kendun
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rick Collins + ANV RC
Example: Grateful Dead* - enger

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Kev. (Drum & Bass releases since 2006)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin King + ANV Kev.
Example: Supply & Demand - Peace Of Mind (Lemonde Rmx) / Pure And Simple (Marky XRS Rmx)

KEVIN @ SCRATCH FREE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Scratch Free Press
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Park + ANV Kevin
Example: Ginuwine - Kadena Remix Vol. 1

KFM - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Manufactured By - WEA Filipacchi Music
Example: Billy Cobham - Spectrum

KG or K.G. (European pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kees Grijpink + ANV KG or K.G.
Example: My Mine - Hypnotic Tango

KG - (Swiss and Yugoslavian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kurt Grieder + ANV KG
Example: Flo Sandon's - Mi Cafetal / Parole Amare

KIMBALL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Kimball + ANV Kimball
Example: Rossington Collins Band - This Is The Way

KINETEC or KINETEC MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Kinetec Mastering
Example: Craig Walsh / Terry Mitchell - Missing

KIP or KIPPER - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kipper (5) + ANV Kip
Example: David Bowie - John, I'm Only Dancing
Alias of Howard Thompson (3)

kitaro at schnittstelle
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Schnittstelle (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kitaro Beeh + ANV Kitaro
Location Link: http://www.schnittstelle.ws/Schnittstelle_-_Mastering_%26_Vinylschnitt.html
Example: Fatima Yamaha - Araya

KK Mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - KK Mastering Labs, Inc.
Example: J.U.I.C.E. (2) - Night On The Town

KKJ (in fact KKL - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ken Lee + ANV KKL
Example: Caroliner Rainbow Wire Thin Sheep Legs Baking Exhibit* - Strike Them Hard Drag Them To Church

KM (US pressings - stamped / etched)
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a company: Pressed By - KM Records Inc. + sequential number (e.g. KM 2218)
Example: The Cars - The Cars

Koinonia ©
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Koinonia Ltd.
Example: Beenie Man - What Those Guys Are For

KPG - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Gray + ANV KPG
Example: Consumed - Hit For Six
Note: The PG of KPG mooshed into something that looks like an M.

KPG@ATM - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - AcousTech Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Gray + ANV KPG
Location Link: http://www.recordtech.com/lp.htm
Example: Against Me! - Searching For A Former Clarity
Note: The PG of KPG mooshed into something that looks like an M.

KPG@CA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Cohearent Audio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Gray + ANV KPG
Location Link: http://www.cohearant.com
Example: Silverchair - Neon Ballroom
Note: The PG of KPG mooshed into something that looks like an M.

KPG@MCA - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Gray + ANV KPG
Example: Steely Dan - Aja
Note: The PG of KPG mooshed into something that looks like an M.

KPG@TCS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Cutting System, Inc.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Gray + ANV KPG
Location Link: defunct but mentioned here: http://www.recordtech.com/atmweb/atmKev.htm
Example: Chris Hillman - Morning Sky

KRIS P CUT or Krisp Cut or KRIS P CUTZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Potter + ANV Kris P
Example: Blue Vegas - Wish You Left

KS (Austrian pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Karl Schantl + ANV KS
Example: Various - TheBigLulu.

KW (German pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Karin Wiese + ANV KW
Example: Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts

L - (Canadian pressings between 1965 and 1966)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - London Records Of Canada Ltd.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Émile Lépine + ANV L
Example: Claude Nougaro - Claude Nougaro

L - (Canadian pressings between 1967 and 1982)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - London Records Of Canada (1967) Ltd.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Émile Lépine + ANV L
Example: Junior Wells - You're Tuff Enough

- L Nix - - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Nix + ANV L Nix
Example: Tav Falco's Panther Burns - Behind The Magnolia Curtain

L. Nix + Ardent - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ardent Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Nix + ANV L. Nix
Location Link: https://www.ardentstudios.com/
Example: Amazing Rhythm Aces* - Too Stuffed To Jump

L. PETERSON
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lucas Peterson + ANV L. Peterson
Example: Soccer Mommy - For Young Hearts

⍺a. (the L looking like a greek alpha symbol - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Walter Labenski + ANV La.
Example: Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Berlin* - Heilige Nacht

L-#### / L-####-X (e.g. L-2473 / L-2473-X)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Greg Lee Processing + sequential number (e.g. L-1835)
Example: Joy Division - She's Lost Control / Atmosphere

LA or LGA (Jamaican pressings, 1960s and '70s)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Engineered At - Dynamic Sounds Studios
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Dynamic Sounds Recording Co. Ltd.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By Lynford Anderson + ANV LA or LGA
Example: Desmond Dekker And The Aces* - Action!
Note: often but not exclusively in association with Dynamic Sounds Studios

The Lacquer Lab
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Lab
Example: Phil Trim - Give Me Your Love

LAZERUS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Lazerus + ANV Lazerus
Example: James Taylor (2) - Sweet Baby James

LB
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Boden + ANV LB
Example: Foxy - Get Off Your Aahh! And Dance

Leermatrize or LEERMATRIZE
S, H or HS? S S
Example: P. Diddy - Let's Get Ill (Hell Remix)
Note: This NOT a credit. Leermatrize means "Empty Lacquer"

LEON + MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Mastered At - EMI Studios 301
Add a credit: Mastered By - Leon Zervos + ANV Leon
Location Link: http://www.studios301-com/
Example: Die Laughing (2) - Running From The Guns

Lewis Stardelta
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - StarDelta Audio Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lewis Hopkin + ANV Lewis
Location Link: http://www.stardeltamastering.com/
Example: Otik - Acne Downs

LH (Austrian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Helmut Leistner + ANV LH
Example: Luv' - Casanova
Note: often in combination with 24 or 720

LH (Brazilian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Luigi Hoffer + ANV LH
Example: Orquestra Som Bateau - Ataca Para Todas As Festas

LH (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lee Hulko + ANV LH
Example: Shirley Scott - Lean On Me

LINN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Linn Records
Example: Roger Chapman - Mango Crazy

LK or LKulka - (may appear as LKIKS or LKING - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Leo Kulka + ANV LKulka or LK
Example: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

LL + DCT (US pressings from 1964 to 1975 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DCT Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lance L. Landon + ANV LL
Example: Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple

lopsided @ SMS or LOPSIDED@SONY
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sony Music Studios, London
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lopsided
Example: King Britt Presents Obafunke* - Freedom
Note: Alias of Chris Potter

Loud or LOUD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Loud Mastering
Location Link: http://www.loudmastering.com/
Example: Pixies - Death To The Pixies

LP or LP yymmdd (Scandinavian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Ljudpress
Add a company: Mastered At - Ljudpress (only when with date)
Example: Björn Afzelius - Riddarna Kring Runda Bordet

LA or LR or Pentagram (Brazilian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - [Invalid Label]
Example: Emilio* - Emilio
Note: The Pentagram combines the letters of his full first names A I P L.

LRS-JH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Location Recording Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Hunt + ANV JH
Example: The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

LRS-JP or LRS J/P
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Location Recording Service
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeff Peters + ANV JP
Example: Dick Rosmini / Hello People - Home Made With Teac

Lucky - (image)
S, H or HS? S HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Lucky Lacquers
Location Link: http://www.luckylacquers.com/
Example: Black God (2) - Black God

Lu. (German pressings]
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adalbert Lutter + ANV Lu.
Example: Beethoven* - Rubinstein* · Krips* · Symphony Of The Air - Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)

LvC or -LvC-
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lex van Coeverden + ANV LvC
Example: Laidback Luke Ft. Stephen Granville - Hypnotize

LW or LWP (see profile for images)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Longwear Plating
Example: Booker T. & The MG's* - Doin' Our Thing

LXC RAND or LXC // R.A.N.D. or LXC @ RAND
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - R.A.N.D. Muzik
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - R.A.N.D. Muzik *
Add a credit: Mastered By - LXC
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - LXC *
Location Link: http://www.randmuzik.de/
Example: Various - Uncanny Valley 003
Note: Use Lacquer Cut At/By only when another studio/engineer is credited (role confirmed by Tom Hauenstein, owner of R.A.N.D. Muzik). Else use Mastered At/Mastered By, acc. to Discogs' definition for Mastering.
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Lyntone sub-section

The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

LYN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd. + sequential side A number (e.g. LYN-8728)
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd. + sequential side B number (e.g. LYN-8729)
Example: Kreisler String Orchestra - 226

Lyntone + additional numbers / letters (e.g. LYN 15584-ITO)
Note that the leading I (e.g. ITO) is in fact a 1 (see 2TO or 3UT).
In some cases the mastering house is listed again in the runout, but for those that do not:

CBS or C
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, London
Examples: Nitzer Ebb - Murderous (C)

CRS or CR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - County Recording Service
Examples: 'O' Level - We Love Malcolm (CR)

CTS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CTS Studios
Example: Bloodsport (5) - On Ice / Agent

EMI or E
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Abbey Road Studios
Examples: Erroll Garner - Gemini (E)

EX or X
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Examples: Cargo (2) - Do It (X)

MSR or MS or M
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Examples: José Feliciano - Portrait (M)

PRT (since 1980)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRT Studios
Example: Black Flag - Keep It In The Family

SC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Example: Basement 5 - Silicone Chip

SM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strawberry Mastering
Example: UK Subs - C.I.D.

TD or T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trident Studios
Example: The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset / Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

TH - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Example: Amin•Peck* - Love Disgrace

TO - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Example: Play Dead (2) - From The Promised Land

TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trident Studios
Example: Play Dead (2) - From The Promised Land

UT - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Example: The Nuns - Wild

W
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Music Centre, Wembley
Example: Pablo Gad - Visions Of Pablo / Tru I De A Jail

Y
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios (only until September 1980)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - PRT Studios (since September 1980)
Examples: The Method (4) - Chances

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LZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Leon Zervos + ANV LZ
Example: Rockmelons* - Tales Of The City

LZ ABSOLUTE AUDIO
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Leon Zervos + ANV LZ
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: 4th Measure Men - 4 You

_M_ (M with underscore) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mastercraft
Example: Soul Children - Soul Children

M.C [signature] (not obvious at first sight)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Custom Mastering Inc.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - M.C. Rather + ANV M.C
Example: Tycho (3) - Past Is Prologue (Sampler)

M.I.P.R.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mastercraft
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Richmond (2) + ANV P.R.
Example: Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul

M.M.M.J.R. or MMMJR or Metropolis Mastering M.J.R. - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Metropolis Mastering, Ltd
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mark Richardson (3) + ANV MJR or M.J.R.
Example: Sade - Haunt Me

M.Y
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mitsuo Yamaguchi
Example: The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me

M1/MI or M3 or M6 or M9 - (between 1936 and the end of 1971)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Pathé Marconi, Chatou + sequential side A number (e.g. 279180)
Add a company: Pressed By - Pathé Marconi, Chatou + sequential side B number (e.g. 279181)
Example: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

M1/MI or M3 or M6 or M9 - (between 1972 and February 1990)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou + sequential side A number (e.g. 330156)
Add a company: Pressed By - Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou + sequential side B number (e.g. 330157)
Example: New Order - Brotherhood

M&S
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master & Servant
Location Link: http://www.master-servant.de/
Example: Boksch - Ocker 1-8

m3 mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - M3 Mastering
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/m3mastering
Example: Anthony Rother - Back Home

Mxx ####/z (e.g. MZE 0499/A, MTE 0139/A, MZH 4227/A, MZO 1023/A)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Gramofonové Závody + sequential number (e.g. MZE 6359)
Example: Evolution (2) - Cuzco / Beach-Sound-Water-Palms-Stars-Space
Note: Please refer to the GZ profile for the various runout combinations

Made in Switzerland
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Turicaphon AG
Examples: Circus (8) - Circus

Mandy or Mandy Parnell
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mandy Parnell + ANV Mandy
Example: Blue Roses (2) - I Am Leaving

Maria
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Maria (116)
Example: Ed Davenport - More Red Lights EP
Note: Alias for Jack Adams (2)

MARTIN @ C.T.S or MARTIN AT www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CTS Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Giles + ANV Martin
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk
Example: Ray Hurley - Ride The Storm

MARTIN @ ALCHEMY SOHO or MG - ALCHEMY SOHO
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut - Alchemy Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Giles + ANV Martin
Location Link: http://www.alchemysoho.com/
Example: Aaron Spectre - Say More Fire

MASTER CONTROL or MC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - Master Control, Nashville
Example: Rex Allen Jr. - Teardrops In My Heart

MASTER RECORDS or MASTER REC or M RECORDS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Records (15)
Example: Bill Bass Steel Orchestra - Happy Birthday America

MASTER ROOM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Example: Mallard - Mallard

MASTERCRAFT HC or M HC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mastercraft
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Craft + ANV HC
Example: The Staple Singers - The Staple Swingers

MASTERCRAFT P.R.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mastercraft
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Richmond (2) + ANV P.R.
Example: Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away / Friday Night
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Masterdisk sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/

MASTERDISK
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Example: Zero Hour - The Dark Side

MASTERDISK AD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alex DeTurk + ANV AD
Example: OFF! - Live At Generation Records

MASTERDISK AΛ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alan Moy + ANV AΛ
Example: Negative Approach - Tied Down

MASTERDISK AV or ̶N̶ ̶ (appears as N with strikethrough or dash - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Andy VanDette + ANV AV
Example: Sting - The Best Of 25 Years

MASTERDISK BK - (inage)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company:Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Kipper + ANV BK
Example: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

MASTERDISK DC - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Crawford (2) + ANV DC
Example: Lester Young - Mean To Me

MASTERDISK G.K. - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gilbert Kong + ANV G.K.
Example: The Jam - I Need You (For Someone)

MASTERDISK Howie
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howie Weinberg + ANV Howie
Example: David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose

MASTERDISK HW - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howie Weinberg + ANV HW
Example: Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

MASTERDISK JD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jean Dyer + ANV JD
Example: Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage Avec Michael Patton* & Jennifer Charles - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By

MASTERDISK JG
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Gastwirt + ANV JG
Example: Ramones - Leave Home

MASTERDISK JL
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jeremy Lubsey + ANV JL
Example: Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre Is Evil

MASTERDISK RL
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Ludwig + ANV RL
Example: INXS - Original Sin

MASTERDISK SH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Scott Hull (2) + ANV SH
Example: Sting - The Best Of 25 Years

MASTERDISK TD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterdisk
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Dawsey - ANV TD
Example: Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave

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Mastered By Capitol sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Mastered By Capitol is always stamped.
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home

MASTERED BY CAPITOL DCM
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave McEowen + ANV DCM
Example: The Verve - Urban Hymns

MASTERED BY CAPITOL ℇ_ or ℇ2 - (image)
S, H or HS? S + HS
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Eddy Schreyer + ANV E2 or E_
Example: Various - When Men Were Men... And Sheep Were Scared

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Gene or gene
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gene Thompson + ANV Gene
Example: Weirdos* - Who? What? When? Where? Why?

MASTERED BY CAPITOL IS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ian Sefchick + ANV IS
Example: R.E.M. - 7IN-83-88

MASTERED BY CAPITOL J. Lemay
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Lemay + ANV J. Lemay
Example: The Church - The Unguarded Moment

MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jay Maynard + ANV Jam
Example: Frank Sinatra - The Best Of Frank Sinatra

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay or Jay Luck
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jay Maynard + ANV Jay etc.
Example: The Reflections - Gift Wrap My Love

MASTERED BY CAPITOL JC - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - JC (72)
Example: Manfred Mann - The Best Of Manfred Mann

MASTERED BY CAPITOL KEV or "KEV"
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Reeves + ANV Kev
Example: Greg Osby - Mr. Gutterman

MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ken Perry + ANV KP
Example: Devo - Snowball / Freedom Of Choice

MASTERED BY CAPITOL ML
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Maurice Long (2) + ANV ML
Example: Nat 'King' Cole And His Trio* - After Midnight

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally or Wly - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Wally Traugott + ANV Wally or Wly
Example: Shelia (2) - Sensations

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wayne
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Wayne Watkins + ANV Wayne
Example: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon

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MASTERED BY EMI/A or MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ or MASTERED BY EMI/▵ or MASTERED BY EMI/.
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - EMI America Recording Studios
Example: Pet Shop Boys - Please

MASTERED BY LIBERTY
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Liberty Recording Studios
Example: The Jazz Crusaders* - The Best Of The Jazz Crusaders

MASTERED BY NICK W
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nick Webb + ANV Nick W
Example: Olivia Newton-John - Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits

Mastered by Pgold
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Gold + ANV Pgold
Example: The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers

MASTERED BY Y-MIXX
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Y-Mixx
Add a company: Mastered At - Y-Mixx Mastering
Location Link: http://www.ymixx.com/
Example: Strawberry Lime Soda - Get Away

MASTERED ON COPPER (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a note: Cut direct-to-copper stampers
Explanation Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_metal_mastering
Example: Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Note: This is similar to DMM Mastering, not a mastering house nor pressing plant
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Masterfonics sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://masterfonics.com/

JL MASTERFONICS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jim Loyd + ANV JL
Example: Love Tractor - 'Til The Cows Come Home

Ⓜ (M in a circle - US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Example: The Breakers (4) - Breakdance U.S.A. (The Original Step By Step Method!)
Note: The circle is not closed - can resemble a large "C" (see Masterfonics logo).

MASTERFONICS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Example: George Strait - Ocean Front Property

MASTERFONICS GAM or MASTERFONICS-GM - (GM / GAM)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Glenn Meadows + ANV GAM or GM
Example: Jimmy Buffett - Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

TD @ Masterfonics
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tommy Dorsey (2) + ANV TD
Example: Delarosa* - Sleep Method Suite

WME MASTERFONICS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mack Evans + ANV WME
Example: Pork And The Havana Ducks - Pork Live!

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MASTERING RECO-ART PHILA
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Reco-Art
Example: The Beatles - She Loves You / I'll Get You
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Masterpiece sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php

D Jay or DJay @ Masterpiece
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Danny King + ANV DJay or D Jay
Example: I.K.* - Complete Madness / Sundown

DAVE W - MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave W. + ANV Dave W
Example: Da Click - Good Rhymes

FRANCIS @ MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Francis + ANV Francis
Example: Midtone - Pearl

GREG @ MASTERPIECE or Masterpiece Greg
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Moore (4) + ANV Greg
Example: Oliver Lieb Presents: Smoked - Metropolis

MIKE @ MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Palmer + ANV Mike
Example: DND Productions* Presents Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This

MILES MASTERPIECE or MASTERPIECE MILES
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV Miles
Example: Da Mighty Dub Katz* - Ghetto Girl / Work It Work It

Neil MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Neil Devine + ANV Neil
Example: Total Science - Freak Me / Sophisticated Bitch

SI MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Francis + ANV SI
Example: DJ Faz - The E.P

Stu. @ Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stuart Hawkes + ANV Stu.
Example: JTQ* With Noel McKoy - Hope & Pray

Tim D. Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Dennen + ANV Tim D.
Example: Mr Toizio - Breath Taking

Wally Masterpiece or Wally C. @ Masterpiece or Wally C. @ Masterpiece Mastering
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - masterpiece
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Walter Coelho + ANV Wally or Wally C. etc.
Example: Funky Green Dogs - Body

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MASTERWORK
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Masterwork Recording
Location Link http://www.masterworkrecording.com/
Example: Lou Rawls - I Wish You Belonged To Me / It's A Tough Job

"Matris Tony" or Matris Tony or Matris-Tony
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Plated By - Tony (173) + ANV Matris-Tony or Matris Tony
Example: U2 - War

MATT @ AIR or MATT C @ AIR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Air Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Colton + ANV Matt
Location Link: http://www.airstudiosmastering.com/
Example: Trus'me* - Bail Me Out

MATT @ MATTCOLTONMASTERING.COM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Matt Colton Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Colton + ANV Matt
Example: Bass Junkie - Comply EP1

MATT ALCHEMY
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Alchemy Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Colton + ANV Matt
Location Link: http://www.alchemysoho.com/
Example: Radio Slave - No Sleep (Part Four)

MATT OPTIMUM or OPTIMISED
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimum Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Colton + ANV Matt
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/optimummastering
Example: Milton Jackson - Tech Neeks

MATT.P. 020 8509 2244
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hiltongrove Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Pople
Example: Various - spa.RK vs. Expanding

MATT'S
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Colton + ANV Matt
Example: Various - Frijsfo Beats Volume 1

MAX or MAX. or MA. or mA - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - Maxwell Anandappa + ANV Max or Max. or mA or MA., etc.
Example: New Order - True Faith Remix
Note: Often with a succeeding dot ·

Maxicut or Maxicut at Studios 301 or Maxicut at 301 (Australian releases between 1954 and 1998)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - EMI Studios 301
Location Link: http://www.studios301-com/
Example: The Durutti Column - The Return Of The Durutti Column
Note: Maxicut was a special mastering technique developed and used exclusively at EMI Studios 301.

MB (French pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mathieu Berthet + ANV MB
Example: Laidback Luke - Hot Hot Hotter

MB (combined) (UK pressings) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Brown (3) + ANV MB
Example: The Orb - A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld

MB - CTS (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CTS Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Brown (3) + ANV MB
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk/default.htm
Example: Acen - Window In The Sky Parts One & Two

M.B.G. or MBG or M.G.B. or MGB or G.M.B.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Marino + ANV MBG or MGB or G.M.B.
Example: Isley Brothers* - That Lady

MCA + LB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Boden + ANV LB
Example: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra* - Battlestar Galactica (Original Soundtrack)

MCA SH - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Hall + ANV SH
Example: The Fixx - Shuttered Room

Mcl or McL or or McCl or McCLEAR (Mcl / McClear)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - McClear Place
Example: The Box (4) - Closer Together

McM - (may appear as MoM - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron McMaster + ANV McM
Example: Hiroko - My Love's Waiting

MCM (French/ Belgian releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Pressed By - M Com' Musique
Example: Head On (5) - Summer Days
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MCR / Master Cutting Room sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

KH MCR (can also look like Ki or ICi MCR)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Hodge + ANV KH
Example: 95 North - Chasing My Dreams

MCR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Cutting Room
Location Link: http://www.mastercuttingroom.com/
Example: David Bowie - Young Americans

MCR + Bre (looks like gre or JOE - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H + HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut by - Joe Brescio + ANV Bre
Example: Iggy Pop - Soldier

MCR - RCE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rick Essig + ANV RCE
Example: The Roots w/ Alechia James - Work

Mcrds - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Duncan Stanbury + ANV DS
Example: DJ Duke Presents Freedom Featuring Lee Smith Jr. - Love Don't Come Easy

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MCRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Midwest Custom Record Pressing
Example: The Defoliants - Hang Ten

McT or Mc T - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter MacTaggart + ANV McT or Mc T
Example: Galgevögel - Sauhund

MDB-EBS or MDB@EBS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Emil Berliner Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Maarten De Boer + ANV MDB
Example: Elaiza - March 28

MEDIA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mediasound
Example: The Crown Heights Affair* - Dreaming A Dream

MEL cts - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CTS Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Melvyn Abrahams + ANV Mel
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk/
Example: Status Quo - The Wanderer

MELS or MEL or MELO or MELVS or MELVYNS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Melvyn Abrahams + ANV Mels or Mel or Melvyn etc.
Example: Ronnie Lane - The Poacher

MELYS
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - MELYS (2)
Example: The Rubettes - I Can Do It
Alias of Melvyn Abrahams

MELYS IBC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - I.B.C. Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - MELYS (2)
Location Link: http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/index.html
Example: Status Quo - Rain
Alias of Melvyn Abrahams

MELLY + DAVE'S I.B.C.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - I.B.C. Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - MELYS (2) + ANV Melly
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Tucker (4) + ANV Dave
Location Link: http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/
Example: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales & Bombers

MEMPHIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Memphis
Example: The Scrap Yard - High

MEMPHIS TTR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Memphis Tonträgerproduktion GmbH
Example: Various - VibraZone 8/93

MG (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Giles + ANV MG
Example: Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To

MG (Hungarian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gábor Mocsáry + ANV MG
Example: Soltész Rezső / Universal (11) - Szóljon Hangosan Az Ének / Csak Légy Enyém

MG (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Maurizio Giannotti + ANV MG
Example: Doctor's Cat - Watch Out!

mg @ MANMADE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Manmade Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michelle Grinser + ANV MG
Location Link: https://manmademastering.com/#studio
Example: SVN (2) - 2006 - 2014

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MGM Records Division sub-section

Important information: Both, the Record Manufacturing Division used the typical symbols block-shaped S (sailor's cap), block-shaped T, and Ankh. Generally, all MGM + sub-label releases were pressed at the Record Manufacturing Division, while all non-MGM labels (e.g. Atlantic, Atco) were pressed by the Custom Division.

The pressing plants and their codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

AMP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example: Bobby Scott - Chain Gang

AT (rotated 90° - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example: Bobby Darin - That's All
Note: on Atlantic / ATCO releases until ca. 1962.

M (US Mercury or Wing Records pressings from the 1950s/1960s only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example: Red Prysock - 2 Point 8 / Rooster Walk
Note: Please inquire in the forum prior to adding anything as M can be standing for many things.

MG or MGS (US pressings prior to 1966)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Example: Sheb Wooley - The Very Best Of Sheb Wooley

RCA (RCA US pressings from the mid to late 1950s only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel

Block-shaped "S" (only for MGM Records and sub-labels releases between March 1947 and 1971 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Example: Every Mothers' Son - Every Mothers' Son's Back
Note: Also known as "sailor's cap".

Block-shaped "S" (only for non-MGM Records labels between March 1947 and 1971 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example: Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Whispering
Note: Also known as "sailor's cap".

Block-shaped "T" (only for MGM Records labels between March 1947 and 1971 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Example:

Block-shaped "T" (only for non-MGM Records labels between March 1947 and 1971 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example:

Ankh symbol (only for MGM Records labels between March 1947 and 1971 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Record Manufacturing Division
Example: Billy Mure - Supersonic Guitars

Ankh symbol (only for non-MGM Records labels between March 1947 and 1971 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - MGM Custom Pressing Division
Example: Ray Charles - The Genius Of Ray Charles

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MI (Can be mistaken as MD)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Moritz Illner + ANV MI
Example: Sotatila - Vituiks Meni

MI-N or MI-S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Example: Moose* - Moose
Note: meaning of the N / S not known.

MIAMI TAPE or MIAMI TAPE with X-Y- ZZ
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Miami Tape Inc.
Location Link: http://www.miami-tape.com/
Example: Model 500 - No UFO's
X-Y-ZZ, e.g. D-S-ND stands for the mastering date in Spanish, here Dos-Seis-Nueve Dos = February 6, 1992.

MIKE H @ METROPOLIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Metropolis Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Hillier + ANV Mike
Example: Gianna Nannini - La Differenza

MIKE'S™ THE EXCHANGE MMM or
MIKE'S ™ - THE EXCHANGE MIKE MARSH MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange Mike Marsh Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Marsh + ANV Mike
Example: The Darkness - Last Of Our Kind

Milan (can also look like "Mila", "Milas", or "Milos" - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Milan Bogdan + ANV Milan
Example: The Whole Darn Family - Has Arrived

MILE or миле or МИЛЕ
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mile (3) + ANV МИЛЕ
Example: Viky Mosholiou* - Bele, Crvene, Žute, Plave Lađice / To Je Život

MILƐS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV Miles
Example: Frou Frou - Breathe In (Mr Roque Mixes)

-Millo-B-
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Millo Bear + ANV Millo-B
Example: Various - The Final Mission

Mirasound
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mirasound Studios
Example: Linda Scott - Bermuda / Lonely For You

Mirasound R/G or RG (can also look like Rn or RP - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mirasound Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert Goldman (4) + ANV R/G or RG
Example: The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me / Brother Julius
Note: Only applies to US pressings where the RG etching appears in conjunction with Mirasound.

MJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Jarratt + ANV MJ
Example: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* - Hooked On Classics

MJS (may sometimes appear as MB)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michael Sarsfield + ANV MJS
Example: Jazz Documents - Secret Code

MK (Austrian releases - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - MK (32)
Example: Private Eyes (3) - ion & Beauty
Note: Use Mastered By when 030 is also found in the runouts, else use Lacquer Cut By.

MK (M and K are ed - US releases - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mel Kaiser + ANV MK
Example: The Dells - Stay In My Corner / Love Is So Simple

MK (Yugoslavian releases, often alongside a date DDMMYY - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Milivoj Kalafatić + ANV MK
Example: Geordie - Electric Lady

ML##### (e.g. ML10064 - Australian pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Corduroy Records (2)
Example: The Master's Apprentices / The Groop (3) - Cortina Jingle / Mandrake Wine

ML or MLüssi (ML combined - Swiss pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Max Lussi + ML or MLüssi etc.
Example: Trudi Gerster - Vom Leu Und Vom Zebra
Note: only if there is no other mastering credit

ML / FS or ML FS (Swiss pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tonstudio Max Lussi, Basel
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Franz Sutter + ANV FS
Example: Lucio Battisti - Emozioni

ML SU (Swiss pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tonstudio Max Lussi, Basel
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Franz Sutter + ANV Su
Example: Pete Gavin (2) - 4 Songs

ML + MAHU (Norwegian pressings)
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterhuset
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Morten Lund + ANV ML
Example: Raga Rockers - Party / Gatelangs

ML + NMP (Norwegian pressings)
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Norsk Musikkproduksjon
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Morten Lund + ANV ML
Example: Holy Toy - Mickey Mouse

MLG - image
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Giles + ANV MLG
Example: Inevitech* - Reform EP

MML
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Tuff Gong Recording Studio
Example: Michael Prophet - Know The "Right"
Note: Stands for Marley Music Limited

MMP VINYL
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Master Media Productions
Location Link: http://www.master-media.net/
Example: Fucked Up - Bruises

(MO) or MO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - Mo (68)
Example: Anti-Nowhere League - Streets Of London

Mondophonix
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mondophonix
Example: Various - Sounds From The Verve Hi-Fi

MONOPR or Monotype Pressing
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Monotype Pressing
Location Link: http://monotypepressing.pl/
Example: Telephone Lovers - Telephone Lovers
Note: When in combination with a 08x yyy number, e.g. 084533, please add Pressed By - wmfono.

MPaul - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Monument Recording Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Richmond (2) + ANV Paul
Example: Z.Z. Hill - The Brand New Z.Z. Hill

MPO or MP
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - MPO
Location Link: http://www.mpo.fr/
Examples: Cam (2) - Mug / Mellowman
Note: In cases of MP, please ask first.

MPPV or M.P.P.V.
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Manufacture De Productions Phonographiques Vogue
Example: Candi Staton - Count On Me (Vocal & Instrumental)

MPR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Monument Recording Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Richmond (2) + ANV PR
Example: Doris Duke - A Legend In Her Own Time

MPX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mondophonix
Example: While - Lock EP

MPZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Marie Pieprzownik + ANV MPZ
Example: Knall (3) - The Twin Of Baal

MR (Australian pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Roberts (14) + ANV MR
Example: Joy Division - Substance

MR in circle (until 1979 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Example: Ray Charles - Renaissance
Note: Only until 1979. Pressing ring diameter of approx. 2.875"

MR-##### or MR △ ##### (since 1979 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Monarch Record Mfg. Co. + sequential number (e.g. △9907)
Example: The Human League - Hysteria
Note: Pressing ring diameter of approx. 2.875". Not to be confused with Sheffield Lab, that used the delta + number system, too.

MR (Since 1994 only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Marc Regan + ANV MR
Example: Leana (2) - Dance With A Stranger (Part II)
Note: Do not confuse with etched MR from Monarch Record Mfg. Co.

MR (only valid for US pressings on Philips/Mercury and its sublabels between 1966 and 1969 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Mercury Record Manufacturing Company
Example: Ken Nordine - Colors (A Sensuous Listening Experience)
Note: Pressing ring diameter of 2.75"

MR + RR or RII or RRII
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Mercury Record Manufacturing Company
Add a company: Mastered At - Richmond Record Pressings, Inc.
Example: James Brown - Sings Out Of Sight
Add a note: "RR" in the runout indicates that metal parts made by Richmond Record Pressings, Inc. were used to manufacture this record.
Note #1: Pressing ring diameter of 2.75".
Note #2: Only valid for US pressings on Philips/Mercury and its sublabels between 1966 and 1970.

MRP#### (e.g. MRP0062)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Memphis Record Pressing + sequential number (e.g. MRP0030)
Example: Nots - Virgin Mary
Note: When in combination with a GZ Media number, e.g. 157850E, also add Mastered At - GZ Media.

MS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mark Santangelo + ANV MS
Example: Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist

MS KM - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - KM Records Inc.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michele Stone + ANV MS
Example: Makoto* - Makoto

MS/RP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Metronome Studio, Stockholm
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rune Persson + ANV RP
Example: Stiff Little Fingers - Hanx!

MT (Swiss pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter MacTaggart + ANV MT
Example: Boys Gang - Mary-Lou

MT or MT. (UK Pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Musitech
Example: Minny Pops - Secret Story / Island

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MTV sub-section

The codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

MTV or MTV-AV (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed At - MTV (2)
Example: Aspö-Erik, Brunskärs-Maja & Korpo Spelmanslag - Folkmusik Från Finlands Svenskbygder 5

MTV ap (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MTV (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - AP Kivinen + ANV ap
Add a company: Pressed By - MTV (2)
Example: Tavaramarkkinat - Kevät

MTV-JL or MTV-AV JL (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MTV (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jari Laasanen + ANV JL
Add a company: Pressed By - MTV (2)
Example: Imagination - Looking At Midnight

MTV-MB or MTV-AV-MB (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MTV (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Brushane + ANV MB
Add a company: Pressed By - MTV (2)
Example: Jukkis Uotila - Introspection

MTV MJ or MTV ## MJ (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MTV (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mika Jussila + ANV MJ
Add a company: Pressed By - MTV (2)
Example: Bogart Co. - Hearts Break / People

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Music City
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Music City Recorders, Nashville
Example: The Rivieras* - You Counter Feit Girl

Music House or Musichouse
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Music House (4)
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/musichoecordingstudio
Example: Ellis Dee, DJ Krome & Mr Time* - Free The Feeling / Drum Thunder

MUSIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Music Preservation Society
Location Link: https://www.mpsvinyl.co.uk/
Example: Original Nutter - Oi! Nutter!!

MUSICOL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Musicol + sequential side A number (e.g. 103067)
Add a company: Pressed By - Musicol + sequential side B number (e.g. 103068)
Example: Vertical Slit - Urban Imprint 3

MVS + number or MVSS + number - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - MVS (Record Pressing) Ltd.
Example: The Stockholm Monsters* - Alma Mater

MW (ed) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Walters + ANV MW
Example: Michael Prince - Dance Your Love Away

MW (M and W are ed) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Masterwork Recording
Location Link: http://www.masterworkrecording.com/
Example: Hot Cold Sweat* - Shake Your Rump

MW (combined to single sign) @ MY45
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - My45
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Marco Wilkens + ANV MW
Example: Craggy Collyde - Sorry Now

MZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Momchil Zanev + ANV MZ
Example: Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis

N-47 (US pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - All Disc Records, Inc.
Example: Kwick - Kwick
Note: Only where the pressing ring is 2.75" diameter.

N.Ɛ.S. - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Neville E. Smith + ANV N.E.S.
Example: Musarrat* & Mahendra Kapoor - M3 Disco Fantasy In Hindi

NAMI
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - North American Music Industries
Example: Brick - Good High

Nashville Matrix
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Mastered At - Nashville Matrix
Example: Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign
Note: Metal parts only.

NAWEED
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Naweed Ahmed + ANV Naweed
Example: Harmony (4) And Carmen Reece - Hey Lover (MJ Cole Remixes)

NAWEED @ SONY STUDIOS or SONY STUDIOS-NAWEED
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - [Invalid Artist]
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Naweed Ahmed + ANV Naweed
Example: Pascal + Mister Day* - Vision Of A New World

nc (can easily be mistaken as ac or oc - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Neil Carter (3) + ANV nc
Example: Queen - A Night At The Opera

ND MEDIASOUND
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mediasound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nicholas Dembling + ANV ND
Example: Eddy Mitchell - Après Minuit

NEIL - MASSIVE MASTERS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Massive Masters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Neil Devine + ANV Neil
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/massivemasters
Example: Current Value - Tunnel Vision / End Of Days

NEIL MASTERROOM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Room
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Neil Devine + ANV Neil
Example: Phobia (8) - Is It True / Focus

NH or N.H. (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Noel Hanson (2)
Example: Madeline Bell - This Is One Girl

NI
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - NI (9)
Example: Victor Hugo - Ruy Blas
Note: NI is the abbreviation of Ninel, the nickname of Ion Frățilă.

Nick or Nick's cut! or NICKZ - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Webb + ANV Nick or Nickz
Example: Kraftwerk - Tour De (Remix)

NICK @ FLUID
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fluid Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Watson + ANV Nick
Location Link: http://www.fluidmastering.com/
Example: British Sea Power - Waving Flags

Nick W
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Webb + ANV Nick W
Example: Eddie Henderson - Cyclops

Nickz Penthouse
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Penthouse
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Webb + ANV Nickz
Example: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors (Of The Wasteland)
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NIMBUS / NRL sub-section

The codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

NIMBUS ENGLAND or NIMBUS LABS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Nimbus
Add a company: Pressed By - Nimbus
Example: Pere Ubu - Song Of The Bailing Man

NRL (resembles NLR - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Nimbus
Add a company: Pressed By - Nimbus
Example: Jackson Browne - Running On Empty

NRL + BILBO (resembles NLR)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nimbus
Add a company: Pressed By - Nimbus
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BilBo (3)
Example: Bachdenkel - Сталинград

NRL + CD (resembles NLR)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nimbus
Add a company: Pressed By - Nimbus
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Colin Dix + ANV CD
Example: Lemon Kittens - We Buy A Hammer For Daddy

NRL + GR (resembles NLR)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nimbus
Add a company: Pressed By - Nimbus
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gerald Reynolds + ANV GR
Example: Trevor Bastow - Hey Disco!

NRL + JWG or JG (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nimbus
Add a company: Pressed By - Nimbus
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Gladwyn + ANV JWG or JG
Example: Paul McCartney & Wings* - Band On The Run

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NO@RAND
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - R.A.N.D. Muzik
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Norbert Gerhold (2) + ANV NO
Location Link: http://www.randmuzik.de/
Example: Various - Blaq Satin Trax

NOEL - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Noel Summerville + ANV Noel
Example: The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix)

NOISELAND
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - Noiseland Industries
Location Link: http://www.noiseland.com/
Example: Patty Griffin - Servant Of Love

NOLA or NOLA N.Y. or NOLA SOUND N.Y
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nola Recording Studios
Example: George Jones (2) - George Jones With Love

NOLA SOUND KROLIK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nola Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Krolik + ANV Krolik
Example: Gene Pitney - Ten Years Later

NOLA SOUND R.K.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nola Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Krolik + ANV R.K.
Example: Various - Blue Grass Banjo (Country & Western)

NORMA
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Norma (14)
Example: Dillinger / Clint Eastwood - Live At London
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NRP sub-section
Nashville Record Productions.
The codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://nashvillerecordproductionsinc.com/

NR##### or NR ##### or NR-##### (e.g. NR15584/ NR-15858 etc.)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Example: The Texas Instruments - ¡More Texas Instruments!
Note: just the NR number, no other identifier.

GEO/NRP or GEO NRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Ingram + ANV Geo
Example: Woody Guthrie - My Dusty Road/ Woody The Agitator

GI/NRP or GI NRP (G and I are connected - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Ingram + ANV GI
Example: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man

JDL/NRP (may appear as or _D_/NRP - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Doug Lawrence (2) + ANV JDL
Example: Bob Crosby And His Orchestra - 1938

JE (combined - image)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Eberle + ANV JE
Example: The Tom And Marty Band - New Wave Twist
Note: only when in combination with 4 or 5 digit "NR" number

JE/NRP or JE NRP - image
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - John Eberle + ANV JE
Example: Various - Flex Your Head

LB NRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Boden + ANV LB
Example: Latimore (2) - Qualified Man

NRP or NRP MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Example: Nas - Illmatic

WG/NRP
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions + 4 or 5 digit "NR" number
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Wes Garland + ANV WG
Example: The Night Marchers - Scene Report

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NS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Noel Summerville + ANV NS
Example: Cut Hands - Black Mamba

NSC (can also look like NSO or NSe & it can be in a circle - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - National Sound Corporation
Example: Sounders Department - Cosmopolitan

NSC ARP - (image)
S, H or HS ? H
Add a company : Mastered At - National Sound Corporation
Add a company : Pressed By - Archer Record Pressing
Example : Omar-S - 002

NT (intertwined) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nick Townsend + ANV NT
Example: Battalion Of Saints - Battalion Of Saints

o or º or ° (oval) - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Customatrix
Example: Poco (3) - Pickin' Up The Pieces
Note: Positioned usually to the left of matrix numbers in the runouts - varied in size over the years.
Not to be confused with pressings from the Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville.

OASIS DISC MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Oasis Mastering
Location Link: http://www.oasismastering.com
Example: Vega (16) - No Dough

OfmV or official.fm ViNYL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Ofm Vinyl (in combination with MPO)
Add a company: Pressed By - Ofm Vinyl (when on its own)
Location Link: https://www.tumblr.com/search/official.fm%20vinyl
Example: Lophorina - Lophorina

OLOWU (Nigerian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – S. Olowu + ANV Olowu
Example: King Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Bobby

ONEIL BARNETT
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Oneil Barnett
Example: Capleton - Tour
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Optimal Media sub-section

Optimal Media Production was active until October 1, 2011, and then renamed to
Optimal Media GmbH. Optimal Media does not publish the names of their mastering engineers.
The plant codes as well as the engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
For the meaning of additional marks, e.g. = ↾ , please refer to the Optimal Media profile.
Location Link: http://www.optimal-online.de/

AM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - AM (23)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases after October 1, 2011)
Example: The Names - Stranger Than You

B#nnnnn-yy (e.g. B847793-01) - (only valid for releases between 01 October 1997 and 30 September 2011)
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a company: Pressed By - Optimal Media Production + sequential number (e.g. B033900)
Example: Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle
Note: B always stands for vinyl, while # stands for the year of pressing, and can be a numeral ((e.g. 8 = 1998 or 2008) or a letter (A = 2010 and B = 2011).

B#nnnnnn-yy (e.g. BC781001-01) - (only for releases since 01 October 2011)
S, H or HS? S or H
Add a company: Pressed By - Optimal Media GmbH + sequential number (e.g. BE65590)
Example: Critical Impact - Only Girl / Chinese Burns
Note: B always stands for vinyl, while # is always a letter and stands for the year of pressing (e.g. C=2012).
Please cf. to the respective profiles on how to add it as LCCN number.

BK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BK (14)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media Production (only valid for releases until September 30, 2011)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Example: Kaleita - Kayama

BW
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BW (5)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Example: The Petards - Hitshock

HL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Heino Leja + ANV HL
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media Production (only valid for releases until September 30, 2011)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Example: Section 25 - Reflection (Young Image)

JP (European pressings by Optimal Media)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jörg Peters + ANV JP
Example: AMO (6) - Outside The Box EP
Note: When in doubt if the correct JP, ask in the forum first.

KL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media Production (only valid for releases until September 30, 2011)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - KL (5)
Example: Fridge* - Angel

KR
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - KR (3)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media Production (only valid for releases until September 30, 2011)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Example: Lemonheads* - Bored On The Fourth Of July (The BBC Session)

MK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media Production (only valid for releases until September 30, 2011)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - MK (11)
Example: SM-Trax - Show Me Something Special

SJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - SJ (13)
Example: Black Honey (2) - Headspin

ST
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - ST (15)
Example: Saint Etienne - Dive

TW
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media Production (only valid for releases until September 30, 2011)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Optimal Media GmbH (only valid for releases since October 1, 2011)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Thorsten Wyk + ANV TW
Example: Binary Finary - 2000

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O. (German pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hansgeorg Otto + ANV O.
Example: Gerry Mulligan And His Ten-Tette* - Gerry Mulligan And His Ten-Tette
Note: Often in combination with La. (=Walter Labenski)

ORLAKE or ORl or OR or O
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Orlake Records
Example: John Tejada - Little Green Lights And Four Inch Faders
Note: Characteristic for Orlake pressings are the "+" in the matrix (not always present though).

OSYOUNG or O.S YOUNG or O.S. YOUNG + ZE####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Zenith Records (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Oliver Young + ANV OSYoung etc.
Example: Glen Schenau - Phantom Vibration

OV or OVS or OVEP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Oneida Video-Audio Tape Cassette Corp. + sequential number (e.g. OV 185
Example: Mary Ann & The Ogden County Boys - Ballad Of Aunt Millie

Otto or OR (Australian releases - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Otto Ruiter + ANV Otto or OR
Example: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

P ####
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Polonez (2) + sequential number (e.g. P 1020)
Example: Fallout (4) - Fallout

P.B.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pat Burnette + ANV P.B.
Example: The Blasters - The Blasters
Note: usually connected to Quad Teck

P.E.M.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul-Émile Mongeau + ANV P.E.M.
Example: John Ogdon, Coulthard*, Ravel* - Coulthard - Ravel

P.USA or P. USA
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH
Add a company: Manufactured By - Pallas USA
Location Link: http://www.pallas-group.de/pallas-01-php
Example: The Black Keys - Magic Potion

PABLO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pablo (77)
Example: Frankie Paul - Curfew In The Dance
Note: A similar 'PABLO' tag etched in the runout area often indicates Augustus Pablo productions.

PACO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Francisco Castañedo + ANV Paco
Example: Olé! - Olé!

PAG - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - PAG
Example: The Higsons - Push Out The Boat

PARELIES (with/over) HD, HCC / HCX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Parelies Audio Visuel
Location Link: http://www.parelies.com/
Example: B. B. Seaton* - Dancing In The Moonlight
Note: HCC/HCX stands for "Optimisation HCX Home Cinema", a method of mastering developed by Parelies.

PASTOR or =PASTOR=
S, H or HS? H
Engineer - Pastor Albertini ANV Pastor
Example: Merry Makers* - Ma La Nomme
Note: this is NOT a mastering credit.

PAULS:CUTZ- or PAULS PHAT CUTZ or
Paul S @ Porky’s or Paul’s @ Porkys
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Porky's Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Solomons + ANV Pauls
Location Link: http://www.triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/a-z/georgepeckham-leavingapple4.shtml
Example: Gyrokid - Rainfall / Detonator

PB (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Bryant (2) + ANV PB
Example: Mark Gillespie (5) - Only Human

PB AMM (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - All Music Manufacturing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Bryant (2) + ANV PB
Example: Sonic Youth - Whores Moaning / Oz '93 Tour Edition

PB EMIDISC (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - EMI Studios, Homebush
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Bryant (2) + ANV PB
Example: Yello - Of Course I'm Lying

PC (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Cady + ANV PC
Example: James Cleveland* With The Angelic Gospel Choir* Featuring Billy Preston - This Sunday-In Person

PCMJR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Prairie Cat Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mark Richardson (3) + ANV MJR
Example: Blank Dogs - Waiting

PD
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Dahl + ANV PD
Example: Magnum Bonum - Hög Hatt Och Låga Skor

PDK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Da Kutt + ANV PDK
Example: Renato Cohen - Pontapé

PDO
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - PDO,
Example: Yello Featuring Shirley Bassey - The Rhythm Divine

PD-POLAR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polar Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Dahl + ANV PD
Example: Sound Of Music (2) - Self Erection

Pd
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Perpetual Disc, Inc.
Example: Point Of View (13) - Has My Love Been Good For You

PECKO or PECKO DUCK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Peckham + ANV Pecko etc.
Example: Paul McCartney - Another Day

Ped - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Europa Film
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Dahl + ANV Ped
Example: Factory - Factory

PEDRO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pedro (102)
Example: Prince - U Got The Look

Pellé
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jean-Claude Pellé + ANV Pellé
Example: Bela Bartok* – Michel Beroff* - Pièces Pour Piano

Penthouse
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Penthouse
Example: Crazyhead - Rags

Penthouse SRZ
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Penthouse
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Rooke + ANV SRZ
Example: Neworder* - Round & Round

Pete @ Finyl Tweek
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finyl Tweek
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pete Norman + ANV Pete
Location Link: http://www.finyltweek.com/
Example: Runaway - The Poltergeist

Pete Helffrich - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pete Helffrich
Example: Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* - Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos)

PF - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tonstudio Pfanz
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - G. F. Pfanz + ANV PF
Example: Straight Shooter - 5
Note: Lacquer Cut By credit only to be used, when it is placed below the engraved matrix, else it is Lacquer Cut At only.

PGOLD
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Gold + ANV PGold
Location Link: http://www.saltmastering.com/home.htm
Example: Grizzly Bear - Knife

PH (only valid for US pressings on Elektra and its sublabels between 1970 and April 1972)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Philips Recording Company, Inc.
Example: The Doors - Riders On The Storm

PHD
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Hewitt-Dutton + ANV PHD
Example: Royal Blood (6) - Royal Blood

Phil
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Pigram + ANV Phil
Example: Faith No More - We Care A Lot
Note: Often in combination with ▽420W (cut at CTS Wembley)

Phil Brown (US pressings only - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Brown
Example: Various - Wanna Buy A Bridge?

Phil R (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Phono Press International s.r.l.
Add a company: Pressed By - Phono Press International s.r.l.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Rizzi + ANV Phil R
Example: Fred Ventura & Phil R* - A Life In Colors

Phillips (US pressings only)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sam Phillips Recording Studio
Example: Dennis Turner - Little Miss Heartbreak / Someone To Love Me

Phoenix of Vinyl Ltd. UK.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - Phoenix Of Vinyl Ltd.
Location Link: http://www.phoenixofvinyl.com/
Example: Mungo's Hi Fi* / Itchy Robot - Fire Pon A Dubplate / Playback

Pi or PI
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Ibbotson + ANV PI
Example: Pel Mel - Persuasion

Piero (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Piero Mannucci + ANV Piero
Example: Jethro Tull - Stand Up

PINO (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pino Vicari + ANV Pino
Example: The Airbus* - I'm On Fire = Sto Bruciando

PIPO NYC or PIPO
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pipo (4)
Example: Jestofunk - Stellar Funk / Be A Warrior (Lazarro Shoes / Bourbon Street Remixes)
Note: Alias of Alberto Roges

PiPo W.S.S.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Westside Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pipo (4)
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/westsidesoundmastering
Example: Various - The Men On Wax Volume II

PIRATES PRESS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Manufactured By - Pirates Press
Location Link: http://www.piratespress.com/
Example: Gogol Bordello - Immigraniada
Note: When in combination with a GZ Media number, e.g. 157850E, use Manufactured By, and Pressed By - GZ Media (since 2014).

PJ or P.J. + BRS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: Broadway Recording Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pat Jaques + ANV PJ or P.J.
Example: Chuck-A-Luck & The Lovemen LTD - Not On Your Life (Never In A Million Years) / Hard To Satisfy

PL (intertwined) - (may appear as LP - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pete Lyman + ANV PL
Example: Rival Sons - Head Down

PLG LHaudio.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - LH Audio Services
Add a credit: Mastered By - Oliver Lieb
Location Link: http://www.lhaudio.com/
Example: Cirkel - Cirkel
Note: PLG stands for "plugin mastering", done by Lieb only.

PM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Martinson
Example: Leo Kottke - Ice Water

PN - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pete Norman + ANV PN
Example: Various - V

PN/F.T.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finyl Tweek
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pete Norman + ANV PN
Location Link: http://www.finyltweek.com/
Example: John Harle, Marc Almond - The Tyburn Tree (Dark London)

POLAR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polar Mastering
Example: Electric Boys - All Lips N' Hips / Electrified / Get Nasty
Note: now Masters of Audio, Stockholm

POLAR/Olle or POLAR Olle
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Polar Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Olle Ramm + ANV Olle
Example: Jonas Hellborg - Bass

POLDARK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - POLDARK
Example: Ian Page (5) - Tucking Up The Love
Alias of Ian Cooper

pole
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pole
Example: Various - The Defenders Of The Deep House World

POLE @ SCAPE MASTERING
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Scape Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pole
Example: Apparat - Song Of Los

POPLE 020 8509 2244
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Hiltongrove Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Matt Pople
Example: Macabre Unit - Horror Unit EP

POLYGRAM or POLYGRAM I.M. (French pressings between 1979 and 1986 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - PRS, Louviers
Example: Various - MM Vinyl Conflict 1

PORKY (many variants, e.g. A Porky Primer, Porken)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Porky (5)
Example: Traffic - Mr. Fantasy
Alias of George Peckham.

A PORKY PRIME CUT (many variants)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Porky (5)
Example: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity
Alias of George Peckham.
Note: "A PORKY PRIME CUT" is not an ANV, just use Porky!

POUNDA COPYMASTERS or POUNDA CUTMASTER PEACHY COPYMASTERS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Copymasters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pounda
Example: Incognito - Can You Feel Me
Note: can be misread BUNDA, due to the O being under the P

PP (UK releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Pigram + ANV PP
Example: Cheri - Murphy's Law

PP - (US pressings since 1976 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Audio Manufacturing Record Co.
Example: Al Green - Greatest Hits
Note: On Peter Pan, US London, Parrot, Phase 4, Deram, Threshold, MAM, Bell and Arista.
Not to be confused with the PP of Plastic Products found on 7"s after 1976.

PR or (PR) (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Presswell
Example: ABBA - Dancing Queen
Note: With two rings, an outer to depress the label area, the inner being a 1.25" ring.

PR (only valid for US pressings between 1970 and April 1972)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Philips Recording Company, Inc.
Example: Chi-Lites* - Have You Seen Her / Yes I'm Ready (If I Don't Get To Go)
Note: PRC pressings with 'PR' in the deadwax uniformly have a 2.75" pressing ring.
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P.R. Records Limited sub-section

The pressing plant and cutting codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

Note: Pressed By can also be added when the characteristic stamper ring impression is present.

PR-CED
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - CED (21)
Example: Red Eye (2) - Kut It
Note: Also see CED (21) further up.

PR-E
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - E (59)
Example: Little People (2) - Happiness

PR-G
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - G (55)
Example: Loleatta Holloway - Hit N' Run

PR-M or PRm
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - M (91)
Example: Gat Decor - ion

PR-P
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - P (29)
Example: Liaisons Dangereuses - Los Niños Del Parque

PR-R
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - R (29)
Example: 808 State - Olympic State

PR-T or PR T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - P.R. Records Limited
Add a credit: Plated By - T (60)
Example: The Moore Project - Upside Down

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PRC or PRC-R (Only valid for vinyl pressings between May 1972 and 1990)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
Example: Debbie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Leave You
two rings, the outer around that diameter that used an angle to depress the label area, the inner being a 1.25" ring.

PRC-C or PRCC (Only valid for vinyl pressings between May 1975 and 1984)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
Example: Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Note: Have a 2.75" pressing ring until 1977, and two rings, the inner being 1.32" thereafter.

PRC-W or PRCW (Only valid for vinyl pressings between May 1975 and 1984)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
Example: Greg Kihn Band - With The Naked Eye
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Precision / Precision Lacquer sub-section

The pressing plant and cutting codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.precisionmastering.com

PLSM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stephen Marcussen + ANV SM
Example: Various - Beatlesongs! (The Best Of The Beatles Novelty Records)

PRECISION DMM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At [DMM] - Precision Lacquer
Example: Suicidal Tendencies - Trip At The Brain

PRECISION J
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jay Willis + ANV J
Example: Hugh Cornwell - Wolf

PRECISION LACQUER D.L. or PRECISION D.L.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At [DMM] - Precision Lacquer
Example: Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
Note: D.L. stands for "direct lathe" for cuts with the Neumann DMM lathe.

PRECISION LACQUER LE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Emerine + ANV LE
Example: Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July

PRECISION LACQUER SAL - image
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stephen Marcussen + ANV S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Arnie Acosta + ANV A
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Emerine + ANV L
Example: Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July

PRECISION SF
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stuart Furusho + ANV SF
Example: Elvis Costello Featuring The Attractions And Confederates* - King Of America

PRECISION SM or PRECISION LACQUER SM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stephen Marcussen + ANV SM
Example: New Order - Low-life

PRECISION TD
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Dennen + ANV TD
Example: Siouxsie And The Banshees* - Kiss Them For Me

RB PRECISION
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron Boustead + ANV RB
Example: Foo Fighters - Exhausted

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✩PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,✩N.J. - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Makers
Example: UTFO - Leader Of The Pack

PRL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Pressed By - Precision Records Labs Limited
Example: Duane And Co.* - Hardcore Jazz

PROTOTYPE MASTERING dave or dave PROTOKUT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Prototype Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - David Green + ANV Dave
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/prototypemastering
Example: The Outside Agency - Un Titre En Francais Intensement Profond Et Compliqué Que Vous Ne Comprendrez Jamais

PRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Precision Record Pressing, Inc.
Example: Joe Carter (3) / Joe* & Lisa Carter (2) - Jimmy Brown Is Back In Town / Wharf Rat Tale

PRT
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - PRT Studios
Example: The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix)

PS (UK pressings since 2000)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Portal Space
Example: Kraftwerk - Aerodynamik

PS (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Prosound, Inc.
Example: Gigolo Tony - Smurf Rock
Note: Often in combination with Miami Tape

PS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Stubblebine + ANV PS
Example: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies

PS or -PS- (only on records pressed at Record Industry)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Record Industry
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Patrick Scholten (2) + ANV PS
Location Link: http://www.recordindustry.com/
Example: Igor S - Boomerang

PV (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pino Vicari + ANV PV
Example: Edgar Allan Poe* - Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture) - Main Title / End Title

Qu or Q or (Q) (Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Quality Records Limited
Example: The Durutti Column - LC
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QCA sub-section

The pressing plant and cutting codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html

QCA
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a company: Pressed By - QCA Custom Pressing + sequential number (e.g. 607035X or 8104N3)
Example: Mr. Lee & Kompany - Shoot Your Best Shot

QCA + CM
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chuck Madden + ANV CM
Example: King Penguin (2) - King Penguin

QCA + DK
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Donnie Kraft + ANV DK
Example: Screeching Weasel - Punkhouse

QCA + DS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Don Schepmann + ANV DS
Example: Various - Busted At OZ

QCA + JB
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jim Bosken + ANV JB
Example: Lou Miami & The Kozmetix - Fascist Lover

QCA + KM
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ken Martin (4) + ANV KM
Example: Starfire (6) - Dancing And Singing For You

QCA + LR
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Larry Ratliff + ANV LR
Example: Kathy Tapp - Merry Go Round (In My Mind)

QCA + MF
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Fuller + ANV MF
Example: The Cathedral Quartet* - One At A Time

QCA + RH
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron Hamad + ANV RH
Example: The Suburbs - World War III

QCA + RS or RSJ
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Roger Seibel + ANV RS
Example: The Erector Set* - Inside Out / No Room For Comfort

QCA + RJS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Roger Seibel + ANV RJS
Example: Gene Steede - In My Time

QCA + TD - (image)
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Todd Deasey + ANV TD
Example: Big Black - Lungs

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R.A.V. - image
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert A. Vogt + ANV R.A.V.
Example: Wailin' DBD And The Heartmen - For Generations Yet Unborn

R. Simpson (can appear to read R.Singer or R.S[unreadable] or R Simp~) (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Richard Simpson + ANV R. Simpson
Example: Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money

R.P.I.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - R.P.I. Plastics
Example: Jan & Dean - Surf City And Other Swingin' Cities

R.SO. - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rico Sonderegger + ANV R.So.
Example: Yello - I Love You

R.W.M
S, H, or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Roger 007 Moore
Add a credit: Plated By - Roger 007 Moore
Example: Babla & Kanchan - Tinje Winje (Tiney Winey)

R/S Alsdorf
S, H or HS? H / S
Add a company: Pressed By - Record Service Alsdorf
Example: Associates* - Sulk

RAD
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Dennis + ANV RAD
Example: Maulawi - Maulawi

RADANYI E
S, H, or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Endre Radányi +ANV Radanyi E
Example: Erkel Ferenc* - Pless László, Magyar Állami Operaház Zenekarát* - Hunyadi László - Palotás

RAINBOW-DALLAS
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbow Record Pressing, Dallas
Example: Mike Copeland (4) - Wasted Love

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Rainbo Records Sub-section

The pressing plant codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.rainborecords.com

L-#####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side A number (e.g. L-11460)
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side B number (e.g. L-11461)
Example: Unknown D.J.* - Basstronic
Note: For releases with L-##### / L-#####-X, please see Greg Lee Processing

R-##### (usually on 7" releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side A number (e.g. R-26810)
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side B number (e.g. R-26811)
Example: A-Trak - Enter Ralph Wiggum B/W Live @ Tableturns
Note: Other plants used this pattern as well, so please compare with Allied Record Company and other releases with proximate matrix numbers and release years

S-##### (usually on 12" / LP releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side A number (e.g. S-24466)
Add a company: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side B number (e.g. S-24467)
Example: Dr. Dre - The Chronic
Notes: Other plants used this pattern as well, so please compare the S-##### with the release date of other proximate releases and the label ring diameters

Ƨ (backwards S)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side A number (e.g. S-6859)
Add a credit: Pressed By - Rainbo Records + sequential side B number (e.g. S-6860)
Example: Cameo - Secret Omen
Note: Only in combination with 28 on the labels.

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Ralfo
S, H, or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ralfo
Example: Peters & Lee - Favourites
Alias for Ralph Copeman

RAND or ☮ (peace sign) by RAND
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - R.A.N.D. Muzik
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rand (5)
Location Link: http://www.randmuzik.de/
Example: Sanomat - Duck Hunt EP
Alias for Tom Haunstein

Randy M. (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Randy Mahon + ANV Randy M.
Example: Basia - Drunk On Love

Rasputin
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rasputin (10)
Example: The Sweet - Little Willy
Alias of Ray Staff

RAY - image
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Plated By - Ray (144)
Example: Miaow - When It All Comes Down

RAYS - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ray Staff + ANV Rays
Example: Adrian Sherwood - Never Trust A Hippy

RAZEL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - RAZEL (2)
Example: Billy Cobham - Crosswinds
Alias of Ray Staff

RC (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ralph Copeman + ANV RC
Example: Village People - Y.M.C.A.
Note: Also see below to avoid wrong entries.

RC (only UK since 2015!)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rhys Crouch + ANV RC
Example: Various - From Hell With Love - 5 Years Of Lumberjacks In Hell
Note: Not to be used for masterings prior to 2015.
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RCA Records Pressing Plant sub-section

Note for the US pressings: the symbols should not be applied to non-US releases unless there is distinct evidence.
The pressing plant codes are listed here as a group (and not individually):

C (small, faint, sans-serif 'C')
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Canonsburg
Example: Arthur Godfrey - Slow Poke
Note: Please check the profile for additional runout identifiers prior to using this plant.

H or RCAH (image 1 / [url=http://tinyurl.com/yarqzvc3]image 2)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Example: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country

I
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Example: Shawn Phillips (2) - Transcendence

N
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, New York
Example: Deacon Andy Griffith* - What It Was, Was Football

R - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway
Example: Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album
Note: Can also appear upside down.

RCA (Capitol US pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Example: The Beatles - I Feel Fine / She's A Woman
Note: Contract pressing by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood, with metalwork supplied by
Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles

RCA used a special code to indicate when a record was mastered as part of their eight digit matrix number.
It is a letter and a number (up to 1954):
A0 to A9 = 1910 to 1919
B0 to B9 = 1920 to 1929
C0 to C9 = 1930 to 1939
D0 to D9 = 1940 to 1949
E0 to E4 = 1950 to 1954

In 1955, RCA changed the system, then using a letter alone, omitting letters that
could be confused with a number (hence, I, O, Q, V and Y are not featured):
F to K = 1955 to 1959
L to X = 1960 to 1969
Z to E = 1970 to 1975

Pre-1954, custom jobs were indicated by a letter in the third character of a matrix number prefix:
C: Recorded by RCA (i.e. E2-CW)
K: Tape furnished to RCA (i.e. E3-KW)
Q: Lacquer furnished to RCA (i.e. E4-QW).

In 1955, the first full year of the "New Orthophonic" based codes, a new system for identifying
custom pressings was used. It now came in the form of a number in the second character,
followed by an 'O' (which signified Phonograph); if the block of numbers ed 10000, then -
to keep the numbers four-digit - they switched the order of the second and third characters
(such as FO-8W). The numerical assignation, as held to 1962, was:
7: Recorded at RCA (i.e. J7OW)
8: Re-recorded from client source (i.e. K8OW)
9: Lacquer furnished to RCA (i.e. L9OW)

In 1963, with the first full year of their "Dynagroove" system, the system changed again:
1: Reserved for Reader's Digest box sets (i.e. P1RM)
2: Reserved for Reader's Digest box sets (i.e. P2RS)
3: Recorded at RCA (i.e. R3KM)
4: Re-recorded from client's furnished tapes (i.e. S4KM)
5: Lacquer furnished to RCA (i.e. T5KM)

Please also check this excellent reference: RCA Victor Master Serial Number Codes - 1942-1980's

ABCD nnnnn 1S - 1A 1 (e.g. UKAY)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Factory, Italy
Example: David Bowie - Starman / John, I'm Only Dancing

where:
A stands for the mastering year
B stands for the country of reference of the masters
C stands for the musical genre
D stands for the format.
12345 1S - 1A 1 stand for the number of the master tape - followed by the numbers for the lacquer, mother and stamper.

Example: UKAY would translate to: Mastered in 1969, with masters from Italy, Pop, 12" 33 1/3 RPM LP Stereo.

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RCK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robin C. Kruse + ANV RCK
Example: Seventh Wave - Psi-Fi

RE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Remus Stoica + ANV RE
Example: Carlo Gozzi (2) - Prințesa Turandot

Recordpressing.com
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Recordpressing.com
Location Link: http://www.recordpressing.com/
Example: The Crucified - The Pillars Of Humanity

REGIMENTAL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Regimental (2)
Example: Halo James - Could Have Told You So
Note: Alias for Bob Sargeant

regson
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Regson Studio
Example: Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray)* - Tornado Shout

REM + RCE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - R.E.M. Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rick Essig + ANV RCE
Location Link: http://www.remsound.com/
Example: Madvillain - Madvillainy "2" Aka The Madlib Remix
Note: Rick is the only Cutting Engineer @ REM

REVERSE or REVERSE PRIME CUT or REVERSE-PRIMECUT
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Reverse-Primecut
Location Link: http://www.reverse-primecut.com
Example: La Peste & Helius Zhamiq - Spanking Sounds Better With You

REVOLUTION
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Revolution Mastering
Example: Kromestar - What Else / Stratosphere

RfK - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Randy Kling + ANV RfK
Example: Bobby Christian - Vibe-brations

RFM - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Rare Form Mastering
Example: Orgone - Big Day

RFS/MC or RFS Mastercontrol - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Master Control, Nashville
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Sowell + ANV RFS
Example: The Earl Scruggs Revue* - Bold And New

RG - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rob Grenell + ANV RG
Example: Buffalo Springfield - Retrospective - The Best Of Buffalo Springfield

RG ('G' is in cursive) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - RG (10)
Example: James Brown - Sex Machine
Note: Likely for an engineer who worked at King Studios. Should not be confused with Rob Grenell, who did not use cursive.

RI or RI/ITI or RINC or RIS or ITIRI
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Recordings, Incorporated + + sequential numbers (e.g. RI3138)
Example: The Young Senators - Jungle

Rie (cursive) - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Claude Rie + ANV Rie
Example: Ibert* / Jolivet* / Rivier* - Jean-Pierre Rampal - Their Flute Concerti In The Twentieth Century

RITE
S, H, or HS? E
Add a company: Pressed By - Rite Record Productions, Inc. + sequential number (e.g. 42568)
Example: Rejectors / The Accused* - Through My Mind's Eye / Please Pardon Our Noise... It Is A Sound Of Freedom

RGJ
S, H, or HS? E
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - RG Jones Sound Engineering
Link Location: http://www.rgjones.co.uk/
Example: Prince Allaba* - Born A Fighter

RJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ray Janos + ANV RJ
Example: Venus Starr - Ms. Sassy, Frassy, Classy

RJL (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Richard Langham + ANV RJL
Example: Al Haig Trio - Invitation

RJM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert Margouleff + ANV RJM
Example: Billy Preston - It's My Pleasure

RL (tiny capital letters)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron Lewter + ANV RL
Example - Various - Session III

R L. (French pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - RL (8)
Example: Various - A Special Prelude Album

RL or R.L (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - RL (7)
Example: Joe Higgs / High Times Players - So It Go / Big Friend

rlh
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Robert Honablue + ANV rlh
Example: Divine Horsemen / The Flesh Eaters - Mother's Worry / Divine Horsemen

RM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ron McMaster + ANV RM
Example: A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step

RM (German releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - RM-Schallplattenpresswerk GmbH
Example: Laserdance - Humanoid Invasion (Digital Remix)

RME - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Far Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rainer M. Ehrhardt + ANV RME
Example: Die Doraus Und Die Marinas - Die Welt Ist Schlecht

RMNL or R.M.N.L. (Nigerian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Record Manufacturers Nigeria Ltd. [R.M.N.L.]
Example: Sunny Ade* - Mo Dupe (Gratitude)

RML or R.M.L. or RMLoVerde
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rob LoVerde + ANV RML etc.
Example: Billy Joel - Piano Man

RMM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tuff Gong Recording Studio
Example: King Kong - Rocky Road

ROB @ 1087 or ROB @ TEN EIGHT SEVEN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At – Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By – Rob Thomas (4) + ANV Rob
Example: Hector Plimmer - Eastern System

ROGER 007 or ROGER - (Barbadian pressings)
S, H, or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Roger 007 Moore + ANV Roger or Roger 007
Example: Joseph Niles - Lead Me Gently

RoKj (Norwegian pressings)
S, H, or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rolf Kjernet + ANV RoKj
Example: Kjell Vidars - 7

RPM ### or RPM ###-######
S, H, or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - RPM Record Pressing
Example: Kjell Vidars - 7

RR (US pressings from 1961 to 1966)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Richmond Record Pressings, Inc.
Example: Smothers Brothers - Aesop's Fables The Smothers Brothers Way

RR or R.R. or RR 438 or RANDY'S ROOST - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Randy's Roost
Example: Diana Warwick - Spoiled Like A Baby

RRS (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Randy's Records
Example: Ansel Collins - Heavy Wrench

RS (the R is slightly elevated over the S)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Richard Simpson Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Richard Simpson + ANV RS
Example: DBX - Rare And Unreleased

RS (the S is almost scripted) - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Roger Seibel + ANV RS
Example: Cartoon (4) - Music From Left Field

RS (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Rosenborg Studio
Example: Baker Gurvitz Army - Elysian Encounter

RTB - (image)
S, H or HS?
Note: this is not a mastering credit. This notation only served as quality assurance symbol that Roy Thomas Baker was present during the cutting.
Example: Queen - Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls

RUKIE or ROOKIE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rukie + ANV Rookie
Example: Macka Diamond - Hoolla Hoop

RuNT - image
S, H or HS? H
Example: The Pastels - Up For A Bit With The Pastels
Note: For reference only; lacquers were ordered by / cut for Runt Distribution.

RVG
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rudy Van Gelder + ANV RVG
Example: Deodato* - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) / Spirit Of Summer

RW or R.W. or Rob (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rob Wise (3) + ANV Rob or RW etc.
Example: Madeline Bell - This Is One Girl

RW (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - RW (8)
Example: Section 25 - Looking From A Hilltop

Ƨ (backwards S) (until 1946 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - Scranton Record Company
Example: Cliff Jackson's Quartet - Quiet Please / Squeeze Me

Ƨ (backwards S) in a circle (until 1979 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - Shelley Products
Example: Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart / Always Together
Note: Often also with 5 mirrored digits.

Ƨ (backwards S) (since 1979 - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - Shelley Products
Example: Asha* - L'Indiana

ƧT (backwards "S") or small s (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered At - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Example: Ian Hunter - Ian Hunter

S.M. M.J.R. or SM ###### M.J.R. or Session Masters M.J.R. - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Session Masters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mark Richardson (3) + ANV MJR
Example: Adrienne Ferlita - Jack Of Clubs

S.T or ST
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Technique
Example: Rita Marley - Who Feels It Knows It

SA (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Angel + ANV SA
Example: Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

SAC or SACC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts
Example: Beltram* Presents Odyssey Nine - Forklift / Drama 20

SAE MASTERING
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - SAE Mastering
Location Link: http://www.saemastering.com/
Example: Zero Boys - Vicious Circle

SAFF
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Saff + ANV Saff
Example: Matt De Gennaro - Spark + Flame

Salt
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Salt Mastering
Location Link: http://www.saltmastering.com/home.htm
Example: Eternal Tapestry - Dawn In 2 Dimensions

Sam - Precise Mastering
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Precise Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sam John + ANV Sam
Location Link: http://www.precisemastering.com/
Example: Doctor P - Sweet Shop / Gargoyles

SAmo - image
S, H or HS? H
Example: White Ring - Suffocation
Note: For reference only; lacquers were ordered by / cut for broker Samo Media.

SB (Yugoslavian releases - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Silvano Bulešić + ANV SB
Example: Xenia (2) - Tko Je To Učinio?
Note: often etched alongside a date - DDMMYY

Schneid-Werke ⊻ - (image)
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Schneid-Werke
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Seamus Haji - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

SCIENCE - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Science (19)
Example: Sinewave (3) - Sinewave
Note: Alias for Simon Davey

SELECT SOUND
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Select Sound Studios, New York
Example: The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py / This Is My Last Affair

SEMIKOLS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Semikols Record Pressing
Location Link: https://semikols.eu/
Example: I Am Planet - Natura Resonat

Seren
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Seren Seaborn + ANV Seren
Example: Killer Loop - Someone

SF Audio or SFAud or S.F. Audio-Records Co.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - S.F. Audio
Example: The Tempests (14) - Tempest Beat / Lonely Lady

SFD or SFD R. (New Zealand pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Douglas + ANV SFD
Example: The Avengers (2) - Electric Recording

SG or SG. or S.G. - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Guy + ANV SG or S.G.
Example: The Beach Boys - 15 Big Ones

SGAM
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Aardvark Record Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stephen Ganser (2) + ANV SG
Location Link: http://www.aardvarkmastering.com/
Example: Decrepitaph / Eternal Solstice - Paradise In Decomposition / Brutal Awakening

SGI
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - AB Svensk Grammofonindustri
Example: Thommy* & Christer Abrahamsson (2) - Ishockeyskola Med Thommy & Christer Abrahamsson

SH@ATM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - AcousTech Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Hoffman + ANV SH
Example: Tom Petty - Highway Companion

Sh @ SONIC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Hitner + ANV Sh
Example: Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around

Shane - the cutteR (Graffiti Style; The “h” looks more like a “t”) or SHANE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shane McEnhill + ANV Shane
Example: Session Victim - Left The Building

SHANETHECUTTER @ FINYLTWEEK.COM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Finyl Tweek
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shane McEnhill + ANV Shane
Location Link: http://www.finyltweek.com/
Example: Reso (2) - Temjin

Shane @ Heathmans or SHANE! HEATHMANS UK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Heathmans Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shane McEnhill + ANV Shane
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/heathmansmastering
Example: Kalafut & Fygle - Novocaine

Sheldon - (image)
S, H, or HS? S (in cursive)
Add a company: Mastered At - Sheldon (2)
Add a company: Pressed By - Sheldon (2) - only with three or four digit matrix number
Location Link: http://www.anorakscorner.com/PressingPlantInfo.html
Example: Chuck Berry - Anthony Boy / That's My Desire

SI @ SONIC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Hitner + ANV Si
Example: Shaggy Featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent* - It Wasn't Me

SIMON - THE EXCHANGE VINYL or SIMON - T.E.V.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange Vinyl
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Davey + ANV Simon
Example: Denis Sulta - Nein Fortiate EP
Note: Do not use on records cut before May 2015.

SJR + CBS, NYC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, New York
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stuart J. Romaine + ANV SJR
Example: Rockpile - Seconds Of Pleasure

skyonion
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sky Onion Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gus Elg
Example: Midnight Runners (2) - Open Labs

S⅃K (SLK with backward L part of the K)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Kimball + ANV SLK
Example: KC (4) - KC Ten

SLM △ ##### or △ ##### - SH# - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered At - Sheffield Lab Matrix + sequential number (e.g. △ 12345)
Example: Dial-M* - Modern Day Love / House Of Joy
Note: Do not confuse with Monarch, that used the delta + number system, too.

sm
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Scotty Moore + ANV sm
Example: Dennis Turner - Little Miss Heartbreak / Someone To Love Me

SM
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stephen Moffitt + ANV SM
Example: Dennis Wilson (2) - Pacific Ocean Blue

SMC or Shane
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shane McEnhill + ANV SMC or Shane
Example: Presslab* - Electrobeat / Automa2

SMIKE
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Brown (3) + ANV Smike
Example: Max Bygraves - 100 Golden Greats

SMI
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Makers
Example: Bohannon* - Summertime Groove

SMK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Makers
Example: Billy Nichols - Diamond Ring

SNA (circular stamp that could read 'ANB', 'ANR' 'Z / N', 'ENB' or 'SEA' - image 1 or image 2)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - SNA
Location Link: http://www.snadisc.com
Example: Trotskids - 4 Fois En 10 Minutes !!...

SnB (Canadian pressings - image 1)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sabin Brunet + ANV SNB
Example: Stone Et Charden* - La Machine / La Suite De Ma Vie
Note: Almost interlinked letters; not to be confused with etched SNB (all caps).

SNB (Canadian pressings - all caps - image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Example: Neworder* - World In Motion...
Note: SNB is etched in all caps.

SNB 230 or 230 SNB (Canadian pressings only - image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Example: Bananarama - Venus (The Fire & Brimstone Mix)
Note: "230" was a code used at SNB to indicate lacquer cuts for Philips/Phonogram/PolyGram.

SNB-BK (Canadian pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bill Kipper + ANV BK
Example: Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton

SNB + EL - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Émile Lépine + ANV EL
Example: Yello - Oh Yeah

SNB or Mastered At SNB or Mastered By SNB
S, H, or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - Studio-Nord-Bremen
Location Link: http://www.studio-nord-bremen.de/
Example: John Acquaviva - Soul / At Midnight

SO (only between 1950s and 1971)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Southern Plastics
Example: The Destinys - What's Up

Soc
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Technique
Example: Hugh Mundell - Blackman's Foundation
Note: the letter S can look like a number 5.

SON (US pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Dennis Coffey - Goin' For Myself
Note: Only for US releases pressed prior to 1975. For later pressings, see Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.

SON in combination with another studio
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Genesis - Foxtrot
Note: Sonic made the metal parts only.

SON + K-##### (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s* - Damn Right I Am Somebody
Note: Only for US releases pressed prior to 1975. For later pressings, see Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.

SON + S-##### (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Creative Source - Who Is He, And What Is He To You
Note: Only for US releases pressed prior to 1975. For later pressings, see Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.

SoN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Of Nashville
Example: The Soul Stars - Soul Strut
Note: Not to be confused with SON.

SONDEREGGER
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Rico Sonderegger + ANV Sonderegger
Example: El Deux - Gletscher (Disco-Mix)

SONIC (UK pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sonic Arts (2)
Example: Shaggy Featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent* - It Wasn't Me

SOUND CLINIC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Location Link: http://soundclinic.net/Default.aspx
Example: Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood

SOUND CLINIC GRAEME or G.D. SOUND CLINIC - (image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Clinic
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham
Location Link: http://soundclinic.net/Default.aspx
Example: Joy Division - Transmission

Sound Cutting
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Cutting Inc.
Example: Dennis Brown - Wolves & Leopards

SOUNDLAB-DETROIT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Soundlab (7)
Example: Various - The Best Of J-V-B

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Sound Manufacturing sub-section

The pressing plant codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

◊ ### - (UK 7" pressings between 1973 and 1981 only - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Manufacturing + sequential number (e.g. ◊ 228)
Example: Faust - Faust Party 3 Extracts #2

△ #### - (UK 12" pressings between 1973 and 1981 only - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Manufacturing + sequential number (e.g. △1794)
Example: Mankind (3) - Dr. Who
Note: Not to be confused with Sheffield Lab Matrix or Monarch that also used the delta.

C #### - (UK 12" pressings between 1973 and 1981 only)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Manufacturing + sequential number (e.g. C 5154)
Example: Susan Cadogan - Piece Of My Heart

K ### - (UK 7" pressings between 1973 and 1981 only )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Sound Manufacturing + sequential number (e.g. K 459)
Example: Faust - Faust Party 3 Extracts #2

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SOUNDMASTERS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Soundmasters
Location Link: http://www.soundmasters.co.uk/
Example: Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

Sound pit or Soundpit - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Sound Pit
Example: The Whole Darn Family - Has Arrived

Sound Supervision or Sound Supervision Master
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Supervision
Example: Category 3 Featuring DJ Clarkee - Out Of The Darkness

SOUNDWAVE - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Soundwave
Example: Ferenc Varga*, Béla Cilika*, Samu Boros* Recorded And Annotated By László Kürti - Transylvanian Wedding Music

SoT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sound Technique
Example: Jimmy Riley - Put The People First
Note: the letter S can look like a number 5.

SPGII - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stan Getz II + ANV SPGII
Examples: DJ Pawn - 23H56M Of Solar Time

Spiderman or Spider
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Spiderman (2) + ANV Spider
Examples: Agrovators* Meets The Revolutioners* - At Channel One Studios (Instrumental)

SPIKEY or SPIKEY'S
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Spikey (5)
Example: Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods / Love Like Anthrax / Armalite Rifle
Note: Believed to be an Alias of Porky.

Spiridioni or Spiry or Spyry (Italian pressings - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By Marcello Spiridioni + ANV Spiridioni or Spiry or Spyry
Example: Natasha* - AM-FM (Rap)

SR or SR/2 or SR2
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stan Ricker + ANV SR
Example: Zappa* - Joe's Garage Act I

SR 2 @ SRM or SR/2 @ SRM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Stan Ricker Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stan Ricker + ANV SR
Location Link: http://www.rickermaster.com/
Example: The Black Keys - Attack & Release

SRB/2
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Shawn R. Britton + ANV SRB
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shawn R. Britton + ANV SRB
Example: Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Note: Lacquer role can be added when felt necessary.

SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Specialty Records Corporation
Example: The Kings - Switchin' To Glide
Notes: Notes: Add "[SRC Logo]" on its position in the matrix string.
On some releases the logo appears reversed, as if stamped directly on the record.
Can also be identified by an embossed E A S T on the centre label.

SPAR and "B-#####" - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Specialty Records Corporation
Add a company: Pressed By - Allied Record Company
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEA_Manufacturing
Example: Pieces Of A Dream - Joyride

SRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Standard Record Pressing Company, inc.
Example: Shirlee Hunter - Billy Christian / Why Do You Hesitate

SRT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - SRT
Location Link: http://soundrecording.technology/
Example: Flag Of Convenience - New House

SRZ or SRz
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Rooke + ANV SRZ
Example: Graham Parker - The Mona Lisa's Sister

SS. or .SS. (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound Limited
Example: The Paragons - The Original Paragons
Note: not related to Sterling Sound / NYC, and is not a mastering credit but the vinyl was processed /
metalwork was done by the company.

SS + AI or A.I.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Sage (2) + ANV SS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Auditronics
Example: Various - Boy Meets Girl

SS-BR - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sunset Sound Recorders
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Brian Ross-Myring + ANV BR
Example: Keola & Kapono Beamer - Hawaii's Keola & Kapono Beamer

SS or SS in a circle RAL (Norwegian pressings - image)
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Roger Arnhoff Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Svein Sundby
Example: Egil Syvertsen - Synger Til Gitar- Og Hammondorgelakkompagnement

SSC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Schnittecht
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Heiko Günther
Location Link: http://www.schnittecht.de/
Example: Kryptic Universe - Ha - Lo EP

SSℇ or SSE in a circle - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sunshine Sound Enterprises, Inc.
Example: Fire (5) - Fire

SSL (may appear as SLS - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sierra Sound Laboratories
Example: Robbie Băsho* - The Grail & The Lotus
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SST sub-section

The company, engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.sst-ffm.de

/L or Λ_ SST (combined AL)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH (from 2014 until 2016)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH (since 2017
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alex Nimmermann + ANV AL
Example: Sebastian Mullaert - Direct Experience

▽Z (combined / stylized D and Z - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH (since 2018
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Davi Rodrigues De Lima + ANV DZ
Example:

K SST or SST K
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH (from 2014 until 2016)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH (since 2017)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Daniel Krieger + ANV K
Example: Die Strafe - Jeanny

Kr SST or SST Kr (Kr may appear as KT or Kt)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH (from 2014 until 2016)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH (since 2017)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Daniel Krieger + ANV Kr
Example: Patricia (50) - Side Piece EP

SST TK (T and K are combined) - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Theo Krieger
Example: Donald Cumming - Out Calls Only
Note: Since July 2017 only.

SST - (image) - (from 1971 until May 2011)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - SST (8)
Example: Ricky King - Verde

SST - (after May 2011)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH (from 2014 until 2016)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH (since 2017)
Example: The Peacocks* - Flamingo

SST-H or SST Ha - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Michael Haas + ANV H or Ha
Example: Marshall Masters - Stereo Murder (The Cold Rush Remixes)

SST M & S
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a company: Manufactured By - Master & Servant
Example: EA80 - Schweinegott
Note: "The cut had been ordered by a fabrication service company named Master & Servant, and they requested us to cut M&S additionally."

SST MW (combined - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST Brüggemann GmbH (from 2014 until 2016)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - SST GmbH (since 2017)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Wegner + ANV MW
Example: Christian Smith - Pitanga

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STC or STC FINYLTWEEK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shane McEnhill + ANV STC
Example: Various - The Jazz Cabbage Grand Ball

STEREODISK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut At - Stereodisk
Example: Atmosphere (2) / The Uncluded - Someday Soon / Bats
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Sterling Sound sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/

RL SS (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Ludwig + ANV RL
Example: The James Gang* - Yer' Album

SS (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Example: The James Gang* - Yer' Album

STERLING
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Example: Lenny Kravitz - Freedom Train / My Precious Love

STERLING ⚾︎ - (image)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ⚾︎] - Greg Calbi
Example: Units - New Way To Move
Note: Symbolizes a baseball but may appear as an H in a circle (Ⓗ).

STERLING ✩ (five-pointed star - US only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ✩] - Greg Calbi
Example: Mary Jane Girls - In My House
Note: Not to be confused with stars from Capitol or Premier (US).

STERLING CA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Athens + ANV CA
Example: David Johansen - King Of Babylon

STERLING GC - (image)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Calbi ANV GC
Example: Visage - Visage

STERLING GF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Greg Fulginiti + ANV GF
Example: Sonora Ponceña* - Desde Puerto Rico A Nueva York

STERLING JN-H or JNH - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Joe Nino-Hernes + ANV JN-H or JNH, etc.
Example: Snail Mail (2) - Lush

STERLING JR - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - José Rodriguez + ANV JR
Example: Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)

STERLING JS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Skinner + ANV JS
Example: Crossfire Choir - Canary Song

STERLING LH
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut by - Lee Hulko + ANV LH
Example: Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon

STERLING RJ - (image)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ray Janos + ANV RJ
Example: Shawnna - Posted / R.P.M.

STERLING RKS - (image)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ryan Smith (2) + ANV RKS
Example: Paul Simon - Graceland

STERLING RL
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Ludwig + ANV RL
Example: Wilson Pickett - Pickett In The Pocket

STERLING SF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Fallone + ANV SF
Example: R.E.M. - Daysleeper

STERLING TC or t.c.
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV TC or t.c.
Example: Peter Lazonby* - Wave Speech (The Guitar Song)

STERLING TJ - (image)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ted Jensen + ANV TJ
Example: The Art Of Noise - In Visible Silence

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STEVES (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Angel + ANV Steves
Example: Lene Lovich - Bird Song

STM ####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ter Mar Studios
Example: Minnie Riperton - Come To My Garden
Note: Only use for US releases issued during the 1960s and 1970s.

STRATOZOO or WWW.STRATOZOO.CH
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strato Zoo
Location Link: http://www.stratozoo.ch/
Example: Various - KPM Soundclash

STRAWBERRY or STRAWBERRY UK or STRAWBERRY G
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strawberry Mastering
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Studios
Example: The Sound (2) - Jeopardy
Note: Strawberry G means the lacquers were cut for R/S Alsdorf,

STRAWBERRY Sean
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Strawberry Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Sean Davies
Example: Yes - Going For The One

STREAKY or STREAKY MASTERING or CUT BY STREAKY
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Streaky
Example: Kasabian - Where Did All The Love Go?

STREAKY @ eMasters
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - eMasters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Streaky
Location Link: http://emasters.co.uk/
Example: Various - The Big Picture Album EP Part Two

STREAKY @ SOUNDMASTERS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Soundmasters
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Streaky
Location Link: http://www.soundmasters.co.uk/
Example: Different Gear - Pop Idle

Stu.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Stuart Hawkes + ANV Stu.
Example: Aaliyah / Jamiroquai - Try Again / Deeper (Drum & Bass Remixes)

Studios 301
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Studios 301
Location Link: http://www.studios301-com/
Example: A Certain Ratio - The Double Twelve Inch

STXM or STXS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Stax Recording Studios
Example: Luther Ingram - Missing You / You Were Made For Me
Note: M = Mono cut and S = Stereo cut.

SUMA MB
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Suma Recording Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Bishop + ANV MB
Example: The Human Switchboard - Prime Of My Life

SUMA PH
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Suma Recording Studio
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Hamann + ANV PH
Example: The Telescopes - Taste

SUN P
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Sun Plastics Company, Inc.
Example: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

SUNPRESS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - SunPress Vinyl
Location Link: https://www.sunpressvinyl.com/
Example: Deep88 - Flute

SUNSHINE - FRANK or SUNSHINE FRANKIE "T"
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Sunshine Sound (4)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Frank Trimarco + ANV Frank or Frankie "T" etc.
Examples: Prioritee - Who Is He (for Frankie "T")

SUPERDISC
S, H or HS? HS + H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Super Disc Inc.
Example: Various - Michigan Rocks

SWISS MADE and Crossbow in a circle - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Turicaphon AG
Examples: Various - H.G.B.S. Swingtime Vol. 1
Note: The crossbow symbol is not a Turicaphon logo but of "Swiss Label".
Turicaphon added that exclusively to their pressings though.

SW (UK / Irish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - SW (6)
Example: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

T.M (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ter Mar Studios
Example: Muddy Waters - Corine, Corina / Hoochie Coochie Man

T.N. (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry Newman + ANV T.N.
Example: Alton Ellis - Soul Medly

T.S.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Trent Strickland + ANV T.S.
Example: Cass Elliot - Cass Elliot

T-BOY
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - T-Boy
Example: Release - Spirit Of Space Remix EP
Alias of Tim Debney.

Tα or T.α. (T + Greek lowercase alpha - often mistakenly interpreted as "TX/T.X.", "To/T.o." or "Ta/T.a."))
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Toolex Alpha
Example: Buggles* - The Age Of Plastic

T1 or .T1. or T2 or .T2. (French pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - François Terrazzoni + ANV T1, T2 or .T1. etc.
Example: Gommard - Live In MonStreuil
Note: often in combination with triangles, stars, diamonds.

TA (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Torstein Arnedal
Example: Dire Straits - Dire Straits
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Tape One sub-section

The studio codes and engineer's codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

BAZZA TAPE ONE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bazza (2)
Example: The Orb - Perpetual Dawn

BilBo Tape One or BilBo TA1PE - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - BilBo (3)
Example: Language (4) - Goodbye Indian Summer
Alias for Denis Blackham

DB. TAPE ONE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Denis Blackham + ANV DB.
Example: Derek & The Dominos / The Allman Brothers Band - Layla / Jessica

Denis TAPE ONE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Denis Blackham + ANV Denis
Example: The Silent Underdog / Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

Jacko - Tape One
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Adams (2) + ANV Jacko
Example: Yazoo - Don't Go

POUNDA TA1PE or POUNDA TAIPZ (can be misread BUNDA, due to the O being under the P - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pounda
Example: Thunderthumbs And The Toetsenman - Freedom

TA1PE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape One
Example: Tears For Fears - The Hurting

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Tape To Tape sub-section

The studio codes and engineer's codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

chris - T2T or chris@T2T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape To Tape
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Alexander + ANV Chris
Example: The Olmec Heads - Magic Man

G CUTMASTER GENERAL T2T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape To Tape
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Cutmaster General + ANV G Cutmaster General
Example: T2T or PN T2T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape To Tape
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pete Norman + ANV PN
Example: ATB - Don't Stop (Remixes)

SHANE@T2T or SH@NE@T2T or SMC@T2T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape To Tape
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Shane McEnhill + ANV Shane
Example: Shola Ama - Imagine (Asylum Remix)

T2T or TzT or TZT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Tape To Tape
Example: Circulation - K. Loop
Note: Later became Heathmans Mastering.

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TB (intertwined) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - TB (3)
Example: Natchband - Cadillac (Made U.S.A.)

TC
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Coyne + ANV TC
Example: November Group - November Group

TECHNISONIC or MASTERED BY TECHNISONIC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - Technisonic Studios
Example: Razzmatazz (2) - Set It Out / Sunny
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Teldec Studios and Teldec Press sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
See also the unknowns section.

A - B - Ⅰ or A - B - Ⅱ or A - B - Ⅲ (until 1981 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Horst Angenendt + ANV A-B-I, etc.
Example: Béla Bartók - Eder-Quartett* - Sämtliche Streichquartette (Complete String Quartets · L'Intégrale Des Quatuors À Cordes)
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

DMM A - B - Ⅰ or A - B -Ⅱ or A - B - Ⅲ (after 1981 - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Horst Angenendt + ANV A-B-I
Example: Ian Matthews* - Shook
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

B-B-Ⅰ (Roman numerals)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Sönke Bahns + ANV B-B-I
Example: Stephanie (2) - Stephanie
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

BN - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Press GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Sönke Bahns + ANV BN
Example: Blancmange - What's Your Problem?

CS-B-Ⅰ, CS-B-Ⅱ or CS-B-Ⅲ (Roman numerals - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Christian Stegmaier + ANV CS-B-I etc.
Example: He Said - Pale Feet / Pulling 3gs
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

E1 - (image
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Achim Elsner + ANV E1
Example: A Flock Of Seagulls - Nightmares
Note: He worked in cutting room 1.

ED - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Press GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Edgar Duchrow + ANV ED
Example: Jonathan Butler - More Than Friends

EN - (image
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Press GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Achim Elsner + ANV EN
Example: Private Eyes (3) - Isn't It So

H1 - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peter Harenberg + ANV H1
Example: Secret Service - Ye-Si-Ca
Note: He worked in cutting room 1.

KR - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Karen Röschmann + ANV KR
Example: Acid-O-Mingo - Silver Machine

Lt-B, Lt-B-I, Lt-B-II or Lt-B-III - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Heinz Lauterbach + ANV Lt-B-I etc.
Example: Depeche Mode - Master And Servant
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

Pü-B-I, Pü-B-Ⅱ or Pü-B-Ⅲ (Roman numerals - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Carsten Püschel + ANV Pu-B-I, etc.
Example: Erasure - Ship Of Fools
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

S (Only valid for German mastered vinyl from 1984 - image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Press GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Karl Schick + ANV S
Example: Lian Ross - Do You Wanna Funk

Sch-I or Sch-II (only valid for releases between 1964 and 1984)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Klaus-Jürgen Schneider + ANV Sch-I or Sch-II
Example: A Flock Of Seagulls - A Flock Of Seagulls
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

Schn-N
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] By - Klaus-Jürgen Schneider + ANV Schn-N
Example: The Control Band - Susanna / La Colegiala

Se
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alexander Seeland + ANV Se
Example: Club Martini, Addy Andrigo Und Sein Orchester - Tukiwai
Note: often in combination with other Initials, e.g. Fu. or S.

S or Ⅰ - (Only valid until 1979 - image 1 / image 2)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Gerhard Schulze + ANV S or SH or I
Example: Los Bravos - Black Is Black / Bring A Little Lovin'
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

S-H or S-H-Ⅰ or S-Ⅰ-H or S-Ⅱ or S-Ⅱ-H or S-Ⅲ-H or S-Ⅳ - (image)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Karl Schick + ANV S-I-H or S-III-H or S-IV, etc.
Example: Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

S - Ⅰ - B
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Karl Schick + ANV S-I-B
Example: A Flock Of Seagulls - Listen
Note: please do not use roman numerals for the ANV.

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TELEGRAPH-GONSA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Telegraph Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adam Gonsalves
Location Link: http://www.telegraphaudio.com/
Example: Garrett Klahn - Garrett Klahn

TERRY NEWMAN + 2 digit year
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry Newman
Example: The Twinkle Brothers* - Love

"TG" or "GT" or "TX" or "TXG" or "TXD" or "TD" or "ZDT" - (from 1954 until 1979)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - RCA Studios, Toronto
Example: Dan Gibson - Land Of The Loon

"TG" or "GT" or "TX" or "TXG" or "TXD" or "TD" or "ZDT" - (from 1979 until 1990)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - McClear Place
Example: Grace Slick - Welcome To The Wrecking Ball!

TH
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tadashi Hyakkan + ANV TH
Example: The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

The Carvery
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Carvery
Location Link: http://carverycuts.com/home/
Example: Kinlaw & Skyler* - Skyler & Kinlaw

THE CUTTING SUITE Chris C
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Cutting Suite
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Cawte + ANV Chris
Example: TNT (2) Present Darksyde (3) - Money
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The Exchange sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Entries for The Exchange Vinyl and The Exchange MMM are still listed individually.
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html

BP + THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Example: Moonshake - Lola, Lola
Note: BP stands for Bruges Place, the building where The Exchange was situated at the time.

GRAEME - THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham + ANV Graeme
Example: Paul Johnson - Hear The Music

GRAZ or GRAZZ - THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham + ANV Graz or Grazz
Example: Windsor Davies (2) - Blow-Up

GUY'S - THE EXCHANGE or GUY's THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Guy Davie + ANV Guy
Example: DJ Rush - Get On Up

L+G THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lewis Durham + ANV L
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham + ANV G
Example: Cassius - 8 Beats

Mandy THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mandy Parnell + ANV Mandy
Example: Kailash - Higher E.P.

MANDY THE EXCHANGE DMM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Mandy Parnell + ANV Mandy
Example: Nostrum - Brainchild

MIKE @ THE EXCHANGE or MIKE'S™ - THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Marsh + ANV Mike
Example: The Kick Syndicate - Speaker Freak E.P.

MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE DMM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Mike Marsh + ANV Mike
Example: PM Dawn* - A Watcher's Point Of View (Don't Cha Think)

NP/DG THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Nilesh Patel + ANV NP
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Guy Davie + ANV DG
Example: The Kills - Midnight Boom

PAUL'S THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Solomons + ANV Pauls'
Example: Eon - Inner Mind / Spice (The Remixes) (spread out on 2 sides)

S.D - THE EXCHANGE or
SIMON - THE EXCHANGE or
EXCHANGE 2000 - SIMON
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Davey + ANV S.D. or Simon
Example: Dead Dred - Dred Bass

SIMON THE EXCHANGE DMM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Simon Davey + ANV Simon
Example: Funk D'Void - Jack Me Off

SIMON'N'MIKE THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Simon Davey + ANV Simon
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Marsh + ANV Mike
Example: Massive Attack - Karmacoma EP

THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Example: The Kills - Satellite

THE EXCHANGE (DMM) or THE EXCHANGE (D.M.M.)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - The Exchange
Example: Various - Feed Your Head

THE EXCHANGE - G-TEN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Graeme Durham + G-Ten
Example: John Martyn - Solid Air

THE EXCHANGE - GD
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Guy Davie + ANV GD
Example: TK Dramatic - Scarlet

THE EXCHANGE - M.M./N.P.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mike Marsh + ANV M.M.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nilesh Patel + ANV N.P.
Example: Pure Wildness - Ain't No Use

THE EXCHANGE - MARK DMM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Mark Embleton + ANV Mark
Example: Nu Soul People - Mellow Music

THE EXCHANGE - NILZ or NILZ - THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nilesh Patel + ANV Nilz
Example: The Cotton Club* - Cotton Wool E.P.
Note: may also appear as ENZ or ̶T̶ NZ.

THE EXCHANGE (DMM) - NILZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By [DMM] - Nilesh Patel + ANV Nilz
Example: Miranda Sex Garden - Peep Show

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The Gentle Genius
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - The Gentle Genius
Example: Augustus Pablo - King David's Melody

THE INHABITANT
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - The Inhabitant
Example: Reflection Eternal / Shabaam Sahdeeq F/ The Cocoa Brovaz* - On Mission / Every Rhyme I Write

THE ROBOT
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - The Robot (5)
Example: New Order - Blue Monday

The Wasp
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - THE WASP (4)
Example: Deep Purple - Come Taste The Band

THM (looks like I̶I̶I̶M)
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry More + ANV THM
Example: Various - WAXY 106 Another Time, Another Place

THT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - THT (3)
Example: Shark Vegas - You Hurt Me
Note: Stands for Town House Tony

Tigger@Scratch Free
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Scratch Free Press
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tigger (2)
Location Link: http://web.archive.org/web/20051223155818/http://www.scratchfree.ca/
Example: Moonstarr / Cold Mission - The Blue Night Network LP (Volume 1)
Alias of Alex Fodi

Tim B.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Burrell + ANV Tim B.
Example: Peter Tosh / Winston Wright / The Destroyers - Here Comes The Judge

Tim @ Fluid Mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Fluid Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Debney + ANV Tim
Location Link: http://www.fluidmastering.com/
Example: Antony And The Johnsons - Cut The World

Tim D.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Dennen + ANV Tim D.
Example: Jake & The Electric Nudes - Proximity

TIM DEBNEY
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Debney
Example: Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!

TIMMION CUTTING or TIMMION CUT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Timmion Cutting
Location Link: http://www.timmion.com/cutting/
Example: Echo Roots - Earth Rocking

TIMMION CUT + Diamond Etch
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Timmion Cutting
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By [Diamond Etch] - Jukka Sarapää
Location Link: http://www.timmion.com/cutting/
Example: Various - Bad Education Vol. 1

TIMI
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young + ANV Timi
Example: The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me '86

TimTom - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young + ANV TimTom
Example: Julian Cope - Try Try Try 4 Track E.P.

TimTom CBS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, London
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young + ANV TimTom
Example: RAH Band - Questions (What You Gonna Do)
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TLC (The Lacquer Channel, Canada) sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.lacquerchannel.com

TLC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited (between 1976 and 1987)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel (since 1988)
Example: Moev - Alibis

TLC-AL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited (between 1976 and 1987)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel (since 1988)
Example: Johnny Braff - Cry Me A River
Note: AL indicates that lacquers were cut on Apollo lacquers.

TLC GG (GG can look like a "JC" or "GC")
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited between 1976 and 1987
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel since 1988
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - George Graves + ANV GG
Example: Saga (3) - Images At Twilight

TLC K.E.F. - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Fuller + ANV K.E.F.
Example: Genesis - No Reply At All
Note: the squiggly F can look like a Z or Y.

TLC-M - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry Medwedyk
Example: Grace Jones - Dance Sampler

TLC nc - image
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Neil Carter (3)nc
Example: Bryan Ferry - The Bride Stripped Bare

TLC-P
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited (between 1976 and 1987)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel (since 1988)
Example: Paralandra - Make The Move
Note: P indicates that lacquers were cut on Pyral lacquers.

TLC-T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel Limited (between 1976 and 1987)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel (since 1988)
Example: Barry & Demo - Another One Bites Rap
Note: T indicates that lacquers were cut on Transco lacquers.

TLC + STM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Scott Murley + ANV STM
Example: Les Rita Mitsouko - Marc & Robert

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TLC boxed
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Channel, Sausalito
Example: Sun Ra - Atlantis

TLP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Lacquer Place
Example: The Trend (2) - The Trend Is In!

TM/JR
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Moulton & José Rodriguez + ANV TM/JR
Example: Eddie Holman - A Night To

TML or
TML-M - (image) or
TML-S or
TML-X
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Mastering Lab
Location Link: http://www.themasteringlab.com/
Example: Supertramp - It's Raining Again
Note: The letter after the dash indicates which lathe was used (M = Master, S = Slave, X = Extra)

TN + 2 digit year
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry Newman + ANV TN
Example: Everardos - Eva

TNLABS## (## = 2 digit year)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Terry Newman Record Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Terry Newman
Example: Glenroy Grant - Love Forever

tone - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV Tone
Example: Neon (19) - Making Waves / Me I See In You

tone AP - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - All Platinum Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV Tone
Example: First Class (5) - Going First Class

tone :PY:
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tony Bridge + ANV Tone
Example: Split Enz - History Never Repeats

TOOLHOUSE DC or TOOLHOUSE or TOOL HOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Toolhouse Studios
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Various - Versatile Virus

TOOLHOUSE-DC Djamil
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Toolhouse Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Djamil Mehtieff + ANV Djamil
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Isaac Spayes - Caleidoskank 1.2

TOOLHOUSE or TOOLHOUSE-DC et
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Toolhouse Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Djamil Mehtieff+ ANV et
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Hypetraxx - The Darkside

TOP MASTER
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Top Master
Example: Nancy Holloway - You Are My Yesterday
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Townhouse / Town House sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios

DOUG - TOWNHOUSE or DOUG @ TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Doug Shearer + ANV Doug
Example: The Bird And The Bee - F*cking Boyfriend

KEV TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Kevin Metcalfe + ANV Kev
Example: Leroy Smart - Propaganda

NIX MIX TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Engineered At - The Town House
Add a credit: Engineer - Nick Launay
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Virgin Prunes - Pagan Lovesong
Note: this is NOT a mastering credit - as confirmed by Nick.

PEACHY TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Peachy (2)
Example: The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Note: Alias of Geoff Pesche

TIM BURRELL @ Townhouse
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Burrell
Example: Various - Work Your Soul - Jamaican 60s & Northern 1966-74

TIM Debney @ The Townhouse
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Debney
Example: Thom Yorke - The Eraser

TOWNHOUSE or TOWN HOUSE or Townhouse
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - The Town House
Example: New Order - Substance
Note: Please use Mastered At when credited alongside another studio.

TOWNHOUSE DMM
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered At - The Town House
Example: Belinda* - Circle In The Sand

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TPH (may appear as TDH - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Hines (4) + ANV TPH
Example: Pat Metheny Group - Offramp
Note: Often on Wakefield Manufacturing pressings.

tph@schnittstelle or tph at schnittstelle
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Schnittstelle (2)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Thomas P. Heckmann + ANV tph
Location Link: http://www.schnittstelle.ws/Schnittstelle_-_Vinylschnitt_%26_Mastering.html
Example: Rondenion - Love Bound EP

TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Rabstenek + ANV TR
Example: Return To Forever Featuring Chick Corea - Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy

Transfer Roberto Esposito
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Roberto Esposito (3)
Example: Franco Moreno - E...Le Canzoni Che Piacciono A Lei

Transfermation
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Transfermation
Example: Deviation - Hammond Song

TRANSITION or Transition
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Transition Mastering Studios
Location Link: http://www.transition-studios.com/
Example: FX (2) - Power / Shockwave

TRANSITION LD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Transition Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Leon Day + ANV LD
Example: Mungo's Hi Fi* - Babylon / Dubplate Fi Dem
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Translab sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com

B "BiNJ" W @ Translab
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Benjamin Joubert + ANV B "BiNJ" W
Example: Alan Stivell - Amzer (Seasons)

BNJ@TRANSLAB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Benjamin Joubert + ANV BNJ
Example: Luis Nieva - Frecuency

CED-TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Cédric Monnet + ANV CED
Example: Elesse - Rare & Unreleased Cuts

CHAB Translab or CHAB-TR or CH△B-TR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chab (2)
Example: Raw Man - Back To The Future

GOP-TR or GOPHER-TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Alex Gopher + ANV Gop or Gopher
Example: The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau

Herve @ Translab
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hervé Bordes + ANV Herve
Example: Anakyne - Project: Funk Da World

IO@TR or IO/TR or iO.@TRANSLAB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - IO (7)
Example: Rype N' Flob - Into You
Alias for Lionel Nicod

J< tR or JCTR (combined) (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jean-Christophe Beaudon + ANV JC
Example: Static Drum - Fusion EP

Lionel @ Translab
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Lionel Nicod + ANV Lionel
Example: Kid Loco - Kill Your Darlings

POM TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pompom Finkelstein+ ANV Pom
Example: Luxima - Surfin' On A Silverwave

RV-TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hervé Bordes + ANV RV
Example: Various - Dooeen' Damage : À Délivrer D'Urgence

Ʈ (TL ed) - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Example: Félix Gray & Didier Barbelivien - À Toutes Les Filles

ZZED TR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Translab
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Zzed
Example: Williams Traffic - I Man Dub

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TRICK>RI or -TRICK- or TRICK !
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Patrick Scholten (2) + ANV Trick
Example: Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas - Songs To No One 1991-1992

TRIDENT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trident Studios
Example: Billy Cobham - Crosswinds
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Trutone sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com

MASTERED BY TRUTONE CR + date (m/yy) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Rowatti + ANV CR
Example: Suburban Boyz - Insane

MASTERED BY TRUTONE RJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Ray Janos + ANV RJ
Example: Chris Connelly - Stowaway

MASTERED BY TRUTONE SR + date (m/yy)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Robb (2) + ANV SR
Example: Waylon Jennings - The Dark Side Of Fame (The One And Only)

MASTERED BY TRUTONE p.a. or MASTERED BY TRUTONE Phil Austin + date (m/yy)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Austin + ANV p.a.
Example: Intense (2) - Let The Rain Come Down

MASTERED BY TRUTONE - pa ♥ pf or MASTERED BY TRUTONE pa - pf + date (m/yy)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Austin + ANV pa
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Patti Firrincili + ANV pf
Example: Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T

Tippy-Trutone-NYC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - [Tony "Tippy" Tarochione] + ANV Tippy
Example: Various - The Sound Of L.A. Volume 1

TR (circled) CR or TR CR + date (ex: 5/75) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Rowatti + ANV CR
Example: Eric Clapton / Jack Bruce / Ginger Baker - The Early Cream Of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker

TR (circled) PA or TR PA + date (m/yy) - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Austin + ANV PA
Example: Grandmaster Melle Mel - King Of The Streets

TR (circled) SR + date (ex: 1079)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Robb (2) + ANV SR
Example: Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album

TRUTONE pa or - (image)
TRUTONE NY - PA or
TRUTONE PHIL AUSTIN + date [m/yy] - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Phil Austin + ANV PA
Example: Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five* - New York New York

TRUTONE MASTERING NYC Carl or TRUTONE NYC Carl - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Rowatti + ANV Carl
Example: Billy Howerdel - Jak X

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TSM or TƧM - (image)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - True Sound Manufacturing Corp.
Example: Bobby Whitlock - Raw Velvet

TTC or ◇ TTC BAARN ◇ or ◇ TTC ◇ (Dutch pressings - image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - The Transcription Centre
Example: Cocteau Twins - Peppermint Pig
Note: TTC occasionally appears on pressings by R/S Alsdorf. It's not confirmed though that those were mastered by TTC as well.

TTT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Taunus Ton Technik
Example: Geordie - Black Cat Woman

TUCKER - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Allan Tucker + Tucker
Example: The Rimshots - Down To Earth

Tunes Printing
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Manufactured By - Tunes Printing
Example: Verdensrommet (2) - Verdensrommet

TU or Tu
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Turicaphon AG
Example: Smetana* / Utrecht Symphony Orchestra* / Paul Hupperts - The Moldau

TVS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - The Vinyl Specialist Company Ltd.
Location Link: http://www.thevinylspecialist.co.uk/
Example: Jesu - Heart Ache
Note: TVS sometimes outsources to GZ Media. Please check runout string against GZ Media profile. In this case a Manufactured By credit shall be used and Pressed By - GZ Media.

TWIG
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Martin Granville-Twig - ANV Twig
Example: SFA* - Northern Lites

TY or TY1 or TY 2
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young + ANV TY or TY1 etc.
Examples: New Order - Confusion

TY/CBS or TY-CBS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - CBS Studios, London
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Young + ANV TY
Example: The Selecter - On My Radio

TYN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - TYN
Example: Briggs* & Lievense* - Breakdown

U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Research Craft
Example: Bob Newhart - The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!

ULTIMIX MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Ultimix Mastering
Add a company: Pressed By - Carolina Custom Pressing *
Example: K. London Posse* Featuring Dawn Tallman - Caught In Luv (Remix Project)
Note: Pressed By - C unless otherwise indicated, e.g. by EMW, etc.

Ultra-Sonic
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios
Example: The Joys (3) - Shake A Leg / You Play With Toys

UNITED
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - United Sound (3)
Example: Various - Enchantment (Songs About New Mexico)

UNITY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Unity Mastering
Location Link: http://www.unitymastering.com/index.html
Example: Various - Factory Records: Communications 1978-92

URC or URM or URW
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Universal Recording Studio
Example: The Beatles - Please Please Me / From Me To You
Note: The third letter is indicating the mastering engineer.

URJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jerry DeClercq + ANV J
Example: The Shadows Of Knight - Gloria

US◎ or USO (the ◎ has in fact several rings)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - United Sound (3)
Example: The Meters - Cabbage Alley
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Utopia sub-section

Utopia Studios used a characteristic "lyre" symbol (similar to Ʊ), to mark their cuts.
The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

Utopia or Ʊtopia or Ʊ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Example: Nick Straker - Must You Dance

Ʊ JEFF or ƱTOPIA JEFF
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Geoff Pesche + ANV Jeff
Example: King Kurt - Mack The Knife

UTOPIA MS or Ʊtopia MS - image
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Miles Showell + ANV MS
Example: Liaz - House Sensation (Kevin "Master Reese" Saunderson Mix)

POUNDA UTOPIA (can be misread BUNDA, due to the O being under the P)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Pounda
Example: The Beatmasters With Merlin - Who's In The House

UTOPIA S.A. or Ʊtopia S.A.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Utopia Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Angel + ANV S.A.
Example: National Pastime - No Goodbyes

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VAN GELDER
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Example: Deodato* - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) / Spirit Of Summer

VC (Jamaican pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Vincent "Randy" Chin + ANV VC
Example: Bunny & Ricky / Upsetters* - Bushweed Corntrash / Cally Butt

VDP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Vinyl De Paris
Add a company: Pressed By - Vinyl De Paris
Example: Pierre Vassiliu - En Voyages

VDP + MPO
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Vinyl De Paris
Add a company: Mastered At - MPO
Add a company: Pressed By - Vinyl De Paris
Example: Traumer - Gettraum 005

Village Mastering NYC Carl MM/YY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Village Mastering (3)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Carl Rowatti + ANV Carl
Example: Urban Blues Project Presents Mother Of Pearl Featuring Pearl Mae - Your Heaven (I Can Feel It)
Note: MM/YY = date of mastering

VINYL RECORD GURU
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Manufactured By - Vinyl Record Guru
Location Link: http://vinylrecordguru.com
Example: Medeski Martin & Wood With Alarm Will Sound - Omnisphere
Note: When in combination with a GZ Media number, e.g. 157850E, use Manufactured By, and Pressed By - GZ Media (since 2014).

VINYLIUM (only between 2007 and 2010)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Vinylium
Location Link: http://www.vinylium.com/en/
Example: Collectif 3-Werf - 49 Hours Penetration - The Next Generation
Note: Since 2011 Vinylium only acts as Broker - metalworks and pressing are done by MPO.

VINYLIUM.CH or WWW.VINYLIUM.CH or VINYLIUM MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Vinylium.ch
Location Link: http://www.vinylium.ch
Example: Atarythm, The Semtextremist - Analogic Antirythm

VIRTUE or VIRTUE STUDIOS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Virtue Studios
Example: The Daniels - (I Lost My Love In The) Big City / Finally

Vlado
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Vlado Meller + ANV Vlado
Example: Culture Beat Featuring Lana E. And Jay Supreme - I Like You

VL (Yugoslavian releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Veljko Lipovšćak + ANV VL
Example: Bogdan Dimitrijević - Bossa Nova

VP (Yugoslavian releases)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Vjeko Pernarić + ANV VP
Example: Amen Corner - High In The Sky / Run, Run, Run
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VP Mastering sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

PAUL-VP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - VP Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Shields + ANV Paul
Example: Various - Nine Night

PS-VP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - VP Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Paul Shields + ANV PS
Example: House Of Gypsies - Samba Remixes (The Steve Cole Unreleased Mixes)

VP-CM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - VP Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Mann (3)
Example: Various - Joe Gibbs Revive 45's Vol. II

VP-CS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - VP Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Scott (2) + ANV CS
Example: Marie Baines - Woman To Woman

VP-HC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - VP Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Howard Chung + ANV HC
Example: The Prince Of Dance Music - This Dream Is Real (It's Not A Dream)

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VPA or VPAG
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Ville Platte Record Mfg. Co.
Example: Sebadoh - Asshole

VPI (usually followed by a date [YY MM])
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - VPI
Example: DJ B.Cult* - B.Cult

VPMF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Masterfonics
Add a company: Pressed By - Ville Platte Record Mfg. Co.
Example: Parlez (Par-Lay) - Make It, Shake It, Do It Good

VPUS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - United Sound (3)
Add a company: Pressed By - Ville Platte Record Mfg. Co.
Example: Charles Simmons* - I'm Wondering About Your Love

VQR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Vogt Quality Recordings
Example: Trīs No Pārdaugavas - Trīs No Pārdaugavas

VRP or VRRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Randy's Roost
Add a company: Pressed By - Ville Platte Record Mfg. Co.
Example: Bobby Powell - You're My Everything

W (US pressings for London - image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - H.V. Waddell Co.
Example: Olympic Runners - Out In Front
Note: Pressing rings of either 2.875" or 1.25" diameter

W
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK
Example: Brazilian Connection - Black Coco
Note: W is usually found at 12 o'clock and followed by a "letter number letter" string (e.g. AIC or AIAAB).

WA or WA-I - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Walter Alfred Wettler + ANV WA
Example: Chor Und Orchester Einer Schulklasse Aus Schlieren-Zürich* - Kinderlieder,
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Wakefield sub-section

The plant codes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

"Tulip" - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Wakefield Manufacturing
Example: John Jackson (4) - Step It Up And Go
Note: First logo of Wakefield, later replaced by W over M

SJW-####
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Wakefield Manufacturing
Example: Sleepy John Estes - The Legend Of Sleepy John Estes

Wakefield Pressing
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Wakefield Manufacturing
Example: Various - Animals

W over M - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Wakefield Manufacturing
Example: Jack DeJohnette - New Directions In Europe
Note: If the stamp is accompanied by an etched 5-digit number, i.e.: xxxxx-A or xxxxx-B,
Add a company: Mastered At - Wakefield Manufacturing

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WC - (image)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - H.V. Waddell Co.
Example: Cal Tjader - In A Latin Bag

WEA T/P or WEATP (or similar)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton
Example: The Gun Club - Ghost On The Highway / Sex Beat

WEC
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - [Invalid Label] + ANV WEC
Example: Dannon Wight - In My Time

Welcome To 1979
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Welcome To 1979
Location Link: http://www.welcometo1979.com/Home.html
Example: TOPS (3) - Picture You Staring

Wly - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Wally Traugott + ANV Wly
Example: Wayne Shorter Featuring Milton Nascimento - Native Dancer
Note: For entries without Mastered By Capitol.

WM or wm (German pressings)
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Willem Makkee + ANV WM
Example: Kluster (3) - Klopfzeichen
Note: Only when in combination with A33 or D33.
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Western Electric system symbols sub-section

Stamped on shellacs, indicating a cutting made with Western Electric systems 1A to 1D.
Note: these are no mastering or pressing credits. The notation is for information only.

1A and 1B systems:

△ (Triangle after matrix number)
S, H or HS? S
Example: Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra - Let Me Linger Longer In Your Arms / Steppin' In Society

VE inside oval
S, H or HS? S
Example: Down Home Boys - It's All Gone Now / You Do It

Ⓦ (W in a circle before matrix number)
S, H or HS? S
Example: Washington Phillips - I Am Born To Preach The Gospel / Train Your Child

1C and 1D systems:

VE inside diamond
S, H or HS? S
Example: Ramona* with Johnny Green - Weep No More, My Baby / Who Do You Think You Are

◇ (Diamond after matrix number, between 1932 and 1949 only)
S, H or HS? S
Example: Arena Orkestern* Med Sång Av Gustaf Hedberg - Jag Har En Vän / Pilot-Valsen
Note: Not to be confused with a "square", indicating a Blumlein cutting system.

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WIC or ධIC or @IC - image
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Poly Som Com. E Ind. de Plásticos Ltda.
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - William Carvalho + ANV WC
Example: Nação Zumbi - Fome De Tudo
Note: ධ is in fact a W within a C

WJH LHaudio.com or WJH at LH audio
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - LH Audio Services
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jörg Henze + ANV WJH
Example: Cirkel - Cirkel

WM + Roger (may appear as Rgr - see image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Wakefield Manufacturing
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Roger Seibel + ANV Roger
Example: Darden Smith - Native Soil

WME (W over M besides E - see image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Mack Evans + ANV WME
Example: Moose* - Moose

WMM AJB
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Well Made Music
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Adam Boose + ANV AJB
Location Link: http://wellmademusic.net/
Example: Owel - Owel

WMM CJIII or WMM / CJIII - (image)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Well Made Music
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut by Clint Holley + ANV CJIII
Location Link: http://wellmademusic.net/
Example: George Benson - Inspiration, A Tribute To Nat King Cole

WMM dP or WELL MADE MUSIC dP (dP may appear as JP - image)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Well Made Music
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Dave Polster + ANV dP
Location Link: http://wellmademusic.net/
Example: The Tender Fruit - The Darkness Comes

WMME Alsdorf
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - WMME Alsdorf
Example: Mighty Dub Kats* - Magic Carpet Ride

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WSS / Woodland Studios sub-section

The engineers and their scribes are listed here as a group (and not individually).

denny + woodland or dp / woodland
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Denny Purcell + ANV Denny or dp
Example: Sylvia (7) - Drifter

HW/WSS or HW/WOODLAND
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Hank Williams (2) + ANV HW
Example: Jesus Wayne - Jesus Wayne

RFS/WSS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Bob Sowell + ANV RFS
Example: Dynamic Corvettes - Funky Music Is The Thing

TS or TS/WSS - (image)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tom Semmes + ANV TS
Example: Maceo & All The King's Men - Funky Music Machine

WSS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Woodland Studios
Example: Various - Superstars

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WR (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By William Ramsay (2) + ANV WR
Example: Lynn* & Graham McCarthy - Stay, Summer, Stay

WS-CS or WSS-CS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Westside Sound
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut by Chris Scott (2) + ANV CS
Example: Royce The 5'9"* - I'm The King / Take His Life

WTNY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Whitney Recording Studios (prior to 1978)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - MCA Whitney Recording Studios (after 1978)
Example: Smokie - Midnight Café

WTS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut by Bill Skibbe + ANV WTS
Example: Death From Above* - Heads Up
Note: WTS stands for William Thomas Skibbe.

WWW.AGRM.CO.UK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - www.agrm.co.uk
Location Link: http://www.agrm.co.uk/
Example: !Mess! - !Mess!
Note: When in combination with a GZ Media number, e.g. 157850E, use Manufactured By, and Pressed By - GZ Digital Media

WWW.COMPLETEMASTERING.COM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Complete Mastering
Location Link: http://www.completemastering.com/
Example: Boris The Spyder - The Mission

www.disartner.de
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By - www.disartner.de + sequential number (e.g. DISC 3310)
Location Link: http://www.disartner.de/
Example: Fidget (5) - Ride My Track

www.gzvinyl.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Manufactured By - www.gzvinyl.com
Add a company: Pressed By - GZ Digital Media + sequential number (e.g. 54021E) - between 17 January 2000 and 31 December 2013
Pressed By - GZ Media + sequential number (e.g. 57567H) - since January 2014
Location Link: http://www.gzvinyl.com/vinyl-27/
Example: Somatika - Punk ion

www.mastercut.eu
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Mastercut.eu
Location Link: http://www.mastercut.eu
Example: Ron Flatter - Zecada EP

www.mobineko.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By - www.mobineko.com
Location Link: http://www.mobineko.com/
Example: Tim Holehouse - From The Dawn Chorus

WWW.VINYL.COM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - www.vinyl.com
Example: Various - Double Face Volume 1

XAVIER + CHOPSTICK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Chopstick Dubplate
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Xavier + ANV Xavier
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/chopstickdubplates
Example: The Outside Agency - Motherfucking Ants

XAVIER + MANMADE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Manmade Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Tim Xavier + ANV Xavier
Location Link: Location Link: https://manmademastering.com/#studio
Example: Tester / Twinhooker & Paulie Walnuts - Dancehall Murdah / Buck Up Competition (VIP Mix)

XVINYLX.COM
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Manufactured By - XVINYLX.COM
Example: Teenage Love Guns / Missrata - Split
Note: When in combination with a GZ Media number, e.g. 157850E, use Manufactured By, and Pressed By - GZ Media (since 2014).

Y.D.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Yves Delaunay + ANV Y.D.
Example: Nicolas De Angelis - Quelques Notes Pour Anna

Yann @ REVERSE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Reverse-Primecut
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Yann Dub
Example: Nueva Vulcano - Los Peces De Colores

YANN DUB @ ANGSTROM or YANN @ ANGSTROM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Ångström Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Yann Dub
Location Link: http://www.angstrom-mastering.com/
Example: Trill Bass* - Trillitary Mind EP

Yann Dub @ DK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - DK Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Yann Dub
Location Link: http://www.dkmastering.com/
Example: Broken Note - Fueling The Fire EP

YMS #### (e.g. YMS 1468)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Master & Servant
Location Link: http://www.master-servant.de/
Example: Min King - Am Bluemeweg

·Z· or -Z- or Z or .z. or -z- or z
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Plated By - Francis DeSouza + ANV ·Z· etc.
Example: New Order - Perfect Kiss
Note: Ususally in combination with LYN (Lyntone).

ZE#### or ZENITH#### (e.g. ZE5096 or ZENITH3015 - Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Zenith Records (2)
Examples: The Traffic - Fire

ZJack
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Jack Skinner + ANV ZJack
Example: Najee - Day By Day

ZP (Yugoslavian releases, often etched alongside a date - DDMMYY)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Zvonko Petrinec + ANV ZP
Example: Pro Arte (2) - Takav Je Život

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PART TWO - List of marks mentioned with name but does not exist on Discogs yet

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രcul Lacquer Cut By - The Lacquer Channel.

If you own or have found a runout with any of the marks on the list, please provide the link and it will be moved to the
List of identified etchings. Thank you!

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PART THREE - UNKNOWN LIST WITH EXAMPLES

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Telefunken/TELDEC engineer's sub-section for German RCA and Decca shellac and vinyl releases
mastered and pressed by Telefunken / Teldec / Teldec Press:
B.SW. on Wally Fawkes And His Troglodytes* - Wally Fawkes And His Troglodytes
D-Su on Beethoven*, Toscanini*, The NBC Symphony Orchestra* - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8
Fa on Glenn Miller And His Orchestra - Johnson Rag / Elmer's Tune
F-Su on Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - Adventure In Time
Ga-Lu on Beethoven* - Rubinstein* · Krips* · Symphony Of The Air - Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
Gi-S on Geschwister Hofmann (2) Und Das Golgowsky-Quartett* - Seemann, Wo Ist Deine Heimat (image)
H-Su-II on Drafi Deutscher And His Magics - Shake Hands - also has SW
Hi on Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Sings The Blues - also has SW
Hi.-S. on Egerländer Musikanten* - Fuchsgraben / Rauschende Birken
Ht on Benny Goodman - One O'Clock Jump (also has Hi)
K.-La. (the latter stands for Lys Assia - Ponylied
Li-II on The Mama's And The Papa's* - Monday Monday
Lz-S on Lys Assia - Was Kann Schöner Sein
P.-A. on Johnny Dodds - Volume 1 (image
P-Lt on Egerländer Musikanten* - Egerländer Musikanten Spielen Auf - Nr.5
PG on Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - Adventure In Time
Sch - either Leopold v. Schenkendorf or Alexander Schaaf
Se.-S. (the first stands for Club Martini, Addy Andrigo Und Sein Orchester - Tukiwai
SF on Die Fröhlichen Sonntagsjäger - Die Förster-Kathi / Grüne Wälder, Bunte Felder (also has Hi) (image)
SF-S on Various - 4 Operettentrümpfe
S-Sf on Vico Torriani - Li' Per Li
SW on Caterina Und Silvio - Sweet-Sweetheart / Bongo Cha-Cha-Cha (also has Ht)
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If you have uncovered the name / place of the marking above, please let the forum know and it will be moved to the "List of identified etchings" once an example is found.
Otherwise it will be moved to the "List of marks mentioned with name but does not exist on Discogs yet". Thank you!

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PART FOUR - LIST OF CODES ON CENTRE LABELS
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Note: The codes may not always identify where the record was pressed or are conflicting with codes
found in the runouts. In those cases the runouts should be used to determine the pressing plant.

1. PRINTED ON LABELS
1.1 Symbols (found on US Decca releases until 1966)
✤ (balloon-spoked asterisk on B side label) = Example
◉ ("fisheye" on B side label) = Example
＊ (five-pointed asterisk on B side label) = Example
◆ (solid diamond on B side label) = Example
★ (solid star on B side label) = Example
◈ (diamond with dot on B side label) = Example

1.2 Symbols (found on US MCA releases after 1966)
✤ (balloon-spoked asterisk on B side label) = Example
◉ ("fisheye" on B side label) = Example
＊ (five-pointed asterisk) (B side label) = Example
◆ (solid diamond on B side label) = Example
★ (star on B side label) = Example

1.3 Numbers found on US Mercury/Polydor/PolyGram and related labels
6 = Example
11 = Unknown
16 = Example
16 = Example
016 = Example
18 = Example
19 = Example
22 = Example
24 = Example
25 = Example
26 = Example
27 = Example
28 = Example
30 = Example
49 = Example
53 = Example
53 = Example
54 = Example
56 = Example
57 = Example
60 = Example
70 = Example
72 = Example
73 = Example
74 = Example
75 = Unknown / Example
76 = Example

1.4 Numbers found on US K-Tel releases after 1974
01 or 001 = Example
02 = Unknown / No example yet
07 = Example
09 = MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville / No example yet
11 = Example
12 = Example
15 = Example
16 = Example
17 = Example w/o images
18 = Example
18 = Example
19 = Example
29 = Example
29 = Example
44 = Example
47 = Unknown / Example
55 = Unknown / Example
56 = Unknown / Example
61 = Example
66 = Unknown / Example
69 = Unknown / Example
70 = Example
74 = Example
75 = Example
80 = Example
91 = Example
95 = Example

1.5 Letters found on US A&M Records, Gold Mountain, I.R.S. Records, and related
A = Example
B = Example
C = Example
C = Example
R = Example
W = Example
X = Example
Y = Example
Z = Example

1.6 Letters found on US Atlantic Records and d
AM = Example
AR = Example
BW = Example
CLA = Example
= Example
CSM = Example
CT / CTH = Example
DCE: (Decca Custom East) = Example
DCW: (Decca Custom West) = Example
FT = Example
GR = Example
LY = Example
ME = Not identified / Example
MG = Example
MO = Example
MS = Not identified / Example
PL = Example
PP = Peter Pan Industries / No Example yet
PR = Example
RI = Example
SO = Example
SP = Example
SRP = Example
VGRP = Example
VSRP = Example
WM = Example

1.7 Letters found on US K-Tel between 1972 and 1974
A = Example
CRP (alt. RP) = RP example
G = Example
J = Example
K = Example
P = Example
S = Example

1.8 Letters found on US London Records 1960s - 1970s
AL = Example
ARP = Example
BW = Example
CJ = Example
DG = Example
DP = Example
EV = "Edited Version" / Example
GL = Example
K = Example
M = Example
P = Example
PH = Example
PH = Example
PK = MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville / No Example yet
PP = Peter Pan Industries / No Example yet
SH = Example
TH = Example
VX = Example
W = Example

1.9 Letters found on Canadian WEA, Sire and related
C = Example
CI = Example. Also found on cassette labels.
CO = Example
CR = Example
GR = Example
I = Example
Q = Example
R = Example

1.10 Other Letters / symbols
† = on Decca and Pye pressings / Decca example
£ or ℒ = on shellacs: indicating a recording / cutting made with a Lindström system / Example
AH = Example
-AM = Example
AR = Example. Also on cassette labels.
- (plus 4 digits) = Example;
CRC = Example
k (lower case) = Example
-LA = Example
MON = Example
PDI- = Example
P = Philips Phonografische Industrie (until 1962) / no example yet
P = Example
PE = Example
(SMP) = Example
SR = Specialty Records Corporation / Example tbd. Also on cassette labels.
TU = Example
VE = on shellacs: indicating a cutting with Western Electric systems 1A or 1B / Example

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2. STAMPED / EMBOSSED / MOULDED ON LABELS
∴ (three embossed dots around spindle hole) = Example
1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6 = Example
A = Example
APOLLO = Unknown / Example
E A S T = Example
Bass clef (B side label) = Example
SRPCW = Example
Ⓦ = on shellacs, indicating a recording/cutting with Western Electric systems 1C or 1D / Example

Please also refer to the section below for embossed UK Purchase Tax Codes (e.g. KT).

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3. UK PURCHASE TAX CODES
To show what tax had been paid, the EMI, Decca, Philips, Pye-Nixa and Polydor factories marked their products with encised or raised code letters in the run-out area of the record or the centre labels. Sometimes, records can be found with two (or more) tax codes, or an adhesive stamp may have been added to the label with the appropriate letters. Please refer to Mechanical Copyright Stamps (external link) for additional info.
Date introduced:
Oct 21, 1940 - T
Apr 15, 1942 - DT
Apr 14, 1943 - TT
Apr 10, 1946 - ST
Nov 13, 1947 - LT
Apr 9, 1948 - DT
Dec 30, 1950 - AT
Apr 15, 1953 - NT
Oct 27, 1955 - RT
Jun 1, 1957 - XT
Oct 1, 1958 - UT
Apr 8, 1959 - ET
Aug 1, 1960 - WT
July 26, 1961 - OT
Apr 10, 1962 - ZT
Nov 26, 1962 - PT
Jan 1, 1963 - MT
July 1, 1963 - KT (Note: the KT code can still be present on UK EMI labels releases up until 1975)
Nov 23, 1968 - JT (date unconfirmed - could also have been March 20, 1968)
Apr 1, 1973: Purchase tax replaced by VAT

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History of runout lists and discussions:
Version 1

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