Technicolor

Technicolor

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Technicolor SA, formerly Thomson SARL (1893–1914) and Thomson Multimedia (1910–2010), is a multi-faceted manufacturing, communication, media and entertainment industries company, which has owned and operated optical disc manufacturing in various countries. In 2010, it re-branded its entire businesses after its American subsidiary (Technicolor Film) to become Technicolor.

Technicolor Video Services, a video cassette manufacturer active since at least 1981, moved its manufacturing operations to Camarillo, CA, USA in October 1993. CD and CD-ROM manufacturing equipment was added to this facility under the company Technicolor Optical Media Services the next year, having its official start in April of 1994.

In 1998, Nimbus CD International Inc. (Nimbus), which ran manufacturing plants in Wales, Luxembourg, and the USA (Ruckersville, VA and Provo, UT), was taken over by Carlton Communications PLC, then-parent company of Technicolor. Please note that Nimbus branding continued to be used in the matrix of discs manufactured at these plants until around 2001, at which time the Technicolor name replaced Nimbus. For discs manufactured between 1998 and 2001, Technicolor should not be credited when the Nimbus name or logo is present, unless Technicolor is also present in the matrix.

In 1999, the disc manufacturing plant in Provo, UT, USA inherited from Nimbus was closed.

In 2002, Technicolor purchased Panasonic Disc Services Corp. (PDSC) from Japanese parent company Matsushita Electric Ind. Co., Ltd. PDSC interests included Matsushita Universal Media Services, an optical disc manufacturing plant located in Pinckneyville, IL, USA, which was renamed Technicolor Universal Media Services, as well as Matsushita Manufacturing LLC of America, a former joint venture with Eastman Kodak Co. which included manufacturing plants in Guadalajara, Mexico and Youghal, Cork, Ireland.

In the same year, a facility was purchased in Piaseczno, Poland, and was converted to a DVD manufacturing plant that began production in or after September 2002. Then in 2003, Technicolor announced the acquisition and opening of a second DVD manufacturing plant, also in Piaseczno.

It was announced in late 2002 that Technicolor's former Nimbus CD/DVD manufacturing plant Ruckersville, VA, USA would be closed by June 2003. Equipment from this plant was to be relocated to Memphis, TN, and Guadalajara, Mexico. In early 2003 the further closure of the manufacturing plant in Youghal, Ireland was announced; operations and equipment were to be transferred to Cwmbran, Wales, and Piaseczno.

In 2007, Technicolor announced the closure of the former Nimbus plants in Wales and Luxembourg, and the Pinckneyville plant. CD and DVD replication for Europe was to continue at Technicolor's facility in Piaseczno, Poland. At the same time, manufacturing at the plant in Camarillo, CA began to wind down as Technicolor intended to centralise North American manufacturing operations at the plant in Guadalajara, Mexico.

In November 2015, Technicolor announced that they had purchased the optical disc manufacturing and distribution assets of Cinram Group, Inc. (Cinram). This included a manufacturing plant in Olyphant, PA (Cinram, Olyphant, PA), which Technicolor closed on May 1, 2018, and a plant in Huntsville, AL (sold off in 2021 to a commercial real estate firm).

Matrix numbers

The following letter/number strings can be found in matrix of discs manufactured by Technicolor, and may be entered in LCCN:

xxxxxx, in the matrix pattern Cx.x xxxxxx-nn [release ID] Technicolor

This pattern is found in the matrix of discs mastered at Technicolor's Camarillo plant from 1994, and possibly other locations later; accompanied by mastering SID code IFPI L89*. Please enter in LCCN as:

Glass Mastered At – Technicolor – xxxxxx [note that the -nn suffix should not be entered in LCCN]

Examples include Mississippi Mudsharks - Traditional Heavy and Loop Guru - Amrita (..All These And The Japanese Soup Warriors).

This number may also be present in the absence of Technicolor's name in the matrix, for example when the glass master or disc was manufactured for use by an external pressing plant or broker company (where a different manufacturer may therefore be named in the matrix), or simply where the Technicolor name was left out of the matrix intentionally or unintentionally. In such cases, Technicolor can be identified by the "Cx.x xxxxxx-nn [release ID]" pattern and mastering SID code IFPI L89*, and credited in LCCN as recommended above. Examples include C-Bo - Gas Chamber, Luxt - Jezabel Thirteen Three, and Zooom (2) - Zooom.

xxxx, Axxxx, Bxxxx, Cxxxx, Dxxxx, Exxxx, Mxxxx, Xxxxx
LUxxxxxx

Enter in LCCN as: Glass Mastered At – Technicolor – Cxxxx/Dxxxx/Exxxx/LUxxxxxx

These schemes were inherited from Nimbus. The LUxxxxxx numbering scheme fell out of use in 2006, shortly before the plants in Wales and Luxembourg were closed.

After rebranding, Technicolor repressed many CDs originally manufactured by Nimbus, using the original matrix number in the new glass master. For example:

Martin Orford - Classical Music And Popular Songs
Matrix / Runout: D8225 GEPCD 1026 . 1:1 [Nimbus logo]

Martin Orford - Classical Music And Popular Songs
Matrix / Runout: D8225 GEPCD 1026 02 Technicolor

In these cases, the CD showing Nimbus is the earlier pressing, while the one showing Technicolor is a repress manufactured sometime after the rebranding. The matrix number may be assigned to both Nimbus and Technicolor on each respective release page.

720xxxx - used in 2007
CAPxxxxx - used from 2008-present
DVxxxxxx / DVPxxxxx / DTPxxxxx - used for DVDs (if the string appears twice followed by L1 and L0 layer indicators then both full strings including L1 and L0 should be entered)
BVPxxxxx - used for Blu-rays

When credited as an artist, please use Technicolor (2).
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Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
313tp7CD2 Baz - Believers Baz Believers(CD, Single, Enh, CD2) One Little Indian 313tp7CD2 UK 2001 Sell This Version
313tp7cdp Baz - Believers Baz Believers(CD, Single, Promo) One Little Indian 313tp7cdp UK 2001 Sell This Version
555CD53 Origami (2) - Please Exit Quietly Origami (2) Please Exit Quietly(CD, Album) 555 Recordings, Red Square 555CD53 US 2002 Sell This Version
2300 Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun Dead Can Dance Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun(CD, Album, RP) 4AD, 4AD 2300 UK Unknown Sell This Version
2460 Cass McCombs - Not The Way Cass McCombs Not The Way(CD, EP) Monitor Records 2460 US 2002 Sell This Version
2864 Bauhaus - Mask Bauhaus Mask(CD, Album, RE) Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet 2864 UK Unknown Sell This Version
2865 Bauhaus - Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape Bauhaus Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape(CD, Album, RP) Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet 2865 UK Unknown Sell This Version
2867 Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside Bauhaus Burning From The Inside(CD, Album, RE, RP) Beggars Banquet 2867 UK Unknown Sell This Version
2968 The Fall - The Frenz Experiment The Fall The Frenz Experiment(CD, Album) Beggars Banquet 2968 UK 1999 Sell This Version
3187 Pixies - Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim Pixies Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim(CD, Comp, RE) 4AD 3187 UK Unknown Sell This Version
03202 Therion - Theli / Vovin Therion Theli / Vovin(CD, Album + CD, Album + Comp) Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast 03202 Europe 2016 Sell This Version
03208 Therion - Theli / Vovin Therion Theli / Vovin(CD, Album + CD, Album + Comp) Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast 03208 Europe 2016 Sell This Version
3375 The Birthday Party - Junkyard The Birthday Party Junkyard(CD, Album, RE) 4AD 3375 UK Unknown Sell This Version
3555 Various - Power Dance 3555 October 2000 Various Power Dance 3555 October 2000(DVD-V, Comp, Promo, NTSC) ETV Network 3555 US 2000 Sell This Version
3566 Various - Power Dance 3566 September 2001 Various Power Dance 3566 September 2001(DVD-V, Comp, Promo, NTSC) ETV Network 3566 US 2001 Sell This Version
03986 Count Basie - Eight Classic Albums Count Basie Eight Classic Albums(4xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig) Reel To Reel Music Company 03986 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
03987 Count Basie - Eight Classic Albums Count Basie Eight Classic Albums(4xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig) Reel To Reel Music Company 03987 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
03988 Count Basie - Eight Classic Albums Count Basie Eight Classic Albums(4xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig) Reel To Reel Music Company 03988 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
03989 Count Basie - Eight Classic Albums Count Basie Eight Classic Albums(4xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig) Reel To Reel Music Company 03989 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
4020 John Cale - Artificial Intelligence John Cale Artificial Intelligence(CD, Album, RE, RP, Tec) Beggars Banquet, Beggars Banquet 4020 UK Unknown Sell This Version
4112 The Wolfgang Press - Bird Wood Cage The Wolfgang Press Bird Wood Cage(CD, Album, RE) 4AD 4112 UK 1998 Sell This Version
4175 Various - Good Year For The Roses (The Original Versions Of Songs Covered By Elvis Costello) Various Good Year For The Roses (The Original Versions Of Songs Covered By Elvis Costello)(CD, Comp) Connoisseur Collection 4175 Europe 2001 Sell This Version
4266-2 Sink The Ship - Persevere Sink The Ship Persevere(CD, Album) SharpTone 4266-2 Germany 2018 Sell This Version
4792 Pixies - Doolittle Pixies Doolittle(CD, Album, RE) 4AD 4792 UK 1998 Sell This Version
05031 Metallica - The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994 Metallica The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994(4xCD, Comp, Unofficial + Box, Unofficial) Cult Legends 05031 Europe 2019 Sell This Version
05032 Metallica - The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994 Metallica The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994(4xCD, Comp, Unofficial + Box, Unofficial) Cult Legends 05032 Europe 2019 Sell This Version
05033 Metallica - The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994 Metallica The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994(4xCD, Comp, Unofficial + Box, Unofficial) Cult Legends 05033 Europe 2019 Sell This Version
05034 Metallica - The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994 Metallica The Broadcast Collection 1988 - 1994(4xCD, Comp, Unofficial + Box, Unofficial) Cult Legends 05034 Europe 2019 Sell This Version
5150 Pixies - Here Comes Your Man Pixies Here Comes Your Man(CD, Single, RE) 4AD 5150 UK Unknown Sell This Version
5293 Necrophagia - Holocausto De La Morte Necrophagia Holocausto De La Morte(CD, Album, Dig) Red Stream 5293 US 1998 Sell This Version
5378 The Birthday Party - Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P. The Birthday Party Mutiny / The Bad Seed E.P.(CD, Comp, RP, Tec) 4AD 5378 UK Unknown Sell This Version
5465 Frank Tovey Tyranny And The Hired Hand(CD, Album, RE) Mute 5465 UK Unknown Sell This Version
6034 Erasure - You Surround Me (Remix) Erasure You Surround Me (Remix)(CD, Single, RE) Mute 6034 UK Unknown Sell This Version
6986 The Breeders - Pod The Breeders Pod(CD, Album, RP) 4AD 6986 UK Unknown Sell This Version
7172 Dead Can Dance - Aion Dead Can Dance Aion(CD, Album, RP) 4AD 7172 UK Unknown Sell This Version
7445 Pixies - Bossanova Pixies Bossanova(CD, Album, RE) 4AD 7445 UK Unknown Sell This Version
7546 The Fall - 458489 A Sides The Fall 458489 A Sides(CD, Comp, RE) Beggars Banquet 7546 UK Unknown Sell This Version
7571 Nitzer Ebb - Fun To Be Had / Getting Closer Mixes Nitzer Ebb Fun To Be Had / Getting Closer Mixes(CD, Single, RE) Mute 7571 UK Unknown Sell This Version
7826 Shaun Davey, The Ulster Orchestra*, Liam O'Flynn, Rita Connolly, Gerard McChrystal - The Relief Of Derry Symphony Shaun Davey, The Ulster Orchestra*, Liam O'Flynn, Rita Connolly, Gerard McChrystal Shaun Davey, The Ulster Orchestra*, Liam O'Flynn, Rita Connolly, Gerard McChrystal - The Relief Of Derry Symphony(CD, Album, RP) Tara 7826 Ireland Unknown Sell This Version
7972 Jupiter Affect - The Restoration Of Culture After Genghis Khan Jupiter Affect The Restoration Of Culture After Genghis Khan(CD, Album) Orange Sky 7972 US 2003 Sell This Version
8048 Icecross - Icecross Icecross Icecross(CD, Album, RE, RM, RP) Rockadrome, Vintage (5) 8048 US 2015 Sell This Version
8219 Fields Of The Nephilim - Dawnrazor Fields Of The Nephilim Dawnrazor(CD, Album, RE) Beggars Banquet 8219 UK Unknown Sell This Version
08452 Argent - Hold Your Head Up - The Best Of Argent Argent Hold Your Head Up - The Best Of Argent(2xCD, Comp) Edsel Records 08452 UK & Europe 2022 Sell This Version
08453 Argent - Hold Your Head Up - The Best Of Argent Argent Hold Your Head Up - The Best Of Argent(2xCD, Comp) Edsel Records 08453 UK & Europe 2022 Sell This Version
8762 Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona Throwing Muses The Real Ramona(CD, Album, RE) 4AD 8762 UK Unknown Sell This Version
9025 Benito - Do You Love Me? Benito Do You Love Me? (Cass, Single) Fully Loaded Records 9025 US 1996 Sell This Version
10657 Pharoah Sanders - Karma Pharoah Sanders Karma(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Impulse! 10657 US 1995 Sell This Version
11037 Spuddy Swain - Unwanted Puppies Spuddy Swain Unwanted Puppies(CD) Cytheria Records 11037 US 1995 Sell This Version
11039/L Pink Floyd - Live At Pompeii - Integralna Verzija (The Director's Cut) - Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii - Integralna Verzija (The Director's Cut) -(DVD-V, Copy Prot.) Universal 11039/L Serbia and Montenegro Unknown Sell This Version
11191 Parkway Drive - Darker Still Parkway Drive Darker Still(CD, Album, Car) Parkway Records (9) 11191 Australia 2022 Sell This Version
15346 El Vez - Fun In Español El Vez Fun In Español (CD, Album, Rai) Sympathy For The Record Industry 15346 US 1994 Sell This Version
23723-7 Bill Bellamy (2) Back To My Roots(DVD-V, NTSC + CD + Dlx) UrbanWorks Entertainment 23723-7 US 2005 Sell This Version
38582-2 Depeche Mode - Videos 86>98 + Depeche Mode Videos 86>98 +(2xDVD-V, Comp, RE, NTSC) Warner Reprise Video, Reprise Records, Mute, Warner Reprise Video 38582-2 US Unknown Sell This Version
053 712 2 Lee Evans (2) - Live In Scotland Lee Evans (2) Live In Scotland(DVD-V, Copy Prot., PAL) Universal, VVL 053 712 2 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
62220 Battle Beast - Circus Of Doom Battle Beast Circus Of Doom(2xCD, Album, Dig) Nuclear Blast 62220 USA & Europe 2022 Sell This Version
0681-46 Hughes Turner Project - HTP Hughes Turner Project HTP(CD, Album) MTM Music 0681-46 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
70132 Sara Storer - Tell These Hands Sara Storer Tell These Hands(CD, Single) ABC Country, Universal Music Australia 70132 Australia 2002 Sell This Version
73266-2 Kuni Murai* - Beneath An Autumn Moon Kuni Murai* Beneath An Autumn Moon(CD, Album, Dig) Domo Records, Inc. 73266-2 US 2019 Sell This Version
77024 No Artist - The Road To El Dorado No Artist The Road To El Dorado(DVD-V, PAL) DreamWorks Animation SKG Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation SKG Home Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation SKG Home Entertainment 77024 Netherlands 2006 Sell This Version
77587-2 Napalm Death - The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code Napalm Death The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code(CD, Album, Enh) Century Media 77587-2 Germany 2005 Sell This Version
083 019-4 Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born Soundtrack Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born Soundtrack(Box, S/Edition + CD, Album + DVD-V) Interscope Records 083 019-4 France 2019 Sell This Version
100016 Viento De Los Andes - Viento De Los Andes Viento De Los Andes Viento De Los Andes(CD, Album) V.D.L.A. Records 100016 US 1998 Sell This Version
100175 Orange (13) - Orange Orange (13) Orange(CD, Album, Ltd) Dewdrops Records 100175 US 1994 Sell This Version
100182 Stephen Kent - Landing Stephen Kent Landing(CD, Album) City Of Tribes Records, City Of Tribes Records 100182 US 1994 Sell This Version
100229 May Result - Tmina May Result Tmina(CD, Album) CCP Records, CCP Records 100229 Europe 2001 Sell This Version
100308 Sleepy Hollow - Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow(CD, Album) Not On Label (Sleepy Hollow Self-released) 100308 US 1994 Sell This Version
100320 Xavier Quijas Yxayotl - America Indigena • Music Of Ancient Mexico Xavier Quijas Yxayotl America Indigena • Music Of Ancient Mexico(CD, Album) Not On Label 100320 US Unknown Sell This Version
100418 Present Dreams - Xingu Present Dreams Xingu(CD, Album) World Disc Music 100418 US 1994 Sell This Version
100421 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy(CD, Album) Big Bad Records (2) 100421 US 1994 Sell This Version
100424 Various - West Of Five Volume One: San Diego Various West Of Five Volume One: San Diego(CD, Comp) Delux Records 100424 US 1994 Sell This Version
100461 C-Bo - The Autopsy C-Bo The Autopsy(CD, EP) AWOL Records (3), SMG Solar Music Group 100461 US 1994 Sell This Version
100474 Mama Tick - Gimme The Five Bucks Mama Tick Gimme The Five Bucks(CD, Album) Dubious Honor Records 100474 US 1994 Sell This Version
100614 Craig Monticone - In Excelsior Deo (A Christmas Collection) Craig Monticone In Excelsior Deo (A Christmas Collection)(CD, Album) Acoustic Eloquence 100614 US 1994 Sell This Version
100663 Cake - Motorcade Of Generosity Cake Motorcade Of Generosity(CD-ROM, Album) Stamen Music (2) 100663 US 1994 Sell This Version
100700 Various - Razormaid!: Level 5 Various Razormaid!: Level 5(CD, Comp) Razormaid Records 100700 US 1994 Sell This Version
100783 The Thessalonian Dope Gods - Urban Witchcraft The Thessalonian Dope Gods Urban Witchcraft(CD, Album) Sin Klub Entertainment 100783 US 1994 Sell This Version
100796 Green Day - Dookie Green Day Dookie(CD, Album, Club, Col) Reprise Records 100796 US 1994 Sell This Version
100874 Robert Rich - Geometry Robert Rich Geometry(CD, Album, RE) Linden Music 100874 US 1994 Sell This Version
100893 Love Spirals Downwards - Ardor Love Spirals Downwards Ardor (Album) 100893 US 1994 Sell This Version
100944 Randy Stonehill - The Sky Is Falling Randy Stonehill The Sky Is Falling(CD, Album, RE) Solid Rock Records 100944 US 1994 Sell This Version
100968 Maureen Love - On Broadway Maureen Love On Broadway(CD, Album) Love Records & Tapes 100968 US Unknown Sell This Version
100979 Human Drama - Human Drama Human Drama Human Drama(CD, EP) Projekt 100979 US 1995 Sell This Version
101028 black tape for a blue girl - A Chaos Of Desire black tape for a blue girl A Chaos Of Desire(CD, Album) Projekt, Projekt 101028 US 1991 Sell This Version
101147 Trance Mission - Meanwhile ... Trance Mission Meanwhile ...(CD, Album) City Of Tribes Records 101147 US 1995 Sell This Version
101205 Brownie Mary - That's Me Brownie Mary That's Me(CD, Album) Not On Label (Brownie Mary Self-released) 101205 US 1994 Sell This Version
101206 Zen Gecko - Gift Of Tongues Zen Gecko Gift Of Tongues(CD, Album) Cruel World Records 101206 US 1994 Sell This Version
101232 Jennifer Batten - Above Below And Beyond Jennifer Batten Above Below And Beyond(CD, Album) Voss Records 101232 US Unknown Sell This Version
101304 Beasts Of Paradise - Nobody Knew The Time Beasts Of Paradise Nobody Knew The Time(CD, EP) City Of Tribes Records 101304 US 1994 Sell This Version
101332 Steve Roach - The Dream Circle Steve Roach The Dream Circle(CD, Album, Ltd, Num) Soundquest Recordings 101332 US 1994 Sell This Version
101349 Various - Our Band Could Be Your Life - A Tribute To D Boon And The Minutemen Various Our Band Could Be Your Life - A Tribute To D Boon And The Minutemen(CD, Comp) Little Brother Records 101349 US 1994 Sell This Version
101351 Vidna Obmana - Memories Compiled¹ Vidna Obmana Memories Compiled¹(2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig) Relic 101351 US 1994 Sell This Version
101355 Vidna Obmana - Memories Compiled¹ Vidna Obmana Memories Compiled¹(2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig) Relic 101355 US 1994 Sell This Version
101364 Sandbag - Filter Sandbag Filter(CD, Album) Gourd Records 101364 US 1994 Sell This Version
101378 Various - ...Maid! How Slow Can You Go? #7 Various ...Maid! How Slow Can You Go? #7(CD, Comp) Razormaid Records 101378 US 1994 Sell This Version
101382 Running With Scissors (2) - Ordinary Leper Running With Scissors (2) Ordinary Leper(CD, Album) Instant Records (13) 101382 US 1994 Sell This Version
101410 Sacred Warrior - Rebellion Sacred Warrior Rebellion(CD, Album, RE, RM) Intense Millennium Records 101410 US 2010 Sell This Version
101560 Viento de los Andes - Volume Three (Memories) Viento de los Andes Volume Three (Memories)(CD) V.D.L.A. Records 101560 US Unknown Sell This Version
101571 Comanche Moon - Electric Lizardland Comanche Moon Electric Lizardland (CD, Album) Not On Label 101571 US 1994 Sell This Version
101579 Absu - Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. Absu Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.(CD, Album, Ltd, RP) Gothic Records 101579 US 1994 Sell This Version
101582 Railjack Union - Railjack Union Railjack Union Railjack Union(CD, Album) Europa Media 101582 US 1994 Sell This Version