SMEA

Profile:	SMEA (an abbreviation of 'Sony Music Entertainment Australia') was an optical disc manufacturing facility located in Huntingwood, New South Wales, Australia. Operated by the parent company Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited — the record company was active under this name from February 23rd 1995 to February 2004. From March 1993 to mid-1995 the plant was formerly known as Sony Music Australia (run by Sony Music Australia Limited). It wasn't until mid-1995 that the SONY MUSIC AUSTRALIA name began being replaced by SMEA in disc matrices (at which point SMEA had their own glass mastering capabilities). Two early examples of a SMEA pressings are the CD singles: • 'Jon B Featuring Babyface - Someone To Love' — Matrix: '0056975000000 01 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊 IFPI L681 SMEA ' (released July 17th 1995). • 'Died Pretty - Cuttin' Up Her Legs' — Matrix: '0057962 01 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊 IFPI L681 SMEA' (released August 28th 1995). Glass masters created by SMEA almost always have a company pressing number located in the matrix ring — a string of either seven or thirteen digits (see above). These numbers may appear alongside the release catalogue number, or alone, and should be entered as a catalogue number for SMEA in the LCCN section. If thirteen digits are present, please enter all thirteen in the LCCN. In 2004, Sony Disc Manufacturing unified all of its international manufacturing facilities (excluding Japan) under the Sony DADC moniker, after which time (approx. late 2005 — early 2006) the SMEA name was replaced by Sony DADC Australia in disc matrices.
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Profile:

SMEA (an abbreviation of 'Sony Music Entertainment Australia') was an optical disc manufacturing facility located in Huntingwood, New South Wales, Australia. Operated by the parent company Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited — the record company was active under this name from February 23rd 1995 to February 2004. From March 1993 to mid-1995 the plant was formerly known as Sony Music Australia (run by Sony Music Australia Limited). It wasn't until mid-1995 that the SONY MUSIC AUSTRALIA name began being replaced by SMEA in disc matrices (at which point SMEA had their own glass mastering capabilities).

Two early examples of a SMEA pressings are the CD singles:
• 'Jon B Featuring Babyface - Someone To Love' — Matrix: '0056975000000 01 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊 IFPI L681 SMEA ' (released July 17th 1995).
• 'Died Pretty - Cuttin' Up Her Legs' — Matrix: '0057962 01 🝊 🝊🝊 🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊🝊 IFPI L681 SMEA' (released August 28th 1995).

Glass masters created by SMEA almost always have a company pressing number located in the matrix ring — a string of either seven or thirteen digits (see above). These numbers may appear alongside the release catalogue number, or alone, and should be entered as a catalogue number for SMEA in the LCCN section. If thirteen digits are present, please enter all thirteen in the LCCN.

In 2004, Sony Disc Manufacturing unified all of its international manufacturing facilities (excluding Japan) under the Sony DADC moniker, after which time (approx. late 2005 — early 2006) the SMEA name was replaced by Sony DADC Australia in disc matrices.