AAV Regency was an Australian audio cassette, CD, and DVD manufacturer, active under this name from 2003-06.
AAV Regency was formed in July 2003 as a joint venture between AAV Limited (a VHS and DVD manufacturer located in Northmead, Sydney) and Regency Recordings Pty Ltd (an audio cassette, CD, and DVD manufacturer located in Braeside, Melbourne), becoming one of Australasia’s largest companies providing end-to-end DVD, CD, VHS and audio cassette manufacturing and distribution logistics services. In 2006, Regency Recordings acquired AAV's 51% interest in AAV Regency, and the company was renamed Regency Media.
Identification:
AAV Regency may be credited with its name or circled lion logo in the disc matrix. Sometimes, neither name nor logo are present, but AAV Regency can be identified and credited based on the combination of matrix number and SID codes below (only for releases manufactured 2003-06).
Matrix numbers:
AAV Regency discs usually have a matrix number in the form ##### or #####.#, which may be entered in LCCN as the AAV Regency catalogue number. For example:
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Matrix / Runout: AAV REGENCY 59870 URA111
Andrew Chalk - The River That Flows Into The Sands
Matrix / Runout: AAV REGENCY 84684.1 ANDREWCHALK P33255
Mastering SID codes: IFPI LN96, LN97, LN98
Mould SID code: IFPI 6Z**
LCCN roles:
Glass Mastered At - with IFPI LN9*
Pressed By - with IFPI 6Z**
