Nashville Record Productions

Nashville Record Productions Inc. is a mastering services company.
Also credited as:
· N.R.P.
· NRP
· NRP, Inc.
· NRP Mastering
· Nashville Record Producers
- Nashville Record Productions, Inc.

Founded by Lima, Ohio, native Kenneth R. Place in 1964, it was incorporated in 1966. In their early days, they were a full-service production company, handling entire record projects. NRP never had record pressing in house. Instead a number of pressing plants were used: United, Dixie, Precision, Atwell. Their client base included many famous labels, which can be identified by a numerical code in runouts: SSS (113), Monument (125), Paula (127), Dover (86), PRP (161) and small independent Detroit labels often had 77.

They used "Matrix of Nashville" stampers, so the "Nashville Matrix" stamp may also be found in the deadwax. See Nashville Matrix for these stamper and/or metal parts credits.

Records mastered at NRP often have a unique four- or five-digit "NR" number in the runout area and/or on the labels (usually the same number on both sides). The change from four to five digits occurred in 1978. Much earlier releases may have three or fewer digits, but none are yet documented here.

When you see NR#### or NR##### in the runouts:
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions. And add four- or five-digit number (including "NR," i.e. NR#### or NR#####).

If "NRP" or similar appears in the runouts but there is no NR number, enter Lacquer Cut At - Nashville Record Productions without any number. If the lacquer-cutting engineer's initials appear in the runouts (see list below), credit them with Lacquer Cut By.

Mastering / cutting engineers include:
Doug Lawrence (2) (JDL/NRP - may appear as _D_)
George Ingram (GEO/NRP or GI/NRP)
John Eberle (JE/NRP)
Larry Boden (LB/NRP)
Wes Garland (WG/NRP)
Benny Quinn (III)
Glenn Bullard