La_Jivecisco

Living with music is the passion for me;
And Pressing Knowledgenent Shows & Holds no boundaries; that no 45 rpm records should be left behind.

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Pressing Plant Identifiers for 45s:

∆000000/Styrene/(MR), MO, 24 = Monarch Mfg. Co. CA
∆000000 / ELA-∆ = Electrosound Mfg. Co. CA
∆00000 / Vinyl / (λc), (aLc) = Alco Mfg & Research Co. CA
5, 10, 15, 25, 45, 125, 0000 on label = Southern Products TN
ⓤ, Ⓤ, UR-00000= United Record Pressing TN
75, 86, 88, 127? = Musical Products IL
X-0000, K-00000, R-00000(1976-1990s), AR, 22 /Styrene = Allied Record Company CA
E-0000 = Allied Record Co. Mfg. CA (1950s-1962)
R-00000 / Vinyl = Rainbo Records CA
S-0000, SO, SOL, SON, 16 = Sonic Recording Pro.
NY
S-0000 (1975-1981) GO, GOL, 16 = Goldisc Recording Co. NY
SRC, SP, 49 = Specialty Records Co. PA
ARP, AM = American Record Pressing MI
PP, PL = Plastic Products TN
SMK, SMI, 60 = Sound Makers NJ
GRT, 75 1.125 press ring, "muffin"style = GRT Recording Co., CA
B, BW, BEST, Bestway, ♤,19 = Bestway Products NY
(Ƨ), X / Thick Styrene = Shelley Products NY
RITE, RR-000000 = Rite Record Pro., Inc. OH
QCA, 000000 = QCA Custom Mfg. OH
MW, MR, MW-0000 = Midwest Record Inc. IL
AMP-00000 = Atwell Record Pressing, Inc TN
L-000000 = Houston Records TX
ARCHER, NSC ARP, 95, 00000 = Archer Record Co. MI
DRP-0000, Dixie, 225 = Dixie Record Pressing Co. TN
SoN 0000 = The Sound Of Nashville. TN
RI, RI-00000 = Recording Incorporated. MD
Ⓕ = Fidelatone Mfg. CA
TVC, TVCA = Superior Pressing Plant. NJ
PRP 0000, 161 = Precision Record Pressing. TN
E, KE Keel = Keel Mfg. Co. NY
ᐉ, ⟷, 53, Hauppauge Record Mfg. NY
⌂(1973-1978) North America Music Industry PA
SS, SS-30000 = Stereo Sound. IL
Br, B-0000 = Boddie Mfg. Co. OH
[tulip], SJW, 00000 = Wakefield Mfg. AZ
.OƆ .I.Ƨ.M (Underneath Label) = MSI. CO PA
Pressing ring = Allentown Records Co. PA

Mastering IDs:
LW = Longwear Processing. NY
F/W = Frankford/Wayne Recording Mfg. PA
L-000000 = Greg Lee Processing. CA
SLM ∆00000 = Sheffield Lab Matrix
TM-0000 = Ter-Mar Mastering. IL
United = United. CA
Sheldon = Sheldon. IL

Columbia Pressing Plants:
P, p, 56 = Pitman Pressing Co. NJ
SSSSSS, SIIIII, 25 = Santa Maria Pressing Co. CA
TIIIIIII, 73 = Terre Haute Pressing Co. IN
G1, 57= Carrollton Pressing Co. GA
HHH/Styrene = Hollywood Pressing co. CA
B, CLB = Bridgeport Pressing Co. CT

Capitol Pressing Plants:
☆ ✲ = Los Angeles Pressing Plant CA
⌂ IAM = Scranton Pressing Plant PA
0 o = Jacksonville Pressing Plant GA
: · ─◁= Winchester Pressing Plant VA

MCA/DECCA Pressing Plants:
⧈-G-⧈, ✤ = Gloversville Pressing Plant NY
◈-P-◈, ◆= Pinckneyville Pressing Plant IL

PRC/Mercury Pressing Plants:
MR (without circle/1950s-1969) = Mercury IN
RR = Richmond Recording Co. IN
PR/Styrene (1970-1972) = Philips Records IN
PR, 18/Styrene - Presswell NY
PRC, PRCR, 72 = PRC Recording Co. Richmond, IN
PRC-C, PW, CMP1, 26 = PRC, Recording Co. Compton, CA

RCA Pressing Plants:
I, 1 = Indianapolis Pressing Plant IN
R/Thin Vinyl = Rockaway Pressing Plant NJ
H/Thick Vinyl = Hollywood Pressing Plant CA