MaximusMCX

Record collector of mainly disco, soul, funk and boogie.

Loving music in all genres and styles with just a few exceptions. In collecting concentrating
on 70s and 80s soul, funk and disco. Along the way also grown fond of Caribbean salsa,
merengue and Surinam kaseko. Discogs is the Sagrada Familia of music.

One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.
Bob Marley

The mysterious Dutch VR catalogue number:

There is a very large catalogue which isn't catalogued yet in discogs of which i believe it should.
The problem is the name of the company. On the vast majority of the releases they left out their
name. So the question is, what is the name of this company? After years and years of looking at
labels, day in, day out, i've reached the following conclusion.

Let's say you are an artist and would like to release a record. But you are not accepted by any
large, medium sized or even small label. Why not go to the pressing plant directly and ask if
they can make it happen. But going directly to the plant isn't the way it works. There must be
an office or company where you could ask if they would do it for you.

So many of the VR releases are private pressings and the pressing plant where these
releases were pressed is CBS, Haarlem. Just like the Bovema / EMI Studios pressing plant
had RCS (5) of which the name is questionable. It is rather RC and the additional S stands
for stereo. RC is code for maybe ReCord? I don't know exactly.

But the VR releases are not only private pressings. There are many, many more other
releases which were released via this company for several different reasons. What they mainly
have in common was that they were targeting niche markets, but there are exceptions.
So the markets were too small to be interesting for any other label to release it.

One of these markets was the children's music and stories market. For instance Kinderland
was a label which released via VR. These releases have their own catalogue number but also
an additional VR catalogue number. Also Disney released records in the Netherlands via the
Disneyland label and these records are the only VR releases which do have the full name of
the company, which is Vrido. VR being code, the first two letters and stands for Vrido.

Let's say you are a business, factory, restaurant, sports club, bank, society or any other
company and you would like to release a record. You probably had to go via Vrido cause
none other would like to release the record for you. The probable downside was that it was
expensive. I presume Vrido would take a rather large cut of the revenues. An example of
an early release with cat# VR 027 Five Flies From 1624 Amsterdam-Holland

The first around 15 releases of Guido Weyprecht's Rams Horn Records were released with
a typical CBS label layout and have VR catalogue numbers next to their Rams Horn
catalogue numbers. After those first releases he struck a deal with another pressing plant
leading to higher revenues maybe?

Let's say you are a label and you would like to release a record in the new genre Hip Hop.
At that time not known as Hip Hop, it was called Rap. Others wouldn't do it cause they
thought it might be too risky. Would it sell? Nowadays hard to believe. Hip Hop is so main
stream, but at that time a niche market. Rap It and Enjoy!.

The capacity of pressing plants must have been, and still is, an issue. How to decide the
amount of records pressed for the first time. A 1000, 5000 or 10000? Often the demand
was unexpectedly high and it soon turned out they needed more to satisfy demand. So
you would try to arrange more pressings fast. Sorry, for the next month or so, i can't
help you. They might decide to ask Vrido if they could press them fast. This is why
i think there are some releases of major artists which have a VR catalogue numbers.
Repressings made after the first pressing. An example Discotch.

(5/5) = Excellent
(4/5) = Good
(3/5) = Mediocre
(2/5) = Poor
(1/5) = .....

Vinyl = (5/5)

All wouldn't be possible without the patience, understanding
and love of my wife MinimusMCX

™ ℠ N^os ③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩¹ ² ³ ⓪ ☹ ☺☻ ⦿ ℗ © ® ™ — iƒpi « » ↄ
—— < a href= "adress">text < /a > ä à ò ó ß ù ú ü À É È Ê Î Ø Ô Ö Ü Û ñ Œ œ æ
Æ Ç ☂ ⁂ ☃ ☼ ☆ ♪ ♫ ▷ △ ◁ ∇ ◊ ∆ Λ · € £ $ ¿ ¡ µ ³ ² ¢ § ° º × → ↓ ¦ | ± ‒ – № ≠ ٭
✳ ✶ ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♪ ♫ • ¼ ¾ ½ ⅓ ℗ © ©℗ ℗© ℗&© ℗+© • ● ® ä à á â í ö ò ó ô ß ù ú ü ™
· • ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ ♪ ♫ À É È Ê Î Ø Ô Ö Ü Û ñ Œ œ æ Æ Ç ¿ ∇ Ʈ ℗ © —— © ℗ —— ℗ & ©
—— © & ℗ —— ℗ + © —— © + ℗ —— ® • Aı Bı ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ —— ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ ₄ ₅ ₆ ₇ ₈ ₉
⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ Ⅴ Ⅵ Ⅶ Ⅷ Ⅸ Ⅹ Ⅺ Ⅻ
⓪①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩⑪⑫⑬⑭⑮⑯⑰⑱⑲⑳
⓫⓬⓭⓮⓯⓰⓱⓲⓳⓴ ❺
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺⒻⒼⒽⒾⒿⓀⓁⓂⓃⓄⓅⓆⓇⓈⓉⓊⓋⓌⓍⓎⓏ
ⓐⓑⓒⓓⓔⓕⓖⓗⓘⓙⓚⓛⓜⓝⓞⓟⓠⓡⓢⓣⓤⓥⓦⓧⓨⓩ
Æ æ ǣ Ãã Ââ Āā Ăă Ąą Ää Åå Àà Áá ß Çç Čč Ćć Ðð Ď Ěě Ĕĕ Êê Ēē Ëë Ęę Èè Éé
Ģģ Ìì Íí Îî Ïï Īī Įį Ķķ Ĺĺ Ļļ Łł Ññ Ņņ Ňň Ôô Õõ Øø Ōō Œœ Öö Òò Óó ð Ŗŗ Řř
Şş Šš Ƨƨ ṡ Ţţ Ùù Úú Ûû Üü Űű Ųų Ṿṿ ṽ ẘ ẍ ẋ Ý Ỳ ÿ ỹ Żż Žž ẑ ẕ
™ ℠ ♪ ♫ ♬ Ω ℧ Δ △ ∆ ∇ ◇ ◊ ◣ ◢ ◤ ◥ ► ◄ ▲ ▼ ■ □ ☐ ▭ ⊴ ⊵ ⊲ ▻ ◅ ⊳ † ✧◈
↑ ↓ → ← ↗ ↙ ↖ ↘ ↯ ▬ – — ‼ ¡ ‽ ¶ ╢ § ∟ ʹ ⁻ ╯ | ⌂ ¢ ¥ ₧ ƒ α Γ σ ¬ 0 ‡ ↕ † ∩ ∫ Φ ª
♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ ✫ ★ ☆ ✳ ✶ ✱ ✽ ¤ × ○ ● ◙ ◘ ♂ ♀ ☼ ☞ ☢ ☺☻ ☃ ☠ ☯·☮ ☂ Θ 〄 º ∞ Þ þ ♡
˄ ˅ ˃ ˂ Λ ^ ∴ ∧ ∨ √ ✓ ✔ ☑ « » ≠ ∂ Ψ ψ ∏ Π π ∑ Σ ∈ ε ∋ ∃ η ł Ð ℝ ± ✡ ° " " " " Ƃ

℗ © ® 2008 Maximus Records Ⓓ Ⓤ # — \ | † ™ ‡ • ★ ∇ ✩ ¹ ° ·* ⌂ ❀ ⟷


SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
Gravé et Pressé en France
Mastering By Frankford/Wayne New York
https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/88979?page=3#2141627

Dutch pressing plants:
CBS, Haarlem
Bovema / EMI Studios [1959-1987]
Philips Phonografische Industrie [1950-1962]
Phonodisc B.V. ]1962-1980]
PRS Baarn [1980-1993]

UK pressing plants:
A - Λ - ∴ - CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
OR - O - Orlake Records
'W' - A1C - ✓ - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK
W - WEA / TP - W-L - FI W-x - F/1 W-x yD - S-x - Ƨ - WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton

US pressing plants:
AD - AD01 - N-47 - 6 - 77 - All Disc Records, Inc.
AL - Audio Manufacturing Record Co.
ALSHIRE - AL - 27 - Alshire Custom Products
AR - 22 - Allied Record Company
ARC - AL - ALT - Allentown Record Co. Inc.
ARP - American Record Pressing Co. [Until 1972]
ARCHER - NSC ARP - 95 - Archer Record Pressing
ARP- - ARS- - Atwell Record Pressing, Inc.
B - BW - BEST - 19 - Bestway Products Inc.
CLB - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Bridgeport
CO - C - 26 - PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
CS - CSM - SMP - 25 - Z - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
CT - CTH - T - 73 - Y - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
CP - P - 56 - X - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
◉ - 1 - Decca Records Pressing Plant, Gloversville [Pre 1966]
◆ - 2 - ② - Decca Records Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
◈ - Decca Records Pressing Plant, Richmond, IN
EDP - Europadisk
EMW - B - Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
ƒį - Fidelatone Mfg.
⧈-G-⧈ - MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville [Post 1966]
G - C - W - 57 - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
GOL - 16 - Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
GRT - GRT Corporation
H - ☆ - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
H - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
HRM - 53 - ᐉ - ⟷ Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. [Post 1981]
K - 53 - Union Jack - Keel Mfg. Corp. [Pre 1981]
HUB - HUB TV - 76 - Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
I - 70 - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
IAM - NM - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton [1963-1973]
⌂ - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton [1946-1963]
⌂ - North American Music Industries [1973-1980]
JW - 0 - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
LW - ☆ - ✲ - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
MG - MGS - S - T - MGM Record Manufacturing Division
MO - MR - 24 - C - Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
MR - Mercury Record Manufacturing Company
MW - WM - Midwest Record Pressing, Inc.
◈-P-◈ - MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
PH - PR - RI - Philips Recording Company, Inc. [1970-1972]
PL - PP - 30 - Plastic Products
PP - Peter Pan Industries
PR - 18 - Presswell
QCA - QCA Custom Pressing
R - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway
RE - Research Craft
RI - 72 - PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
RITE - RR - CP - Rite Record Productions, Inc.
S - L - Rainbo Records
Ƨ - (Ƨ) - X - 54 - LY - Shelley Products
SM - SMK - SMI - 60 - Sound Makers
SO - SOL - SON - Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
SoN - Sound Of Nashville
SP - SR - 49 - Specialty Records Corporation
SRPCW - Superior Record Pressing Corp., Tempe, Arizona
TC - TVC - TVCA - Superior Record Pressing Corp., Somerdale, NJ
Ⓤ - ⓤ - United Record Pressing
W - WC - H.V. Waddell Co.
WM - SJW - (ᵛᵛ) - WA - Wakefield Manufacturing
WW - ━◁ - Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester

US cover printing plants:
2 = Imperial Paper Box Corp., Inc. of Brooklyn, NY
3 = Modern Album, Long Island, New York
4 = Imperial Packing Co., Inc.
5 = Modern Album, Terre Haute, Indiana
6 = Imperial Packing Co., Inc., when supplying LA plants

Lacquer Cut By Mastering Engineer:
[Runout Etching HA] - André Hooning
[Runout Etching HV] - André De Vries
[Runout Etching BG] - Bernie Grundman
[Runout Etching RL] - Bob Ludwig
[Runout Etching ⁀⁀︵︵ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ ❀] - Brian Gardner
[Runout Etching CR] - Carl Rowatti
[Runout Etching CSB ♪♪] - Carlton Batts
[Runout Etching F/W ΔM] = Dave Moyssiadis
[Runout Etching BilBo] - Denis Blackham = BilBo (3)
[Runout Etching DK] - Dennis King
[Runout Etching DCharles] - Dick Charles
[Runout Etching HH] - Gerard Hali
[Runout Etching ◊G] - Gordon Vicary
[Runout Etching GC, ☆, or ⚾] - Greg Calbi
[Runout Etching GF] - Greg Fulginiti
[Runout Etching W] - Harry Fisher = W (12)
[Runout Etching HTM] - Harry Moss
[Runout Etching HM] - Henk Horden = M (111)
[Runout Etching Herbie Jr ☺] - Herb Powers Jr.
[Runout Etching Ja] - Jack Andrews
[Runout Etching HD] - Jacques Delemarre
[Runout Etching JGS] - Jim Sintetos
[Runout Etching JG] - John Golden
[Runout Etching JM] - John Matousek
[Runout Etching KG or 12C1] - Kees Grijpink
[Runout Etching KP] - Ken Perry
[Runout Etching L. Nix] - Larry Nix
[Runout Etching nc] misinterpreted as OC or JC - Neil Carter (3)
[Runout Etching NS] - Nimitr Sarikananda
[Runout Etching ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K] - Randy Kling
[Runout Etching RJL] - Richard Langham
[Runout Etching RCK] - Robin C. Kruse
[Runout Etching sf] - Sam Feldman
[Runout Etching SH] - Steve Hall
[Runout Etching SJR] - Stuart J. Romaine
[Runout Etching C] - Trevor Fletcher (3) = C (17)

Labels which still need to be corrected:
Apple Records to Apple
Ariola Group Of Companies to The Ariola Group Of Companies
ARS Productions to ARS records
Base Ibiza Records to Base Ibiza
Brainstorm Artists International to Brainstorm
Broken Records (7) to Broken
Cleveland City Records to Cleveland City
Danya Records to Danya
Dome Records to Dôme
Earmarc Records to Earmarc
Easy Street Records to Easy Street
Island Records to Island
Jump Street Records to Jump Street
Montage Records to Montage
Oceana Records to Oceana
Radar Records (2) to Radar
Smash Disco Records to Smash Disco
Sunset Records to Sunset
Sutra Records to Sutra
Tabu Records to Tabu
TSR Music GmbH to TSR

On the following missions:
Archie Bell & The Drells
Ashford & Simpson
Average White Band
Bar-Kays
Barry White
Bebu Silvetti
Biddu Orchestra
Bloodstone
Cameo
Carl Carlton
Chocolate Milk (2)
Con Funk Shun
Curtis Mayfield
David Oliver (3)
Dayton
Deluxe (2)
El Coco
Evelyn King
Fania All Stars
Fat Larry's Band
Gene Page
Glenn Jones
Gwen Guthrie
Hamilton Bohannon
Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
Instant Funk
Jewel (3)
Johnnie Taylor
Junie Morrison
Kool & The Gang
L.T.D.
Lamont Dozier
Le Pamplemousse
Lenny Williams
Leroy Hutson
Linda Clifford
Manhattans
Marvin Gaye
Meco Monardo
Melba Moore
Midnight Star
Noel Pointer
Ohio Players
Parliament
People's Choice
Pleasure (4)
Randy Brown (2)
Rick James
Rodney Franklin
Ronnie Dyson
Shalamar
Shock (3)
Side Effect
Slave
Spinners
Stephanie Mills
Sun (7)
Sunfire (2)
Sylvester
Tavares
Teena Marie
Tease
Teddy Pendergrass
The Chi-Lites
The Controllers (2)
The Dells
The Dramatics
The Fatback Band
The Gap Band
The Jones Girls
The Joneses
The O'Jays
The Stylistics
The Sylvers
The Whispers
Thunderstorm
Tierra
Tom Browne
Voyage
Weeks & Co.
William Bell

Mission almost completed:
Al Hudson & The Partners
Alfonzo
Amuzement Park
B.T. Express
Beau Williams
Bonnie Pointer
Bombers
Brandi Wells
Breakwater
Brothers Johnson
Carol Douglas
Carol Lloyd
Carrie Lucas
Celi Bee
Cheri
Cory Daye
Crown Heights Affair
D-Train
David Christie
David Simmons (2)
Dazz Band
Deborah Washington
Déjà
Delores Hall
Deniece Williams
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Dynasty
Ebonee Webb
Eddie Drennon & The B.B.S. Unlimited
Eugene Record
Fever (3)
Freddie James
Gavin Christopher
Goodie
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Harry Thumann
Heatwave
Hot Chocolate
Juicy
K.I.D.
Kano
Karen Silver
Kashif
Kat Mandu
Klymaxx
Lanier & Co
Larry Graham
Lawrence Hilton Jacobs
Lipps, Inc.
Loose Ends
Marc Sadane
Massada (2)
Michael Wycoff
Montana
Mtume
Mystic Merlin
Nu Shooz
Odyssey (2)
One Way
Pattie Brooks
Phyllis Hyman
Platypus (2)
Pockets
Poussez!
Ray Parker Jr.
Saint Tropez
Saturday Night Band
Shades Of Lace
Shotgun (2)
Skool Boyz
Skyy
Southroad Connection
Stacy Lattisaw
The Chaplin Band
The Michael Zager Band
The Mike Theodore Orchestra
The S.O.S. Band
The Trammps
Theo Vaness
Two Tons O' Fun
Ullanda McCullough
Ultimate (3)
Vivien Vee
Windjammer
Zapp

Mission completed:
A Taste Of Honey
Afterbach
Alfie Silas
Alvin Fields
Anita Ward
Apollonia
Apollonia 6
Atkins
Atlantic Starr
Aurra
Autumn (2)
Barbara Mitchell
Beverly Johnson (2)
Bobby Nunn
Boys Town Gang
Brass Construction
Broadway (5)
Bruce Fisher
Bumblebee Unlimited
Cappuccino (2)
Cashmere (2)
Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch
Centerfold (3)
Central Line
Change
Cheyenne (2)
Chic
Chops (2)
Chuck Jackson (2)
C.J. & Co
City Limits
Coffee
Cold Fire (2)
Collage (3)
Constellation Orchestra
Creme D'Cocoa
Daniel Sahuleka
Danny Johnson (2)
David Joseph
DeBarge
Debbie Jacobs
Delegation
Dennis Edwards
Direct Current
Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band
Don Ray
Donna Allen
Dreamboy (3)
Dunn & Bruce Street
East Coast
Eddy & The Soulband
El DeBarge
Enchantment
Family Brown
Fantastique
Fantasy (2)
Feel (3)
Felix & Jarvis
Fern Kinney
Fingers (7)
Finished Touch
Five Special
Flashlight (2)
Fonzi Thornton
Forecast
Frankie Smith
French Kiss (2)
Frisky (3)
Funk Deluxe
Future World Orchestra
Gary's Gang
Gene Dunlap & The Gene Dunlap Band
Gino Soccio
Goody Goody
Gotham Flasher
GQ
Grady Harrell
Greg Phillinganes
Grey And Hanks
Heat (6)
Hi Gloss
Hi-Tension
High Fashion
Hot Blood
Howard Johnson
Ian Foster
Incorporated Thang Band
James Robinson
Janice McClain
Jeanie Tracy
Jerry Knight
Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Jimmy Ross
John & Arthur Simms
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
John White (2)
Johnny Bristol
Johnny Kemp
Karen Young
Keith Patrick
Khemistry (2) (Reissue)
Kinsman Dazz
Kleeer
Klique
Kopper (2)
L.A. Boppers
Lakeside
Lemon
Leon Bryant
Lillo Thomas
The Limit (2)
Lipstique (2)
Locksmith
Loose Change
Love & Kisses
Love De-Luxe
Love Unlimited
Love Unlimited Orchestra
Macho
Madame X
Mary Jane Girls
Marz (2)
Mason (3)
Mass Production
Maurice Starr
McFadden & Whitehead
Merge (2)
Metropolis (5)
MFSB
Michael Henderson
Michael Lovesmith
Michele
Mico Wave
Mighty Fire
Mission (2)
Musique
Network (2) (Reissue)
Nick Straker & Nick Straker Band
Norma Jean Wright
O'Bryan
Ollie Baba
Ottawan
Ozone (5)
Paul Laurence
Peter Brown (2)
Peter Jacques Band
Phil Fearon & Galaxy
Philadelphia International All Stars
Phyllis St. James
Planet Patrol
Plush
Positive Express
Positive Force
Prince Charles And The City Beat Band
Princess
Rafael Cameron
Ramp (3)
Raydio
Rebbie Jackson
René & Angela
René Moore
Revanche
Ritz
Rod
Rufus & Chaka Khan
Sassafras (3)
Search (4)
Second Image
Secret Weapon (2)
Serge Ponsar
Sharon Redd
Sheila & B. Devotion
Sister Sledge
Sonny Charles
Southern Exposure
Spargo
Stargard
Starpoint
Sticky Fingers (2)
Sting (2)
Stratavarious
Sweat Band
T-Connection
T.S. Monk
Tawatha
Terri Wells
The Atlanta Disco Band
The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
The Conway Brothers
The Jammers
The Main Attraction (5)
The Players Association
The Reddings
The Ritchie Family
The Salsoul Orchestra
The Strikers
The True Reflection
Theodore Life
Theresa
THP Orchestra
Total Contrast
Tuxedo Junction
Twin Image
Twennynine With Lenny White
Tyrone Brunson
Unlimited Touch
Ubiquity (4)
Udell Anderson
Unlimited Touch
Unyque
Val Young
Vanity
Vanity 6
Venus Dodson
Vicki Sue Robinson
Vitamin E (3)
Willie Collins
Wynd Chymes
Xavier (2)
Yarbrough & Peoples
Young & Company
Yvonne Fair
Yvonne Gage
Zinc (2)

Of all the artists above my favourite:
Female vocalist = Sharon Redd
Male vocalists = Johnny Bristol - Ronnie Dyson - Johnnie Taylor
Duo = McFadden & Whitehead
Group = Bar-Kays
Bassists = Michael Henderson - Bernard Edwards
Guitarist and composer = Prince