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You can't be a serious person if you have less than five hundred records. (Nick Hornby, High Fidelity)

If it not listed for sale, IT'S NOT FOR SALE!! Please, no unsolicited requests.

Guidelines changes thread:
https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/356624#7457043

Warner Bros. label history:
http://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides/warnerbros..php
WEA Music label history:
http://businessprofiles.com/details/wea-music-of-canada-ltd/CA-641006

Music World mag
https://3345.ca/music-world-magazine/

Electra:
http://www.bsnpubs.com/elektra/elektra60000.html

Motown:
http://www.bsnpubs.com/motown/motown/motown.html

Canadian versions:
http://www.jerryosborne.com/canada.pdf

Nfld Discography help:
https://capelin.library.mun.ca/v/nlsound/127

Label variations
http://www.cvinyl.com/labelguides-alpha.php
http://www.vinylbeat.com/cgi-bin/labelfocus.cgi?label=WARNER+BROS.+(WB)&label_section=V,W,X

Canadian Ramones:
http://ramonesonvinyl.blogspot.ca/2013/12/how-to-indentify-canadian-pressings.html

Packaging:
https://reference.discogs.com/wiki/packaging

Beatles labels:
http://www.capitol6000.com/labels.html

Printing Companies
https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/387385

Sleeve Types:
http://wiki.discogs.com/index.php/Packaging#Sleeves_.28.26_Other_Vinyl_Housings.29

Elvis Canadian releases:
http://www.elvisrecords.us/the-elvis-presley-canadian-lp-discography/

Frank Zappa:
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=64

Pink Floyd:
http://pinkfloydarchives.com/DiscTOC.htm

Great Links:
http://www.discogs.com/user/mossinterest

Strikethru:
http://adamvarga.com/strike/

Formatting:
https://support.discogs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007331734-How-Can-I-Format-Text-

Runout groove info:
https://www.discogs.com/group/thread/809508

Runout Groove Forum:
https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/810326

Optimal
https://www.discogs.com/label/313190-Optimal-Media-GmbH

Celebrate
https://www.discogs.com/label/416100-Celebrate-Records-GmbH

Mastering Engineers
https://www.discogs.com/lists/Mastering-Engineers/273599?page=1

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Allied Record Company and/or Sheffield Mastering Lab
Records pressed here can be identified by the Allied topless lowercase 'ɑ' logo stamped in the runout groove area. A manufacturer matrix number usually follows the logo (B-00000 on LP/12" and R-00000 on 7", or K-00000 on 7" circa 1975). The processing of lacquer disc 'metalwork' / 'plating' was often subcontracted out to Sheffield Lab Matrix and is denoted by a "SLM △ 00000" / "SLM △ 00000-X" or just △ 00000 etching in the matrix/runout area (...sometimes appears without the SLM part).
Sheffield Lab Matrix - Δ16112
NOTE: the Allied machine stamped logo in the runout etchings can be easily mistaken for a "Q" or a "Ω", but is actually the lower case 'ɑ'

Printed by:
SPC Litho in Canada: Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
ER - Ever Reddy
Parr's, PP - Parr's
MG - Modern Graphics
DJ - DJ (2)

Pressing Plants
The pressing plants and their codes;
AR: Allied Record Company, Los Angeles, California - Allied Record Company
BW: Bestway Plastics, Mountainside, New Jersey - Bestway Plastics
CL-CP or no code: Columbia, Terre Haute, Indiana - Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
CT: Columbia, Bridgeport, Connecticut - Columbia, Bridgeport, Connecticut
LY: Shelly Products, Huntington Station, New York - Shelly Products
MO: Monarch Records, Los Angeles, California - Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
PL: Plastic Products, Memphis, Tennessee - Plastic Products
PR: Presswell Company, Ancora, New Jersey - Presswell
RI: PRC Recording Industry Products, Richmond, Indiana - PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
SP: Specialty Products, Olyphant, Pennsylvania - Specialty Records Corporation
MPO - MPO
R - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway

CR or CI - Cinram
C or CO - CBS Records Canada, Ltd.
Q- Quality Records Limited
R - RCA Records Pressing Plant, Smiths Falls, Ontario
I - Impact Records Mfg. Co. Of Canada
-K- Keel Record Mfg. Of Canada Limited
1Y, 2Y or L - London Records Of Canada (1967) Ltd.
CRC (in runouts) - CRC Records Ltd.
PS - The Compo Company Ltd.

"Winchester Logo" —◄
Pressed or Manufactured - Precision Record Pressing 10-83451
Pressed By – GZ Media – 145984E
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 25040
Pallas - -32320-
Customatrix - ㅇ- Mastered at
Canada Boy Vinyl CBV
Rainbo Records – S-98587
United Record Pressing = Ⓤ
Record Technology Incorporated - 25432.1(2). .
G M = Lacquer Cut At RCA Victor Studios, Montreal
SNB in runout: https://www.discogs.com/label/355111-Disques-SNB-Lt%C3%A9e
DM or CRC in runout. Don Mills. Pressed by CBS Records Canada Ltd. https://www.discogs.com/label/138683-CBS-Records-Canada-Ltd
JW - Joe Webster (2)
22, 33, 44, 66 etched = pressed by All Disc Records, Inc.
GR - Pressed by Golden Record Manufacturing Ltd.
AT = Mastered at Atlantic Studios
AT/GP (handwritten) = mastered by George Piros at Atlantic
AT/DK (handwritten) = mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic
ATLANTIC STUDIOS DK (stamped) = mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic
ABS = Alex Sadkin
ab or AB = Abbey Record Manufacturing Co., Inc.
⍺ʙ = Al Brown (5)
BDI or B.D.I. = Brian Ingoldsby
EDP [in oval] = Europadisk Pressing & Mastering
Ⓕ = Fidelatone Mfg.
PR or PRC or (PR) = Philips Recording Company, Inc. (prior '73) PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN (10/72)
LW or LWP = Longwear Plating (maker of metal parts from lacquers) Enter as "Mastered At"
♡POGO = Keith Olsen's Pogologo, Inc. (Productions)
Porky or Porky Prime Cut = George Peckham
Pecko Duck = George Peckham
sƒ = Sam Feldman
RL = Bob Ludwig
LB = Larry Boden
LH = Lee Hulko
"ɑ" looks like Q = Allied Record Company (usually followed by B-#####)
MG = MGM Records Division in Bloomfield, NJ (Pressing)
AMP = ABC-Paramount
𝒜ℛP = American Record Pressing Co.
M = Mercury
MR = Mercury Record Manufacturing Company
RCA = RCA Victor
◈-P-◈ = MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
回-G-回 = MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville ⧈-̶G̶-̶⧈
◎—∈—◎ = MCA Records (Canada)
G or G1= Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
✲ or ☆ (prior to '64) = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Lathe similar to ☖ (prior to '64), IAM in triangle = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
—◁ = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
RG = Rob Grenell, mastering engineer for Atlantic in the late 60's
GK = Gilbert Kong
"cg" + "☮" = Chris Gehringer
GF = Greg Fulginiti, of Artisan Sound Recorders
◵ graphic of a disc and radius gauge for the A in Artisan Sound Recorders
R3 or R4 = Mastered at Rainbo Records (on Capitol Pressing)
︵︵〰༼ -(birds) or メ or ❀、= Brian Gardner
DT = Dave Travis
DC, whereas D is incorporated into the top of the C (usually associated with Masterdisk) = Dave Crawford (2)
RJ = Ray Janos
AZ CB = Chris Bellman at Allen Zentz Mastering
JG = John Golden
JJ = John Johnson (3)
SM = Stephen Marcussen
MF = Mike Fuller
BK = Bill Kipper
McM = Ron McMaster at EMI NY
SH = Steve Hall
H.W. = Howie Weinberg
TJ = Ted Jensen
RB = Ron Boustead (Precision)
SG = Steve Guy
Chet = Chet Bennett
RAYS = Ray Staff at Trident Studios, London
JG♡ = Joe Gastwirt
TLC = The Lacquer Channel
FW Ѽ or FWNY = Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
GOL = Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
SON or Son = Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
CSB ♪♪ = Carlton Batts (usually with F/W)
PP = Plastic Products
TD = Terry Dunavan
ESR = Elektra Sound Recorders
GC, ℊc, ☆ or ⚾ (Baseball looking symbol) next to Sterling = Greg Calbi
Ƨ = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
ELA (followed by delta#) = Electrosound Los Angeles
ℰMW = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
WM (W integrated atop M stamp) or (ᵛᵛ) = Wakefield Manufacturing
⋐riteriɑ = Criteria Recording Studios
ʙʟ⍂ɪʀ or ʙʟ△ɪʀ = Chris Blair (mastering)
dg = David Gold (3) (Gold Star Studios)
HERbiE :^) = Herb Powers Jr. (mastering)
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K = Randy Kling (mastering)
WMℰ = Mack Evans
ℐ⍺ = Jack Adelman
DWJ = Darrell Johnson
ACR = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Smiths Falls, Ontario
ℰcK = Ralph Eck
¢ = Tom Coyne
SMK (etched) = Sound Makers
THE WASP = Martin Birch
TS = Tommy Simmes
WSS = Woodland Studios
SJR = Stuart J. Romaine
TSM or TƧM (looks like TZM) = True Sound Manufacturing Corp.
US⦾ = United Sound (3)
m w/ T rising from atop, similar to ⭄ = Mastertone Studio

Grey label, black WB Shield, WB in gold print # 1200 - approx. 1470
Same, but in white print # 1470 - 1615
Gold Label # 1616 - 1737 (last spotted gold label)
Green Label, Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, W7 logo # 1738 - 1834
Green Label, Warner Bros. Records. w/ WB Shield # 1835 - 2692 (last spotted green label)
Palm Trees Label NO ADDRESS at bottom # 2693 - 2865
Palm Trees Label 3300 Warner Blvd. # 2866 - 3180
Cream Label w/lines and address in perimeter # 3181 - ?
Cream Label no lines everything since 1983

Source: Joe Lindsay's ''Record Label Guide'' and Raymond Dumont's collection.