star_man_20

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https://www.discogs.com/lists/US-Canada-Digital-Media-Manufacturing-Plants/832372
https://www.discogs.com/lists/C-S-American-Digital-Media-Manufacturing-Plants/834781
https://www.discogs.com/lists/European-Digital-Media-Manufacturing-Plants/835405
https://www.discogs.com/lists/Asian-ANZAC-Digital-Media-Manufacturing-Plants/835984

https://www.discogs.com/lists/Digital-Media-with-Pressing-Plant-ID/799606
https://www.discogs.com/lists/Known-Brokers/808951

https://www.discogs.com/lists/Texas-Recording-Studios/836395
https://www.discogs.com/lists/Texas-Live-Venues/854662
https://www.discogs.com/lists/San-Antonio-Blues-Society-Member/1232846

https://web.archive.org/web/20220526175341/https://reference.discogs.com/wiki/packaging

Since I have to frequently refer to them, please read the following threads:
🞶 Using the Stereo tag on stereo releases
🞶 Identifying Pressing Plant in FTF when multiple pressings w/ same Cat# exist
🞶 Changing the established way Variants are displayed is incorrect per current guidance.
🞶 Please do not re-number variants.
🞶 Do not duplicate Variants to create a "package variant".

These releases aren't added to Discogs yet, but if it's something you want to add to your order, let me know and I will submit the release and list my copy. Star_Man_20's Pending Submissions

Cinram plants:
🞶 Cinram Richmond Label Profile Update proposal
🞶 The Cinram Richmond clarification and tidy-up page
🞶 Cinram plants & a breakdown of a Cinram matrix.
🞶 List of Cinram Client ID numbers.

I add "XXX Pressing" in the FTF when there are several manufacturers for U.S. releases with the same catalog number.

Discussions on CD plant identification:
🞶 List of /CA manufacturers
CMCA is Cinram, Anaheim, CA?: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/848077
Technicolor, Olyphant, PA?: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/833273
Whyn Communication, Inc. https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/823687

Misc CD plant discussions:
Post-DMI Cinram Anaheim and Huntsville: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/850834
EDC pressings with UML moulds: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/812759
PMDC-UML: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/814090
Sonopress USA: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/827516
WEA Olyphant vs WEA Commerce: https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/824863
Technidisc https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/820394

About me

Local Interest: Texas Independent and Self Releases

Currently mentoring: <no one> :(

Current Discogs database update projects and interests:
1) The Cinram Richmond clarification and tidy-up page
2) EDC Pressing, UML mould oddities & UML Pressing, PMDC Leftovers
3) Direct Marketing Music Clubs Group
4) Release page improvements (just a place to jot ideas at the moment - nothing serious)

Achieved has "★"
Currently working on has "►"
Not currently working on has "◄"

Collection in Discogs (updated 2022-03-24):
► Add all CDs in collection: 2,295 of 2,319
► Add CD want list from Amazon to Discogs: Pending

Discogs Milestones:
Currently top contributor #475 (as of 2024-04-29)
★ Reached ranked contributor status on: 2020-06-02.
★ Reached top 4,000: Achieved on 2020-07-26
★ Reached top 3,000: Achieved on 2020-12-04
★ Reached top 2,000: Achieved on 2021-04-21
★ Reached top 1,000: Achieved on 2021-12-03
★ Reached top 750: Achieved on 2022-04-15
★ Reached top 500: Achieved on 2023-03-11
► Reached top 250: Pending
◄ Reached top 100: Pending
◄ Reached top 50: Pending

★ Rank Points (5,000): Achieved on 2020-07-26
★ Rank Points (10,000): Achieved on 2021-03-11
★ Rank Points (15,000): Achieved on 2021-08-13
★ Rank Points (20,000): Achieved on 2021-11-17
★ Rank Points (25,000): Achieved on 2022-03-24
★ Rank Points (30,000): Achieved on 2022-05-28
★ Rank Points (35,000): Achieved on 2023-01-22
★ Rank Points (40,000): Achieved on 2023-09-03
★ Rank Points (45,000): Achieved on 2024-11-23
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★ Submissions (200): Achieved on 2020-05-30 with God Lives Underwater - God Lives Underwater.
★ Submissions (250): Achieved on 2020-07-01 with Toy Subs - Vim Fuego.
★ Submissions (300): Achieved on 2020-08-31 with Dexter Freebish - Another World
★ Submissions (400): Achieved on 2020-12-16 with Christopher Franke - Babylon 5: Z'Ha'Dum
★ Submissions (500): Achieved on 2021-02-27 with Cool For August - Grand World
★ Submissions (600): Achieved on 2021-07-08 with Christopher Franke - Babylon 5: Walkabout
★ Submissions (700): Achieved on 2021-09-16 with Toy Subs - Vodka Sonic
★ Submissions (800): Achieved on 2021-10-11 with Kevin Hart - Let Me Explain (Witness The Rise Of A Legend)
★ Submissions (900): Achieved on 2021-11-09 with Type O Negative - The Least Worst Of
★ Submissions (1,000): Achieved on 2021-12-22 with Next Big Something - Next Big Something
★ Submissions (1,250): Achieved on 2022-03-29 with FourSideCircle - Figure 1-A
★ Submissions (1,500): Achieved on 2022-05-27 with Jeff Dunham - All Over The Map
★ Submissions (1,750): Achieved on 2023-02-06 with Matthew Stover Read By Jonathan Davis (15) - Star Wars: Episode III Revenge Of The Sith
★ Submissions (2,000): Achieved on 2024-04-29 with Gabriel Iglesias - The Fluffy Movie (Extended Edition)
► Submissions (2,250): Pending
◄ Submissions (2,500): Pending
◄ Submissions (2,750): Pending
◄ Submissions (3,000): Pending