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| AmericanHelix || align="center" | US || [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania (American Helix)|Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] || 1987 || n/a || Bought by Kao Infosystems in 1993; now Dering Corp.
| AmericanHelix || align="center" | US || [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania (American Helix)|Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] || {{sms|1987}}1987 || n/a || Bought by Kao Infosystems in 1993; now Dering Corp.
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| Capitol-EMI || align="center" | US || Jacksonville, Illinois || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
| Capitol-EMI || align="center" | US || Jacksonville, Illinois || {{sms|1986-12a}}Q4 1986 || ? ||
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| CBS || align="center" | US || Pitman, New Jersey || 1988? || ? || Vinyl plant through late 1986; converted
| CBS || align="center" | US || Pitman, New Jersey || {{sms|1988?}}1988? || ? || Vinyl plant through late 1986; converted
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| CBS/Sony || align="center" | JP || Shizuoka? || 1982?? || ? || Became DADC
| CBS/Sony || align="center" | JP || Shizuoka? || {{sms|1982?}}1982? || ? || Became DADC
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| [[Cinram]] || align="center" | CA || [[Scarborough, Ontario (Cinram)|Scarborough, Ontario]] || 1986 Q2 || ? ||
| [[Cinram]] || align="center" | CA || [[Scarborough, Ontario (Cinram)|Scarborough, Ontario]] || {{sms|1986-06a}}Q2 1986 || ? ||
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| [[Cinram]] || align="center" | CA || ?? || 1987 Q1?? || ? ||
| [[Cinram]] || align="center" | CA || ?? || {{sms|1987-03a}}Q1? 1987 || ? ||
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| CTA Co. Ltd. || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
| CTA Co. Ltd. || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
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| Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
| Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
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| Denon America || align="center" | US || Madison, Georgia || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
| Denon America || align="center" | US || Madison, Georgia || {{sms|1987-03a}}Q1? 1987 || ? ||
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| [[Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)]] || align="center" | AT || Salzburg || 1987? || ? ||
| [[Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)]] || align="center" | AT || Salzburg || {{sms|1987?}}1987? || ? ||
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| [[Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)]] || align="center" | US || [[Terre Haute, Indiana (DADC)|Terre Haute, Indiana]] || 1984-09 || n/a || 12 presses a/o late 1986
| [[Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)]] || align="center" | US || [[Terre Haute, Indiana (DADC)|Terre Haute, Indiana]] || {{sms|1984-09}}Sep 1984 || n/a || 12 presses a/o late 1986
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| [[Discovery Systems]] || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || 1988 || Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
| [[Discovery Systems]] || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || {{sms|1986-12a}}Q4 1986 || {{sms|1988}}1988 || Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
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| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Horsham, West Sussex || 1986-07-01 || ? || Subsequent owners: Disctronics (mid-1987)
| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Horsham, West Sussex || {{sms|1986-07-01}}1 Jul 1986 || ? || Subsequent owners: Disctronics (mid-1987)
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| [[Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)]] || align="center" | CA || Drummondville, Quebec || 1987? || ?
| [[Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)]] || align="center" | CA || Drummondville, Quebec || {{sms|1987?}}1987? || ?
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| DOCDisc || align="center" | NL || ? || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
| DOCDisc || align="center" | NL || ? || {{sms|1986-12a}}Q4? 1986 || ? ||
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| EMI || align="center" | UK || [[Swindon, Wiltshire (EMI)|Swindon, Wiltshire]] || 1986-05-15 || ? ||
| EMI || align="center" | UK || [[Swindon, Wiltshire (EMI)|Swindon, Wiltshire]] || {{sms|1986-05-15}}15 May 1986 || ? ||
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| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || {{sms|1987?}}1987? || ? ||
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| Hauppage || align="center" | US || ? || Unconfirmed || ? ||
| Hauppage || align="center" | US || ? || Unconfirmed || ? ||
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| ICM || align="center" | SZ || ?? || 1985-10 || ? ||
| ICM || align="center" | SZ || ?? || {{sms|1985-10}}Oct 1985 || ? ||
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| JVC || align="center" | JP || ?? || ? || ? ||
| JVC || align="center" | JP || ?? || ? || ? ||
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| JVC || align="center" | US || Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 1987 Q1 || ? ||
| JVC || align="center" | US || Tuscaloosa, Alabama || {{sms|1987-03a}}Q1 1987 || ? ||
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| Kao Infosystems ||  align="center" | US || Fremont, California || 1994-04-01 || ? ||
| Kao Infosystems ||  align="center" | US || Fremont, California || {{sms|1994-04-01}}1 Apr 1994 || ? ||
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| Koch Digitaldisc || align="center" | AT || ? || 1986 Q1? || ? ||
| Koch Digitaldisc || align="center" | AT || ? || {{sms|1986-03a}}Q1? 1986 || ? ||
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| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Anaheim, California || 1983-11 || ? || Also produced LaserDiscs
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Anaheim, California || {{sms|1983-11}}Nov 1983 || ? || Also produced LaserDiscs
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| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1986-11 || ? ||
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || {{sms|1986-11}}Nov 1986 || ? ||
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| [[Memory-Tech Corporation]] || align="center" | JP || ? || 1986-09 || ? || Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
| [[Memory-Tech Corporation]] || align="center" | JP || ? || {{sms|1986-09}}Sep 1986 || ? || Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
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| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? || Subsequent owners: Disctronics, U-TECH Dallas
| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || {{sms|1987-06a}}Q2? 1987 || ? || Subsequent owners: Disctronics, U-TECH Dallas
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| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || {{sms|1984-12a}}Q4 1984 || ? ||
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| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | UK || Wyastone Leys, Wales || 1984-08 || ? ||
| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | UK || Wyastone Leys, Wales || {{sms|1984-08}}Aug 1984 || ? ||
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| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | UK || Cwmbran, Wales || 1986-09 || ? ||
| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | UK || Cwmbran, Wales || {{sms|1986-09}}Sep 1986 || ? ||
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| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | US || Greene County, Virginia || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | US || Greene County, Virginia || {{sms|1987-06a}}Q2? 1987 || ? ||
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| Nippon Columbia (Denon) || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
| Nippon Columbia (Denon) || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
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| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | US || [[Kings Mountain, North Carolina (PDO)|King's Mountain, North Carolina]] || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1 || ? || Subsequent owners: [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]], [[Universal Manufacturing]], [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]].
| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | US || [[Kings Mountain, North Carolina (PDO)|King's Mountain, North Carolina]] || {{sms|1986-12a}}Q4 1986/Q1 1987 || ? || Subsequent owners: [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]], [[Universal Manufacturing]], [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]].
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| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | UK || [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] || ?? || 2009-12-31 || Subsequent owners: [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]], [[Universal Manufacturing]], [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]].
| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | UK || [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] || ?? || {{sms|2009-12-31}} 31 Dec 2009 || Subsequent owners: [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]], [[Universal Manufacturing]], [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]].
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| Pilz GmbH. || align="center" | US || Concordville, Pennsylvania || 1993-07 || 1996 Q3 ||
| Pilz GmbH. || align="center" | US || Concordville, Pennsylvania || {{sms|1993-07}}Jul 1993 || {{sms|1996-09a}}Q3 1996 ||
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| PolyGram || align="center" | DE || Hanover, Niedersachsen || 1983? || ? ||  Subsequent owners: [[Philips and DuPont Optical|PDO]], [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]], [[Universal Manufacturing]], [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]].
| PolyGram || align="center" | DE || Hanover, Niedersachsen || {{sms|1983?}}1983? || ? ||  Subsequent owners: [[Philips and DuPont Optical|PDO]], [[PolyGram Music Distribution Co|PMDC]], [[Universal Manufacturing]], [[Entertainment Distribution Company|EDC]].
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| Praxis Technologies || align="center" | CA || Mississauga, Ontario || 1986 Q2 || ? ||  
| Praxis Technologies || align="center" | CA || Mississauga, Ontario || {{sms|1986-06a}}Q2 1986 || ? ||  
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| Sanyo || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
| Sanyo || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
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| Sanyo || align="center" | US || Richmond, Indiana || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| Sanyo || align="center" | US || Richmond, Indiana || {{sms|1987-06a}}Q2? 1987 || ? ||
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| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Kennebunk, Maine || 1986? || ? ||
| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Kennebunk, Maine || {{sms|1986?}}1986? || ? ||
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| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Sanford, Maine || Never opened? || ? ||
| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Sanford, Maine || Never opened? || ? ||
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| [[Sonopress]] || align="center" | DE || Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen || 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? || ? ||
| [[Sonopress]] || align="center" | DE || Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen || {{sms|1985-12a}}Q4 1985/Q1 1986? || ? ||
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| [[Sonopress]] || align="center" | US || Weaverville, North Carolina || 1991 || ? ||
| [[Sonopress]] || align="center" | US || Weaverville, North Carolina || {{sms|1991}}1991 || ? ||
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| Technidisc || align="center" | US || Troy, Michigan || ? || 1996-08-12 || Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs
| Technidisc || align="center" | US || Troy, Michigan || ? || {{sms|1996-08-12}}12 Aug 1996 || Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs
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| TELDEC || align="center" | DE || ? || ? || ? || Became Record Service GmbH.
| TELDEC || align="center" | DE || ? || ? || ? || Became Record Service GmbH.
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| [[Virgin Megastore, London, England|Virgin Megastore]] || align="center" | UK || London || ? || ? ||
| [[Virgin Megastore, London, England|Virgin Megastore]] || align="center" | UK || London || ? || ? ||
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| WEA || align="center" | DE || Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen || 1987? || ? ||
| WEA || align="center" | DE || Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen || {{sms|1987?}}1987? || ? ||
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| WEA || align="center" | US || [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania (WEA)|Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
| WEA || align="center" | US || [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania (WEA)|Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] || {{sms|1986-12a}}Q4 1986 || ? ||
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[[Category: Pressing plant]]
[[Category: Pressing plant]]

Revision as of 14:27, 13 June 2010

Key Worldwide Pressing Plants through the Late 1980s
Built By CC Location CDs Online Closed Notes
AmericanHelix US Lancaster, Pennsylvania &19871987 n/a Bought by Kao Infosystems in 1993; now Dering Corp.
Capitol-EMI US Jacksonville, Illinois &1986-12aQ4 1986 ?
CBS US Pitman, New Jersey &1988?1988? ? Vinyl plant through late 1986; converted
CBS/Sony JP Shizuoka? &1982?1982? ? Became DADC
Cinram CA Scarborough, Ontario &1986-06aQ2 1986 ?
Cinram CA ?? &1987-03aQ1? 1987 ?
CTA Co. Ltd. JP ? ? ?
Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. JP ? ? ?
Denon America US Madison, Georgia &1987-03aQ1? 1987 ?
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) AT Salzburg &1987?1987? ?
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) US Terre Haute, Indiana &1984-09Sep 1984 n/a 12 presses a/o late 1986
Discovery Systems US Dublin, Ohio &1986-12aQ4 1986 &19881988 Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
Disctek UK Horsham, West Sussex &1986-07-011 Jul 1986 ? Subsequent owners: Disctronics (mid-1987)
Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc) CA Drummondville, Quebec &1987?1987? ?
DOCDisc NL ? &1986-12aQ4? 1986 ?
EMI UK Swindon, Wiltshire &1986-05-1515 May 1986 ?
EVGA NO Telemark &1987?1987? ?
Hauppage US ? Unconfirmed ?
ICM SZ ?? &1985-10Oct 1985 ?
JVC JP ?? ? ?
JVC US Tuscaloosa, Alabama &1987-03aQ1 1987 ?
Kao Infosystems US Fremont, California &1994-04-011 Apr 1994 ?
Koch Digitaldisc AT ? &1986-03aQ1? 1986 ?
LaserVideo, Inc. US Anaheim, California &1983-11Nov 1983 ? Also produced LaserDiscs
LaserVideo, Inc. US Huntsville, Alabama &1986-11Nov 1986 ?
Memory-Tech Corporation JP ? &1986-09Sep 1986 ? Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
Memory-Tech Inc. US Plano, Texas &1987-06aQ2? 1987 ? Subsequent owners: Disctronics, U-TECH Dallas
MPO FR Normandy &1984-12aQ4 1984 ?
Nimbus UK Wyastone Leys, Wales &1984-08Aug 1984 ?
Nimbus UK Cwmbran, Wales &1986-09Sep 1986 ?
Nimbus US Greene County, Virginia &1987-06aQ2? 1987 ?
Nippon Columbia (Denon) JP ? ? ?
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) US King's Mountain, North Carolina &1986-12aQ4 1986/Q1 1987 ? Subsequent owners: PMDC, Universal Manufacturing, EDC.
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) UK Blackburn, England ?? &2009-12-31 31 Dec 2009 Subsequent owners: PMDC, Universal Manufacturing, EDC.
Pilz GmbH. US Concordville, Pennsylvania &1993-07Jul 1993 &1996-09aQ3 1996
PolyGram DE Hanover, Niedersachsen &1983?1983? ? Subsequent owners: PDO, PMDC, Universal Manufacturing, EDC.
Praxis Technologies CA Mississauga, Ontario &1986-06aQ2 1986 ?
Sanyo JP ? ? ?
Sanyo US Richmond, Indiana &1987-06aQ2? 1987 ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Kennebunk, Maine &1986?1986? ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Sanford, Maine Never opened? ?
Sonopress DE Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen &1985-12aQ4 1985/Q1 1986? ?
Sonopress US Weaverville, North Carolina &19911991 ?
Technidisc US Troy, Michigan ? &1996-08-1212 Aug 1996 Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs
TELDEC DE ? ? ? Became Record Service GmbH.
Toshiba-EMI JP Gotemba, Shizuoka ? ? Subsequent owner: Toemi Media Solutions
U.S. Digital Disc Corp. US The Bronx, New York Never opened? ? Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann
Virgin Megastore UK London ? ?
WEA DE Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen &1987?1987? ?
WEA US Olyphant, Pennsylvania &1986-12aQ4 1986 ?
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