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Revision as of 13:45, 7 August 2010

Key Worldwide Pressing Plants through the Late 1980s
Built By / Subsequent Owners CC Location CDs Online Closed Notes
AmericanHelix / Kao Infosystems (1993) / Dering Corp. US Lancaster, Pennsylvania &19871987 n/a
Capitol-EMI US Jacksonville, Illinois &1986-12aQ4 1986 ?
CBS / Sony Disc Manufacturing US Pitman, New Jersey &1988?1988? ? Converted LP plant.
CBS/Sony / DADC JP Shizuoka? &1982?1982? ?
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 &1984-09-2121 Sep 1984 n/a 12 presses a/o late 1986
Disc Mfg., Inc. US ? ? ? ?
Discovery Systems (bankrupt) / Metatek (1989) US Dublin, Ohio &1986-12aQ4 1986 &19881988 CD-ROM only 1989+
Disctek / Disctronics (mid-1987) UK Horsham, West Sussex &1986-07-011 Jul 1986 ?
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 ?? &1984-12aBy late 1984 ?
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 ?
Matsushita-Technics JP ? &1984-12aBy late 1984 ?
Mayking UK Battersea &1992-06aSummer 1992 ?
Memory-Tech Corporation JP ? &1986-09Sep 1986 ? Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
Memory-Tech Inc. / Disctronics / U-TECH Dallas US Plano, Texas &1987-06aQ2? 1987 ?
MPO/Mayking FR Averton, Mayenne &1984-12Dec 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 ? &1983-12a 1983? ?
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC US King's Mountain, North Carolina &1986-12aQ4 1986/Q1 1987 ?
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC UK Blackburn, England ?? &2009-12-31 31 Dec 2009
Pilz GmbH. US Concordville, Pennsylvania &1993-07Jul 1993 &1996-09aQ3 1996
PolyGram / PDO / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC DE Hanover, Niedersachsen &1982-08-17 17 Aug 1982 ?
Praxis Technologies CA Mississauga, Ontario &1986-06aQ2 1986 ?
Sanyo JP ? &1984-12aBy late 1984 ?
Sanyo US Richmond, Indiana &1987-06aQ2? 1987 ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Kennebunk, Maine &1986?1986? ?
SHAPE Optimedia / DOCData / U.S. Optical Disc US Sanford, Maine &1986-12a1986? ?
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 / Record Service GmbH. DE ? ? ?
Toshiba-EMI / Toemi Media Solutions JP Gotemba, Shizuoka &1984-12aBy late 1984 ?
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 / Specialty Records Corp. US Olyphant, Pennsylvania &1986-12aQ4 1986 ?