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! Built By !! CC !! Location !! Opened !! Closed !! Notes
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| Capitol-EMI || US || Jacksonville, Illinois || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
| Capitol-EMI || align="center" | US || Jacksonville, Illinois || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
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| CBS || US || Pitman, New Jersey || 1988? || ? || Formerly a vinyl pressing plant
| CBS || align="center" | US || Pitman, New Jersey || 1988? || ? || Formerly a vinyl pressing plant
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| CBS/Sony || JP || Shizuoka? || 1982?? || ? || Became DADC
| CBS/Sony || align="center" | JP || Shizuoka? || 1982?? || ? || Became DADC
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| Cinram || CA || Scarborough, Ontario || 1986 Q2 || ? ||
| Cinram || align="center" | CA || Scarborough, Ontario || 1986 Q2 || ? ||
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| Cinram || CA || ?? || 1987 Q1?? || ? ||
| Cinram || align="center" | CA || ?? || 1987 Q1?? || ? ||
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| Denon America || US || Madison, Georgia || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
| Denon America || align="center" | US || Madison, Georgia || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
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| Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) || AT || Salzburg || 1987? || ? ||
| [[Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)]] || align="center" | AT || Salzburg || 1987? || ? ||
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| Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) || US || Terre Haute, IN || 1985? || ? || 12 presses a/o late 1986
| [[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
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| Discovery Systems || US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
| Discovery Systems || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
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| Disctek || UK || Southern England? || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? || ? ||
| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Southern England? || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? || ? ||
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| [[Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)]] || CA || Drummondville, Quebec || 1987? || ?
| [[Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)]] || align="center" | CA || Drummondville, Quebec || 1987? || ?
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| DOCDisc || NL || ? || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
| DOCDisc || align="center" | NL || ? || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
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| EMI || UK || Swindon || 1986-05-15 || ? ||
| EMI || align="center" | UK || Swindon || 1986-05-15 || ? ||
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| EVGA || NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
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| ICM || SZ || ?? || 1985-10 || ? ||
| ICM || align="center" | SZ || ?? || 1985-10 || ? ||
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| JVC || JP || ?? || ? || ? ||
| JVC || align="center" | JP || ?? || ? || ? ||
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| JVC || US || Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 1987 Q1 || ? ||
| JVC || align="center" | US || Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 1987 Q1 || ? ||
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| Koch Digitaldisc || AT || ? || 1986 Q1? || ? ||
| Koch Digitaldisc || align="center" | AT || ? || 1986 Q1? || ? ||
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| LaserVideo, Inc. || US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Anaheim, California || 1983-11 || ? ||
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| Memory-Tech Inc. || US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
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| MPO || FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
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| Nimbus || UK || Wystone Leys, Wales || 1984 Q4? || ? ||
| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
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| Nimbus || UK || Cwmbran, Wales || 1987? || ? ||
| Nimbus || align="center" | UK || Wystone Leys, Wales || 1984 Q4? || ? ||
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| Nimbus || US || Greene County, Virginia || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| Nimbus || align="center" | UK || Cwmbran, Wales || 1987? || ? ||
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| Nippon Columbia (Denon) || JP || ? || ? || ?
| Nimbus || align="center" | US || Greene County, Virginia || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
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| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || US || King's Mountain, North Carolina || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1 || ? || Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC)
| Nippon Columbia (Denon) || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
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| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || UK || [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] || ?? || ?? || Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC)
| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | US || [[Kings Mountain, North Carolina (PDO)|King's Mountain, North Carolina]] || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1 || ? || Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC), Universal Manufacturing
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| PolyGram || DE || Hanover || 1983? || ? || Transferred to PDO, 1986
| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | UK || [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] || ?? || ?? || Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC), Universal Manufacturing
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| Praxis Technologies || CA || Mississauga, Ontario || 1986 Q2 || ? ||  
| PolyGram || align="center" | DE || Hanover || 1983? || ? || Transferred to PDO, 1986
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| Sanyo || JP || ? || ? || ? ||
| Praxis Technologies || align="center" | CA || Mississauga, Ontario || 1986 Q2 || ? ||  
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| Sanyo || US || Richmond, Indiana || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| Sanyo || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
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| Shape Optimedia || US || Kennebunkport, Maine || 1986? || ? ||
| Sanyo || align="center" | US || Richmond, Indiana || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
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| Sonopress || DE || Gutersloh || 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? || ? ||
| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Kennebunk/Sanford, Maine || 1986? || ? ||
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| TELDEC || DE || ? || ? || ? || Became Record Service GmbH.
| Sonopress || align="center" | DE || Gutersloh || 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? || ? ||
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| Toshiba-EMI || JP || ? || ? || ?
| TELDEC || align="center" | DE || ? || ? || ? || Became Record Service GmbH.
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| [[Virgin Megastore, London, England|Virgin Megastore]] || UK || London || ? || ? ||
| Toshiba-EMI || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
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| WEA || DE || Alsdorf || 1987? || ? ||
| [[Virgin Megastore, London, England|Virgin Megastore]] || align="center" | UK || London || ? || ? ||
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| WEA || US || [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania (WEA)|Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
| WEA || align="center" | DE || Alsdorf || 1987? || ? ||
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| WEA || align="center" | US || [[Olyphant, Pennsylvania (WEA)|Olyphant, Pennsylvania]] || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
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Revision as of 14:47, 6 June 2010

Key Worldwide Pressing Plants through the Late 1980s
Built By CC Location Opened Closed Notes
Capitol-EMI US Jacksonville, Illinois 1986 Q4 ?
CBS US Pitman, New Jersey 1988? ? Formerly a vinyl pressing plant
CBS/Sony JP Shizuoka? 1982?? ? Became DADC
Cinram CA Scarborough, Ontario 1986 Q2 ?
Cinram CA ?? 1987 Q1?? ?
Denon America US Madison, Georgia 1987 Q1? ?
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) AT Salzburg 1987? ?
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) US Terre Haute, Indiana 1984-09 n/a 12 presses a/o late 1986
Discovery Systems US Dublin, Ohio 1986 Q4? ?
Disctek UK Southern England? 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? ?
Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc) CA Drummondville, Quebec 1987? ?
DOCDisc NL ? 1986 Q4? ?
EMI UK Swindon 1986-05-15 ?
EVGA NO Telemark 1987? ?
ICM SZ ?? 1985-10 ?
JVC JP ?? ? ?
JVC US Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1987 Q1 ?
Koch Digitaldisc AT ? 1986 Q1? ?
LaserVideo, Inc. US Anaheim, California 1983-11 ?
LaserVideo, Inc. US Huntsville, Alabama 1987 Q1? ?
Memory-Tech Inc. US Plano, Texas 1987 Q2? ?
MPO FR Normandy 1984 Q4 ?
Nimbus UK Wystone Leys, Wales 1984 Q4? ?
Nimbus UK Cwmbran, Wales 1987? ?
Nimbus US Greene County, Virginia 1987 Q2? ?
Nippon Columbia (Denon) JP ? ? ?
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) US King's Mountain, North Carolina 1986 Q4/1987 Q1 ? Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC), Universal Manufacturing
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) UK Blackburn, England ?? ?? Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC), Universal Manufacturing
PolyGram DE Hanover 1983? ? Transferred to PDO, 1986
Praxis Technologies CA Mississauga, Ontario 1986 Q2 ?
Sanyo JP ? ? ?
Sanyo US Richmond, Indiana 1987 Q2? ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Kennebunk/Sanford, Maine 1986? ?
Sonopress DE Gutersloh 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? ?
TELDEC DE ? ? ? Became Record Service GmbH.
Toshiba-EMI JP ? ? ?
Virgin Megastore UK London ? ?
WEA DE Alsdorf 1987? ?
WEA US Olyphant, Pennsylvania 1986 Q4 ?
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