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| Capitol-EMI || align="center" | US || Jacksonville, Illinois || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
| Capitol-EMI || align="center" | US || Jacksonville, Illinois || 1986 Q4 || ? ||
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| CBS || align="center" | US || Pitman, New Jersey || 1988? || ? || Formerly a vinyl pressing plant
| CBS || align="center" | US || Pitman, New Jersey || 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? || 1982?? || ? || Became DADC
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| Cinram || align="center" | CA || Scarborough, Ontario || 1986 Q2 || ? ||
| [[Cinram]] || align="center" | CA || [[Scarborough, Ontario (Cinram)|Scarborough, Ontario]] || 1986 Q2 || ? ||
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| Cinram || align="center" | CA || ?? || 1987 Q1?? || ? ||
| [[Cinram]] || align="center" | CA || ?? || 1987 Q1?? || ? ||
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| CTA Co. Ltd. || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ? ||
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| 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 || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
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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]] || 1984-09 || n/a || 12 presses a/o late 1986
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| Discovery Systems || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
| [[Discovery Systems]] || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || 1988 || Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
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| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Southern England? || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? || ? ||
| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Southern England? || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? || ? ||
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| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
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| Hauppage || align="center" | US || ? || Unconfirmed || ? ||
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| ICM || align="center" | SZ || ?? || 1985-10 || ? ||
| ICM || align="center" | SZ || ?? || 1985-10 || ? ||
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| Koch Digitaldisc || align="center" | AT || ? || 1986 Q1? || ? ||
| Koch Digitaldisc || align="center" | AT || ? || 1986 Q1? || ? ||
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| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Anaheim, California || 1983-11 || ? ||
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Anaheim, California || 1983-11 || ? || Also produced LaserDiscs
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| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1987 Q1? || ? ||
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1986-11 || ? ||
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| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
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| Mitsubishi || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
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| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
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| [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]] || align="center" | UK || [[Blackburn, England (PDO)|Blackburn, England]] || ?? || ?? || Became PolyGram Music Distribution Co. (PMDC), Universal Manufacturing
| [[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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| Pilz GmbH. || align="center" | US || Concordville, Pennsylvania || 1993-07 || 1996 Q3 ||
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| PolyGram || align="center" | DE || Hanover || 1983? || ? || Transferred to PDO, 1986
| PolyGram || align="center" | DE || Hanover || 1983? || ? || Transferred to PDO, 1986
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| Sanyo || align="center" | US || Richmond, Indiana || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| Sanyo || align="center" | US || Richmond, Indiana || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
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| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Kennebunk/Sanford, Maine || 1986? || ? ||
| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Kennebunk, Maine || 1986? || ? ||
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| Sonopress || align="center" | DE || Gutersloh || 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? || ? ||
| SHAPE Optimedia || align="center" | US || Sanford, Maine || Never opened? || ? ||
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| [[Sonopress]] || align="center" | DE || Gütersloh || 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? || ? ||
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| [[Sonopress]] || align="center" | US || Weaverville, North Carolina || 1991 || ? ||
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| Technidisc || align="center" | US || Troy, Michigan || ? || 1996-08-12 || 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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| Toshiba-EMI || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
| Toshiba-EMI || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
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| U.S. Digital Disc Corp. || align="center" | US || The Bronx, New York || Never opened? || ? || Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann
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| [[Virgin Megastore, London, England|Virgin Megastore]] || align="center" | UK || London || ? || ? ||
| [[Virgin Megastore, London, England|Virgin Megastore]] || align="center" | UK || London || ? || ? ||

Revision as of 19:54, 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? ? Vinyl plant through late 1986; converted
CBS/Sony JP Shizuoka? 1982?? ? Became DADC
Cinram CA Scarborough, Ontario 1986 Q2 ?
Cinram CA ?? 1987 Q1?? ?
CTA Co. Ltd. JP ? ? ?
Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. JP ? ? ?
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? 1988 Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
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? ?
Hauppage US ? Unconfirmed ?
ICM SZ ?? 1985-10 ?
JVC JP ?? ? ?
JVC US Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1987 Q1 ?
Koch Digitaldisc AT ? 1986 Q1? ?
LaserVideo, Inc. US Anaheim, California 1983-11 ? Also produced LaserDiscs
LaserVideo, Inc. US Huntsville, Alabama 1986-11 ?
Memory-Tech Inc. US Plano, Texas 1987 Q2? ?
Mitsubishi JP ? ? ?
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
Pilz GmbH. US Concordville, Pennsylvania 1993-07 1996 Q3
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, Maine 1986? ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Sanford, Maine Never opened? ?
Sonopress DE Gütersloh 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? ?
Sonopress US Weaverville, North Carolina 1991 ?
Technidisc US Troy, Michigan ? 1996-08-12 Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs
TELDEC DE ? ? ? Became Record Service GmbH.
Toshiba-EMI JP ? ? ?
U.S. Digital Disc Corp. US The Bronx, New York Never opened? ? Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann
Virgin Megastore UK London ? ?
WEA DE Alsdorf 1987? ?
WEA US Olyphant, Pennsylvania 1986 Q4 ?
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