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Discs with "VIRGIN MEGASTORE" in the matrix area of the hub were pressed at this facility.
Discs with "VIRGIN MEGASTORE" in the matrix area of the hub were pressed at this facility.
== Plant Location ==
14-16 Oxford Street (Bottom Floor), Westminster, London, UK. Established 198?; closed 199?.

Revision as of 12:20, 31 May 2010

Virgin Megastore, London, England
Location 14-16 Oxford Street (Bottom Floor), Westminster, London, UK
Online Unknown
Operators Unknown
Shutdown Unknown

The Virgin Megastore in London once included a CD manufacturing facility (!). Virgin founder/impresario Richard Branson believed this was a great opportunity for music buyers to see how CDs were made. Unfortunately for Branson, there are far more financially-productive ways to use retail space you're paying Oxford Street rents for. CD manufacturing is not a particularly interesting process to watch, and unlike Krispy Kreme donuts (which are often made in "showroom" facilities inside their stores), there's not much difference between a CD that's hot off the press and one that's been sitting around for a while.

Discs with "VIRGIN MEGASTORE" in the matrix area of the hub were pressed at this facility.