| Built By / Subsequent Owners |
CC |
Location |
Online |
Closed |
Notes
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| Americ Disc Inc.
|
US
|
Miami, FL
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Bought by MPO International
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| AmericanHelix / Kao Infosystems (1993) / Dering Corp.
|
US
|
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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&198706991987
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still open
|
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| ASR Recording Services
|
US
|
Canoga Park, CA
|
tbd (1990s?)
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| AstralTech
|
US
|
Boca Raton, FL
|
tbd (1990s?)
|
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| Capitol-EMI
|
US
|
Jacksonville, Illinois
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&19861299Q4 1986
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| CBS / Sony Disc Manufacturing
|
US
|
Pitman, New Jersey
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&19880699ca. 1988
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Converted LP plant.
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| CBS/Sony / DADC
|
JP
|
Shizuoka?
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&19820999Q3 1982
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| Cinram
|
CA
|
Scarborough, Ontario
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&19860699Q2 1986
|
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| Cinram
|
CA
|
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&19870399Q1? 1987
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| CTA Co. Ltd.
|
JP
|
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|
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|
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| Daio Kosan Co. Ltd.
|
JP
|
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|
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|
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| Denon America
|
US
|
Madison, Georgia
|
&19870399Q1? 1987
|
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|
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| Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)
|
AT
|
Salzburg
|
&19870699ca. 1987
|
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| Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC)
|
US
|
Terre Haute, Indiana
|
&1984092121 Sep 1984
|
still open
|
12 presses a/o late 1986
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| Discovery Systems (bankrupt) / Metatek (1989)
|
US
|
Dublin, Ohio
|
&19861299Q4 1986
|
&198806991988
|
CD-ROM only 1989+
|
| Disctek / Disctronics (mid-1987)
|
UK
|
Horsham, West Sussex
|
&198607011 Jul 1986
|
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| Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)
|
CA
|
Drummondville, Quebec
|
&19870699ca. 1987
|
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|
Acquired by MPO International
|
| DOCDisc
|
NL
|
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|
&19861299Q4? 1986
|
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|
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| EMI
|
UK
|
Swindon, Wiltshire
|
&1986051515 May 1986
|
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| EVGA
|
NO
|
Telemark
|
&19870699ca. 1987
|
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| Hauppage
|
US
|
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|
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|
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| ICM
|
SZ
|
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|
&19851099Oct 1985
|
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|
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| JVC (Victor Corporation of Japan)
|
JP
|
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|
&19841299By late 1984
|
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| JVC
|
US
|
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
&19870399Q1 1987
|
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| Kao Infosystems
|
US
|
Fremont, California
|
&199404011 Apr 1994
|
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|
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| Koch Digitaldisc
|
AT
|
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|
&19860399Q1? 1986
|
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|
|
| LaserVideo, Inc. / Disctronics (1 Jan 1988) / Disc Mfg., Inc (1 May 1990)
|
US
|
Anaheim, California
|
&19831199Nov 1983
|
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|
Also produced LaserDiscs
|
| LaserVideo, Inc. / Disctronics (1 Jan 1988) / Disc Mfg., Inc (1 May 1990)
|
US
|
Huntsville, Alabama
|
&19861199Nov 1986
|
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|
|
| Matsushita-Technics
|
JP
|
tbd
|
&19841299By late 1984
|
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|
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| Mayking
|
UK
|
Battersea
|
&19920699Summer 1992
|
tbd
|
Used equipment from Nimbus
|
| Memory-Tech Corporation
|
JP
|
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|
&19860999Sep 1986
|
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|
Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
|
| Memory-Tech Inc. / Disctronics / U-TECH Dallas
|
US
|
Plano, Texas
|
&19870699Q2? 1987
|
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|
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| MPO / Mayking
|
FR
|
Averton, Mayenne
|
&19841299Dec 1984
|
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|
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| MPO Iberica
|
ES
|
Madrid
|
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|
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|
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| MPO Siam
|
TH
|
Bangkok
|
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|
tbd
|
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| Nimbus
|
UK
|
Wyastone Leys, Wales
|
&19840899Aug 1984
|
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|
|
| Nimbus
|
UK
|
Cwmbran, Wales
|
&19860999Sep 1986
|
tbd
|
|
| Nimbus
|
US
|
Greene County, Virginia
|
&19870699Q2? 1987
|
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|
|
| Nippon Columbia (Denon)
|
JP
|
tbd
|
&19831299ca. 1983
|
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|
| Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC
|
US
|
King's Mountain, North Carolina
|
&19861299Q4'86/Q1'87
|
tbd
|
|
| Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC
|
UK
|
Blackburn, England
|
tbd
|
&2009123131 Dec 2009
|
|
| Pilz GmbH.
|
US
|
Concordville, Pennsylvania
|
&19930799Jul 1993
|
&19960999Q3 1996
|
|
| PolyGram / PDO / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC
|
DE
|
Hanover, Niedersachsen
|
&1982081717 Aug 1982
|
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|
|
| Praxis Technologies
|
CA
|
Mississauga, Ontario
|
&19860699Q2 1986
|
tbd
|
|
| Record Service GmbH / TELDEC(?) / WEA Manufacturing
|
DE
|
Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen
|
&19870699ca. 1987
|
tbd
|
|
| Sanyo
|
JP
|
tbd
|
&19841299Late 1984
|
tbd
|
|
| Sanyo
|
US
|
Richmond, Indiana
|
&19870699ca. Q2 1987
|
tbd
|
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| SHAPE Optimedia
|
US
|
Kennebunk, Maine
|
&19860699ca. 1986
|
tbd
|
|
| SHAPE Optimedia / DOCData / U.S. Optical Disc
|
US
|
Sanford, Maine
|
&19861299ca. 1986
|
tbd
|
|
| Sonopress
|
DE
|
Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen
|
&19851299Q4'85/Q1'86
|
tbd
|
|
| Sonopress
|
US
|
Weaverville, North Carolina
|
&199106991991
|
tbd
|
|
| Technidisc
|
US
|
Troy, Michigan
|
tbd
|
&1996081212 Aug 1996
|
Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs
|
| Toshiba-EMI / Toemi Media Solutions
|
JP
|
Gotemba, Shizuoka
|
&19841299By late 1984
|
tbd
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|
| U.S. Digital Disc Corp.
|
US
|
The Bronx, New York
|
Never?
|
tbd
|
Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann
|
| Virgin Megastore
|
UK
|
London
|
tbd
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tbd
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|
| WEA Manufacturing / Specialty Records Corp. / Cinram
|
US
|
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
|
&19861299Q4 1986
|
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