Phonograph Pressing Plants Used In This Website
Details On How To Identify Pressings are Listed by Pressing Plant
| SYMBOL | NAME | ADDRESS | IDENTIFICATION TIPS |
| AR | Archer Record Pressing | 7401 E. Davidson Detroit, Michigan |
Founded in 1965 |
| ARP | American Record Pressing Co. | 1011 E. Main St. Owosso, Michigan |
ARP initials stamped in italics or hand written in dead wax. Also look for Nashville Matrix account number 148. Burned to the ground October, 1972. |
| CAP | Capitol Records | , |
Identified as 2 letters (the 2nd is always a B) followed by 3 to 5 numbers. The first letter is the year code as follows: CB=1953, DB=54, EB=55, FB=56, GB=57, HB=58, JB=59, KB=60, LB=61, MB=62, OB=early 63, PB=late 63, RB=64, TB=65, UB=66, WB=67, XB=68, YB=69, ZB=70. |
| COL | Columbia Custom Pressings | Nashville, TN Chicago, IL &, New York, NY |
Three different Columbia mastering series are found on pressings from this area. They are: ZTSP - New York, ZTSC - Chicago and ZTSB - Nashville. They are chronologically numerical within each series but not between series. |
| DLT | Monarch Record Mfg. Co. | 4852 W. Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles, California |
Delta (triangle) symbol at the beginning of matrix number in dead wax. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| KING | King Records | 1590 Brewster Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio |
A 3 or 4 digit account number was assigned to each account. Found in dead wax and on label. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| MUS | Mus-I-Col Record Studios | 780 Oakland Park Ave. Columbus, Ohio |
Musicol or OM in dead wax. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| NA | Not Available - No Info | , |
Pressing plant unknown or record is not in-hand and matrix information is not available. |
| PRP | Precision Record Press | Nashville, Tennessee |
ZAFX code in dead wax followed by number ending in 1 or 2 designating the side of the disc. In late 1966, PRP code replaced ZAFX in dead wax, frequently with Nashville Matrix logo and 161 account#. |
| QCA | Queen City Album Co. | 5907 Cheviot Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio |
QCA hand etched in dead wax. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| RCA | RCA Victor Custom Rec. Div. | 501 N. LaSalle Indianapolis, Indiana |
XXXX-1234 matrix code machine stamped or hand etched (mid-60's) in dead wax and also found printed on labels. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| RITE | Rite Record Productions | 3930 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio |
CP- prefix on earlier matrix numbers. RITE in dead wax next to account number on later pressings. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| RITE2 | RITE House Account | 3930 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio |
RITE had their own record labels such as Kentucky, Arc and Big 4 Hits. In the early 1950's they used a separate numbering system instead of the custom pressed series for their house labels. Later they used the same series for all records. This group represents RITE's house account numbering system. HJ stands for House Job and appears in the matrix of some house pressings in the regular RITE Custom Press series. Click Here For More Info . . . |
| RW | (no info) | , |
RW code followed by a 3 digit number. |
| SO | Southern Plastics (Now United) | 512 Franklin St. Nashville, Tennessee |
SO found on label and in dead wax. Founded by John Dunn in 1949 and still going strong! |
| SoN | The Sound of Nashville | Nashville, Tennessee |
SoN on label and etched in dead wax |
| SRP | (no info) | , |
SRP code follow by matrix number |
| SS | Stereo Sound | Chicago, Illinois |
SS code follow by a four digit number. |