Common runout groove etchings: how to list them (Version 4.0)

_kerry edited over 12 years ago

Welcome to the Master List of runout information (version 4). This list is a culmination all of the other lists found here: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/help/forums/topic/181408


A big thank you to everyone who has ever contributed to the last 3 threads. Due to the new LCCN fields and new credits the old list needed to be revamped.

Below you will find names of Mastering Engineers, Mastering Houses & Pressing Plants in ALPHABETICAL ORDER.


How to read the new format:

XXXXX (identified part of runout area)
S, H or HS? Stamped, Hand-Etched or Hand-Etched Script?
Add a company: Mastered at/Pressed by a company.
Add a credit: Mastered By (giving credit to the Mastering Engineer)
Location Link: Company website. Not needed on the submission - just a point of reference.
Example: A linked example.


This list will be updated regularly.

A few items:
1) Please use ANVs where necessary!!! And please don't include the Mastering House as part of the signature. Ex: John AT XXX . Credit John as the mastering agent and XXX in the new LCCN fields as the mastering/pressing house/plant.
2) An engineer's signature, like an autograph, is distinguishable. Comparing 2 pieces of etchings can be useful to crack a hard to read signature.
3) There are new credits "Lacquer Cut By" & "Lacquer Cut At" - according to nik, they can be used when there is no doubt. Otherwise please use "Mastered By" & "Mastered At."

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PICTURE, DRAWN IMAGES or "etchings that begin with a non-letter" SECTION

2HZ: or 5HZ:
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Location Link: none
Example: Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove / Fantasy (Disco Version)

(3) (after a string of numbers) (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Record Technology Incorporated
Location Link: http://www.recordtech.com/
Example: Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life

200 (Only valid for Brazilian vinyl pressings between 1971 and December 1978)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut By Companhia Brasileira De Discos Phonogram
Location Link: none
Example: The Who - Odds & Sods

200 (Only valid for Brazilian vinyl pressings between January 1979 and December 1984)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Polygram Discos Ltda.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut By Polygram Discos Ltda.
Location Link: none
Example: The Who - Face Dances

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320 SECTION
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SUBSECTION: 320 alone

320 or 3 20 (Only valid for vinyl pressings between 1951 and December 1972)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
Location Link: none
Example: Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 2

320 or 3 20 (Only valid for pressings between 1992 and December 1998)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PMDC,
Location Link: none
Example: Yello - "On Track"

SUBSECTION: 320 in combination with S1/S2

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 (Only valid for vinyl pressings between 1951 and December 1972 )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
Add a company: Pressed By Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
Location Link: none
Example: Focus (2) - Hocus Pocus 2
Note: If 320 only, then please use Lacquer Cut At only.

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 (Only valid for pressings between January 1973 and September 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc GmbH
Location Link: none
Example: Jean Michel Jarre* - Oxygene

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 (Only valid for pressings between October 1979 to October 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Hannover
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Hannover
Location Link: none
Example: Visage - Visage

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 (Only valid for pressings between November 1985 to 1991)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PDO,
Add a company: Pressed By PDO,
Location Link: none
Example: Camouflage - One Fine Day

SUBSECTION: 320 in combination with S1/S2 or S1=n/S2=n

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 or S1=n/S2=n (Only valid for pressings between January 1973 and September 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc B.V.
Location Link: none
Example: Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 or S1=n/S2=n (Only valid for pressings between October 1979 to October 1985[/b])
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Hannover
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: Beethoven* - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini - Symphony No.6 "Pastoral"
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 or S1=n/S2=n (Only valid for pressings between October 1979 to October 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Hannover (If 320 only, add Lacquer Cut At only)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Hannover
Location Link: none
Example: Clock DVA - Advantage
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

320 or 3 20 in combination with S1/S2 or S1=n/S2=n (Only valid for pressings between November 1985 to 1994)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PDO,
Add a company: Pressed By PDO,
Location Link: none
Example: Yello - Blazing Saddles
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

SUBSECTION: 320 in combination with 1Y/2Y or 1E/2E, etc.

320 or 3 20 in combination with 1Y/2Y or 1E/2E, etc. (Only valid for vinyl pressings between 1951 and December 1972)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc B.V.
Location Link: none
Example: Beggar's Opera* - Act One
Note: 1#/2#: # could stand for E, F, L, M, R, T, W, Y

320 or 3 20 in combination with 1Y/2Y or 1W/2W, etc. (Only valid for pressings between January 1973 and September 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc B.V.
Location Link: none
Example: Nazareth (2) - Hair Of The Dog
Note: 1#/2#: # could stand for E, F, L, M, R, T, W, Y

320 or 3 20 in combination with 1Y/2Y or 1W/2W (Only valid for pressings between October 1979 to October 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Hannover (If 320 only, add Lacquer Cut At only)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: Kurtis Blow - Party Time (Club Mix)

320 or 3 20 in combination with 1Y/2Y or 1W/2W (Only valid for pressings between November 1985 to July 1992)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PDO,
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: Kay Franzes - I Can Do
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

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380 SECTION
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380 (Only valid for vinyl pressings between May 1957 and 1969)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Société Phonographique Philips
Location Link: none
Example: Maya Casabianca Avec Claude Bolling Et Son Orchestre - 3ème Série

380 (Only valid for pressings between 1969 and 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By C.I.D.I.S. Louviers
Location Link: none
Example: Hergé - Tintin Et Le Temple Du Soleil

380 (Only valid for pressings between 1972 and 1980)*
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By CIDIS, Antony
Location Link: none
Example: Chœur Bulgare Svetoslav Obretenov* , Dir. Gueorgui Robev* - Grande Liturgie Orthodoxe Slave (En La Basilique Alexandre Newsky De Sofia)
*The pattern 380 LPL 1Y/2Y is only found on classical records pressed by CIDIS, Antony.

380 (Only valid for pressings between 1980 and 1986)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS, Louviers
Location Link: none
Example: The Cure - Pornography

380 (Only valid for pressings since September 1986)
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Mastered At - PDO,
Example: Yello Featuring Shirley Bassey - The Rhythm Divine

410 (Only valid for vinyl pressings between 1975 and 1995)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By G.P.I. S.A.
Location Link: none
Example: New Order - Shellshock (Extended Version)

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420 SECTION
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The following has 420 but no letters following it.

420* (only valid for releases between 1958 and February 1969 )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By - Philips Records Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Philips Records Ltd.
Location Link: none
Example: The Springfields - Island Of Dreams
*Note: Also identifiable by "A // 1▽" or "B // 1▽" or "1L // 1▽" or "2L // 1▽" or "1F // 1▽" or "2F // 1▽" in the matrix.

420* (only valid for releases between March 1969 and December 1979 )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc Ltd.
Location Link: none
Example: Village People - Go West
*Note: Also identifiable by "A // 1▽" or "B // 1▽" or "1Y // 1▽" or "2Y // 1▽" or "1F // 1▽" or "2F // 1▽" in the matrix.

420* (only valid for releases between January 1980 and mid 1988 )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Ltd.
Location Link: none
Example: Dave Ball - In Strict Tempo
*Note: Also identifiable by "A // 1▽" or "B // 1▽" in the matrix.
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∇420 A
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Abbey Road Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues

∇420 C
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at CBS Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Kiss - Lick It Up

∇420 E
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Penthouse Mastering
Location Link: none
Example: Killing Joke - Eighties

∇420 EX
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at The Exchange
Location Link: none
Example: Trouble Funk - Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There

∇420 G
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Portland Studios
Location Link: none
Example: This Final Frame - Give Me Back

∇420 H
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at The Town House
Location Link: none
Example: The Shadows - Silver Album

∇420 P
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at PRT Studios
Location Link: none
Example: The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix)

∇420 R
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Master Room
Location Link: none
Example: Carmel (2) - The Drum Is Everything

∇420 S
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Strawberry Mastering
Location Link: none
Example: Dire Straits - Dire Straits

∇420 T
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Tape One
Location Link: none
Example: Lloyd Cole And The Commotions* - Cut Me Down (Remix)

∇420 U
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Utopia Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Orange Juice (3) - Texas Fever

∇420 V
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Trident Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Various - Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns

∇420 W
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at CTS Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Cheri - Murphy's Law

∇420 Z
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at The Sound Clinic
Location Link: none
Example: Level 42 - Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?

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520 SECTION
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520 (Only valid for pressings until 1980)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Phonoster
Location Link: none
Example: Antonello Venditti - Buona Domenica

520 in combination with S1=1 / S2=1 or ▽1=1 / ▽2=1 or 1=1 / 2=1 (Only valid for pressings until 1980)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonoster
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: Slade - Old New Borrowed And Blue
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

520 (Only valid for pressings from 1980 to 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Polygram, Tribiano
Add a company: Pressed By Polygram, Tribiano
Location Link: none
Example: Visage - The Damned Don't Cry

520 in combination with S1=1 / S2=1 (Only valid for pressings from 1980 to 1985)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Polygram, Tribiano
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: Bee Gees - The Woman In You
Note: S1=n: n could stand for 1, 2, 3, etc.

520 (Only valid for pressings from 1986 to 1989)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PhonoComp
Add a company: Pressed By PhonoComp
Location Link: none
Example: Jimmy Somerville / Happy Mondays - To Love Somebody / Kinky Afro

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670 SECTION
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670 in combination with 1W / 2W or 1F / 2F, etc. (only valid for releases between 1951 and 1962)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At - Philips Phonografische Industrie
Add a company: Pressed By - Philips Phonografische Industrie
Location Link: none
Example: Wim Kan - Waardig Over De Drempel - Oudejaars Avond 1958
Note: 1#/2#: # could stand for E, F, L, M, R, T, W, Y

670 in combination with 1Y / 2Y or 1W / 2W, etc (only valid for releases between 1962 and 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc B.V.
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc GmbH
Location Link: none
Example: Solal* - Konitz* - Scofield* - Ørsted-Pedersen* - Four Keys
Note: 1#/2#: # could stand for E, F, L, M, R, T, W, Y

670 in combination with S1/S2 (only valid for releases between 1962 and 1979)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc B.V.
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc B.V.
Location Link: none
Example: Roxy* - Angel Eyes
Note: 1#/2#: # could stand for E, F, L, M, R, T, W, Y

670* in combination with 1Y / 2Y or 1W/2W, etc. (only valid for releases between 1980 and July 1992)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Baarn
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Note: 1#/2#: # could stand for E, F, L, M, R, T, W, Y

670 in combination with S1=1 / S2=1 or S1 1 / S2 1 (only valid for releases between 1980 and July 1992)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At PRS Baarn
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Baarn
Location Link: none
Example: Cath Carroll - England Made Me

7AP [Jamaican pressings]
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Augustus Pablo
Example: Agustus Pablo* / Pablo All Stars - Frozen Dub / Hot Dub

710 (only valid for releases from 1963 to 1978)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Phonogram A/S
Location Link: none
Example: Robin Gibb - Robin's Reign

710 (only valid for releases from 1979 to 1986)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at PRS, Oslo
Location Link: none
Example: Beranek - Dra Te Hælvete / Balls & Calls

850 (Only valid for pressings between 1970 and 31 July 1983)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By COFASA
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Iberofon, S.A.
Location Link: none
Example: New Order - Blue Monday

850 (Only valid for pressings between August 1, 1983 and 1988)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PolyGram Servicios, S.A.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Iberofon, S.A.
Location Link: none
Example: The Durutti Column - Another Setting

850 (Only valid for pressings from 1988 onwards)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Eurogram, S.A.
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Iberofon, S.A.
Location Link: none
Example: Revenge - 7 Reasons

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∇E + additional letters (UK only). It is believed the "E" stands for an "external lacquer cut." In some cases the mastering house is listed again in the runout, but for those that do not:

∇EAR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Abbey Road Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://www.abbeyroad.com/
Example: Simple Minds - Life In A Day

∇EC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at CBS Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://www.philsbook.com/cbs-Levys.html
Example: Rainbow - All Night Long

∇E D
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Decca Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: none
Example: Adam And The Ants - Young Parisians

∇EKR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Kendun Recorders
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd.(only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: unknown
Example: Iggy Pop - Five Foot One

∇E ML
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at The Mastering Lab
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Location Link: http://www.themasteringlab.com
Example: The Who - The Kids Are Alright

∇EM
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Master Room
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: unknown
Example: The Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles

∇EMC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at CTS Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: unknown
Example: Leyton Buzzards - Saturday Night Beneath The Plastic Palm Trees

∇EMCRI
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Master Cutting Room
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: unknown
Example: Iggy Pop - Loco Mosquito / Take Care Of Me

∇E MD
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Masterdisk
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: Rush - Live! Tom Sawyer / A age To Bangkok

∇EP
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Pye Studios (until 1979)
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at PRT Studios (from 1980 to 1989)
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location link: none
Example: Blondie - Atomic

∇E PS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Portland Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: none
Example: Soft Cell - Bedsitter

∇E SC
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at The Sound Clinic
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: unknown
Example: The Specials - Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning

∇E ST
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Sterling Sound
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://sterling-sound.com/
Example: The Who - Don't Let Go The Coat

∇ESTR
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Strawberry Mastering
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Studios
Example: The Cure - A Forest

∇ET
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Trident Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location link: http://www.tridentstudios.com/ , none, none
Example: Genesis - Duchess

∇ETH
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at The Town House
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Ultravox - ing Strangers

∇ETO
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Tape One
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: none
Example: Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done

∇EUT
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Utopia Studios
Add a company: Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. (only between March 1969 and December 1979)
Add a company: Pressed By PRS Ltd. (only between January 1980 and mid 1988)
Location Link: http://www.philsbook.com/utopia.html
Example: Cozy Powell - Sooner Or Later

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-J.T.S.- or --JTS--
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At JTS Studios
Location Link: http://www.jtsstudio.co.uk/pages/vmaster.htm
Example: Original DJ Vibes & Hellrazor - Future Sounds

-AR or "topless lowercase 'a' logo" [looks like a "stamped balloon"] ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/balloon.jpg or http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/L-211933-1322615377_zpsaa70bf67.jpeg )
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Pressed By Allied Record Company
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

-BENJ- or BENJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Benjamin Joubert
Example: Justice (3) - DVNO

-(5 numbers)- matrix scheme
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed by Pallas
Link: none
Example: Burst - Origo + Prey On Life

‡ D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered At Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Helmut Erler
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com
Example: Toby Dreher - Notendruck

〄 "Japanese Industry Standard symbol" ( Image of older stamp: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Oldstamp.png Image of newer stamp: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Newerstamp.png )*
S, H or HS? S
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards
Example: Various - Summer Campaign '85
*Please note this is not a mastering or pressing credit. This notation is for information only.

(sideways peace sign)BW*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At Chicago Mastering Service
Add a credit: Mastered By - Robert Weston
Location Link: http://www.chicagomasteringservice.com/
Example: Jawbox - For Your Own Special Sweetheart
*The sideways peace sign is the insignia of Chicago Mastering Service

(sideways peace sign)JW*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At Chicago Mastering Service
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jason Ward
Location Link: http://www.chicagomasteringservice.com/
Example: Stars Of The Lid - Avec Laudenum
*The sideways peace sign is the insignia of Chicago Mastering Service

(spiral sign) @ D+M or D&M (spiral sign) or D+M (spiral sign)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Robert Henke
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com
Example: DP-SOL - Live In Leipzig

Δ (Delta symbol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_%28letter%29 ) [Australian pressings]
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Δ
Example: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Note: Δ is the sign of Tony Taurins

ΔM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - ΔM
Location Link: none
Example: LNR - Work It To The Bone

ΔM F/W
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - ΔM
Location Link: none
Example: Calhoon - Soul Man

♀ (Female symbol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_symbol ) [Australian pressings]
S, H, HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - ♀
Location link: none
Example: Yello - Stella
Note: ♀ is the sign of Meredith Brooks (2)

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On LYNTONE Pressings only. In some cases the mastering house is listed again in the runout, but for those that do not:

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN 15584) + ICBS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At CBS Studios, London
Example: The Smiths - This Charming Man (New York)

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN 20188-1) + IEX
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At The Exchange
Example: Greater Than One - Now Is The Time

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN8238-1) + ISC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At The Sound Clinic
Example: Basement 5 - Silicone Chip

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN 10170-1) + ITD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At Trident Studios
Example: The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset / Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN-10787) + ITH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At The Town House
Example: Amin•Peck* - Love Disgrace

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN-14286) + ITO
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At Tape One
Example: Play Dead (2) - From The Promised Land

"LYNTONE SEQUENCE" (Ex: LYN-10863-1) + IUT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Add a company: Mastered At Utopia Studios
Example: The Nuns - Wild

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PYE STUDIOS Section

△G*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By △G
Location Link: none
Example: Status Quo - Gerdundula
*Alias for Gordon Vicary

△H*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By △H
Location Link: none
Example: Joe Dolan - It Makes No Difference
*Alias for Howard Barrow

△J*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - △J
Location Link: none
Example: Sandie Shaw - Wight Is Wight
*Alias for Geoff Calver

△MB*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By △MB
Location Link: none
Example: Ken Leray - Together We Are Beautiful
*Alias for Mike Brown

△T*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By △T
Location Link: none
Example: Players Association* - Disco Inferno
*Alias for Tony Bridge

△W*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By △W
Location Link: none
Example: Autumn (16) - My Little Girl
*Alias for Derek Stricklen

△X*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By △X
Location Link: none
Example: Maureen McGovern - I Won't Last A Day Without You
*Alias for Ian Cooper

♢BJ*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ♢BJ
Location Link: none
Example: Delegation - You And I / Put A Little Love On Me
*Alias for Bob Jones

♢G*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ♢G
Location Link: none
Example: Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo
*Alias for Gordon Vicary

♢H*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - ♢H
Location Link: none
Example: No Artist - Memories Of Steam
*Alias for Howard Barrow

♢MB*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ♢MB
Location Link: none
Example: Carl Douglas - Carl Douglas - Girl You're So Fine / Too Hot To Handle
*Alias for Mike Brown

♢T*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ◊T
Location Link: none
Example: Hylda Baker & Arthur Mullard - You're The One That I Want
*Alias for Tony Bridge

♢W
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By: ♢W
Location Link: none
Example: Children Aged 5-11 Accompanied By Eira Davies - Children's Party Songs & Games

♢X*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ♢X
Location Link: none
Example: Paul Da Vinci - Your Baby Ain't Your Baby Anymore
*Alias for Ian Cooper

π* (sign of Pi)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By π
Location Link: none
Example: Patrick Juvet - Où Sont Les Femmes
*Alias for Mike Brown

✳H* (star symbol)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - ✳H
Location Link: none
Example: Donovan - Catch The Wind
*Alias for Howard Barrow

✳T* (star symbol)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ✳T
Location Link: none
Example: Tippett* : Fidelio Quartet - String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
*Alias for Tony Bridge

✳X* (star symbol)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Pye Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By ✳X
Location Link: none
Example: Hot Butter - Popcorn
*Alias for Ian Cooper
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¢ (a US "cent" symbol aka coin)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Example: D4 (2) - Funky Rap Party

Upright "M" + Upside Down "V" in a circle or large "O" ( Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/MVO.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Moritz von Oswald
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/
Example: Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Never Tell You

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øPHASE @ CURVEPUSHER or ø @ CURVEPUSHER
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Mastered By - Phase *
Location Link: http://curvedpressings.com/
Example: Analog Fingerprints - Roofs
*Please use Ashley Burchett's alias.

øPHASE @ WHITFIELD ST
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Whitfield Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Phase *
Location Link: http://whitfieldmastering.com/
Example: Kylie* - I Believe In You
*Please use Ashley Burchett's alias.

Drawing / Etching of a flower or "three seagulls in flight" (flower ex: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/856/janesflowermatrix.jpg/ )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Brian Gardner
Example: Jane's Addiction - Strays

Image of 3 circles (Italian pressings) [image: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/midi1sod/3circles_zps34f4e9b6.jpg ]*
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed by - CGD Pressing Plant
Location Link: None
Example: Hamilton Bohannon - Bohannon's Beat / Bohannon Walk
* The image is supposed to be their logo "cgd"

√ANOS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ray Janos
Example: Taana Gardner - Heartbeat

"M" (circled): Ⓜ
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at Metropolis Mastering
Location Link: http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/services.php?m=1&p=8
Example: Kraftwerk - Expo2000

Ⓜ JML
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Metropolis Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Julian Lowe
Location Link: http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/services.php?m=1&p=8
Example: dEUS - Sister Dew

Ⓜ MILES
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Metropolis Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Miles Showell
Location Link: http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/services.php?m=1&p=8
Example: DJ Shadow - Selections From The Private Press

Backward "S" in a circle
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Pressed By - Shelley Products
Location Link: none
Example: Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart / Always Together

ⓂTWIG
S, H or HS? S,H
Add a company: Mastered at Metropolis Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Martin Granville-Twig
Location Link: http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/services.php?m=1&p=8
Example: SFA* - Northern Lites

"TR" (circled) + CR + "a date" (ex: 5/75)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carl Rowatti
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com/
Example: Eric Clapton / Jack Bruce / Ginger Baker - The Early Cream Of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker

"U" (circled): Ⓤ, ⓤ or (U)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Pressed by United Record Pressing
Location Link: http://www.urpressing.com/
Example: TGP or AT/GP [GP might look like 4P]
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Piros
Link Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Studios
Example: ADC Band - Fire Up / More & More Disco

AA (please note line in the middle of the "A" crosses over to both letters. See image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/MA-orMT-runout_zps024baf80.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Arnie Acosta
Example: U2 / Frank Sinatra With Bono - Stay (Faraway, So Close!) / I've Got You Under My Skin

Å (please note the A alone has a circle above it. It is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85 )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Å (3)
Example: The Railway Children - Brighter

A-B-Ⅰ, A-B-Ⅱ or A-B-Ⅲ ( Image: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/viewimages?artist=Horst+Angenendt )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By - Horst Angenendt
Example: Béla Bartók - Eder-Quartett* - Sämtliche Streichquartette (Complete String Quartets · L'Intégrale Des Quatuors À Cordes)

A "W" over an "M" stamp ( Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Wakefieldstamp_zpsdc9df52d.jpeg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Wakefield Manufacturing
Example: Jack DeJohnette - New Directions In Europe

A bass cleff ( Image: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/862/signkw.jpg/ )*
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Manufactured By Sonopress**
Location Link: http://www.arvatodigitalservices.com
Example: Peter Tschaikowsky* - Capriccio Italien (Das Schönste Von Peter Tschaikowsky)
* found imprinted underneath the label
**now called Arvato Digital Services

Stamped picture of two circles with 2 sticks or a drum with 2 drumsticks ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/ArtisanSoundRecorders.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artisan_Sound_Recorders
Example: XTC - King For A Day

Stamped picture of 2 diamonds with a P in the middle ◈ P ◈ ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/MCAPinckneyville.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Location Link: None
Example: The Elton John Band* - Philadelphia Freedom / I Saw Her Standing There

"Ear" or an uppercase cursive "P"* ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/4149-mobley-squares-_runout.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Pressed by Plastylite
Location Link: Long defunct.
Example: Charley Christian* - Jazz Immortal
*Some also describe the mark as a backwards capital "P".
Plastylite pressed all of United Artists Records (possibly others).

Stamped picture of 2 boxes with a "G" in the center. (see http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/RunoutImage.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Consolidated - Message To The People

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'Long horn' ( -------◄ ) ( Ex: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Horn.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Attitudes - Good News
* It is supposed to be a Winchester rifle.
** Link to 4 Capitol Records pressing plant marks http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=5388

'Shining star' , a six-pointed ✲ ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/star.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Location Link: Unknown
Example: The Beatles - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light
* Link to 4 Capitol Records pressing plant marks http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=5388

'Triangle with the letters I A M in it' ( see http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/IAM.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Ferlin Husky - Once / Why Do I Put Up With You
* Link to 4 Capitol Records pressing plant marks http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=5388
** IAM = International Association of Machinists' union whose worked at the Scranton plant.

Large 0 (zero) ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/L-314605-1322797629.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Illustrated Man - Head Over Heels
* Link to 4 Capitol Records pressing plant marks http://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog/?p=5388

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Symbol that looks like "SNA" or "Z / N" or "ENB" ( image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/zorn1.jpg or http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/SNA_zpsfc197bc0.jpeg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by SNA
Location Link: http://www.snadisc.com
Example: The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Capitol Records "target" logo or bullseye stamp (Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
Location Link: None
Example: Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City


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ALPHABETICAL LISTINGS

(indecipherable signature) on Portuguese pressings (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/EMIVC1.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Fernando Cortez
Example: AC/DC - Who Made Who

(indecipherable signature) looks like CMD or CM♥ or q_A ♥ or MD on German pressings (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/cmd.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bo Kondren
Example: Deco 2 - Maniac

(indecipherable signature) Looks like (jagged line)K or (jagged line)Kling (Images: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/R-4361926-1364324464-7081_zps636caf19.jpeg & http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/R-4361926-1364324456-4479_zps43cac5ff.jpeg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Randy Kling
Example: Alice Cooper - Love It To Death

ダリアン!
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - ダリアン!
Example: The Wayward - Overexposure

A&M MASTERING + GS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at A&M Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Geoff Sykes
Location Link: http://amstudios.net (Memorial site)
Example: Spring Heel Jack - 68 Million Shades......Sampler

A 1ST FOR KEV - TOWNHOUSE or TOWNHOUSE KEV
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Town House
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Metcalfe
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Re-Flex (2) - How Much Longer

A Porky Prime Cut
A Porky 'Oh yes' Prime Cut
A Porky Prime Er-Er-Er Goldfish I Think
A Porky Prime sniff sniff cut
A PORKY PRIME TANGO
A PORKY PRIME CUT
A PPORKY PPRIME CCUT
P.O.R.K.Y.
(many variations on Porky)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Porky (5)
Example: Sex Gang Children - Beasts
* Porky is George Peckham. Please use his alias in this case.

A Smart Cut
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Steve Smart
Example: Quando Quango - Pigs + Battleships

AA-BAJ*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Mastered By - Brad Johnson
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: In Sync (2) - Let Me See / Rave Thang
Note: can also appear as AA BAJ, AABAJ or AA·BAJ

AATB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Brick
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: Peter "At Work" Presta* Presents Mix Of Trixx - Who Could Dance

AB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By - Abbey Record Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Location Link: none
Example: John Coltrane - Coltrane

ABS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alex Sadkin
Example: Eagles - One Of These Nights

Absolute Audio NY JB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jim Brick
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: DJ Soul Slinger - Abducted

AC
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Arun Chakraverty
Example: Black Sabbath - Mob Rules

ACTIS or ACTIS.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Actis Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Born Dead Icons - New Scream Industry

AD MASTERDISK or MASTERDISK AD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alex DeTurk
Example: Haemorrhage - Hospital Carnage

ADRENALIN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Adrenalin (4)
Example: 808 State - Let Yourself Go / Deepville

AL SNB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alain DeRoque
Location Link: http://www.snbmastering.com/ (now dead)
Example: Meco* - Pop Goes The Movies

al Brown or aB (aB image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/ab.jpeg )
S, H or HS? H or HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Al Brown (5)
Example: Yusef Lateef - Morning

ALG + LHaudio.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at LH Audio Services (using analogue mastering)
Add a credit: Mastered By - Oliver Lieb
Location Link: http://www.lhaudio.com/
Example: Headless Ghost - Backend EP

Alan (Scandinavian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alan Graves
Example: Chrissy (4) - Chrissy

Alex@Scratch Free
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Scratch Free Press
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alex Fodi
Location Link: http://web.archive.org/web/20051223155818/http://www.scratchfree.ca/
Example: Deity Zone Feat. Miche Braden & Yasmin Rashid - Live

ALLEN or AL (UK pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Allen Landau
Example: Van Der Graaf* - Vital

Allen Zentz or Az or A.Z. (US pressings only)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Allen Zentz
Example: Patrice Rushen - Let The Music Take Me

AM (mostly french pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alain Morand
Example: Aura* Meets Lee "Scratch" Perry* - Full Experience

AM + Dynam (mostly french pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Dyam
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alain Morand
Example: Noise Gate (3) - Peace & Work

AM (The “A” looks like triangle)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Andy Mellwig
Example: Monolake - Cyan

AMIGO-PB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Amigo Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Phil Brown
Location Link: None
Example: Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material

ANDRÉ VINYLIUM.CH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Vinylium.ch
Add a credit: Mastered By - André Huesler
Location Link: http://www.vinylium.ch/page/content/index.asp?MenuID=24&ID=21&Menu=1&Item=11
Example: Dimlite - Synonym4

Andre@Topmaster
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Top Master
Add a credit: Mastered By - André Perriat
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/topmasterparis
Example: Readymade* - Dynamo

andreas@schnittstelle or andreas at schnittstelle
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Schnittstelle (2)
Add a credit: Mastered By - Andreas Kauffelt
Location Link: http://www.schnittstelle.ws/Schnittstelle_-_Vinylschnitt_%26_Mastering.html
Example: Mambotur - Pacheco (Remixes)

Andy 91 or Andy 92
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Andy Crump (2)
Example: The Mario Brothers - Something

andybee @ dubplate.eu
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplate.eu*
Add a credit: Mastered By - Andybee
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Tom Novy vs. TV Rock - The Power
*now called Mastercut

ARC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Allentown Record Co. Inc.
Location Link: none
Example: Engelbert Humperdinck - Engelbert

ARCHER + "image of arrow drawn underneath" (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/archer10.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Archer Record Pressing
Example: Yvette - Pump Me

AREACEM ( Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/AREACEM_zps7a48ff01.jpg )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by A.R.E.A.C.E.M.
Location Link: none
Example: Spring Heel Jack - 68 Million Shades......Sampler

ARP
S, H or HS? S (stamped in script)
Add a company: Pressed by American Record Pressing Co.
Location Link: none
Example: Brenda Holloway - Let Love Grow / Some Quiet Place (To Rest My Mind)

ARUN or Arun
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Arun Chakraverty
Example: Sammy Hagar - Give To Live

AT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. or ATLANTIC STUDIOS DK or AT/DK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dennis King
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Studios
Example: Roberta Flack - If Ever I See You Again

Audiodisc YYMMDD
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Audiodisc AB
Location Link: http://www.audiodisc.se/
Example: Kontrol Voltage, Tomas Kanerva, Kodoish - A Study In Audible Evil (Send Us You're Thought Test Problems)

AV + MASTERDISK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Andy VanDette
Example: Sting - The Best Of 25 Years

AVC (enclosed in a rhombus)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Acme Vinyl
Location Link: none
Example: Freaky Flow And P.J.* - On The Down Low / Mist

AZ or MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
Location Link: None
Example: Barry White - America / Life

AZ (with drawn birds/flowers)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Brian Gardner
Location Link: None
Example: Donna Summer - Four Seasons Of Love

AZ CB [ http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/azcb.jpg ]
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Bellman
Location Link: None
Example: Cameo - Find My Way

B or BW or Bestway or Best
S, H or HS? H or S
Add a company: Pressed By Bestway Products Inc.
Location Link: http://books.google.com/books?id=1yQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT75&dq=Billboard+Bestway&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TgBsUY7uEObp0gH074Eo&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA
Example: The Rascals - People Got To Be Free / My World

B.E C.R or B.E-C.R
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Björn Engelmann
Location Link: http://cuttingroom.se/
Example: Roxette - Look Sharp!

B.E-POLAR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Polar Mastering*
Add a credit: Mastered By - Björn Engelmann
Location Link: http://www.mastersofaudio.se/
Example: Imperiet - Var E' Vargen
*defunct, now Masters of Audio, Stockholm

B.G. or BG
S, H or HS? H, HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Example: Devo - Something For Everybody

BA
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Björn Almstedt
Example: Fun Boy Three - Waiting

BA-CR or BA•CR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Björn Almstedt
Location Link: http://cuttingroom.se/
Example: Blindboy - Ruckus In Lo-Fi

BA-GP
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed by Grammoplast
Add a credit: Mastered By - Björn Almstedt
Location Link: None
Example: The Pogues - Peace And Love

BAZZA or BAZZA AT PORKYS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Porky's Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bazza (2)
Location Link: None
Example: 2 Da Core - Na Touch It / Faith And Hope

Beau or BEAU or beau
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Beau Thomas
Example: Resonant Evil - Angry Man / Screwheadz

Beau@1087 or Beau @ Ten Eight Seven
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By – Beau Thomas
Add a company: Mastered at – Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Example: Dub Dynasty - Unrelenting Force

Bell Sound
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Bell Sound Studios
Location Link: None
Example: Neil Diamond - Shilo / La Bamba

Bellsound + Bre (looks like SRE : http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/sre_zps72ca695f.jpeg )
S, H or HS? S + HS
Add a company: Mastered at Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Mastered by - Joe Brescio
Location Link: None
Example: Dust (12) - Hard Attack

Bell Sound sf or Bell Sound SF
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sam Feldman
Location Link: None
Example: The Beatles - Let It Be

Best or Bestway please see "B or BW or Bestway or Best" above.

BH
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bobby Hata
S, H or HS? H
Example: Deep Purple - Black Night

BilBo (which can look like BiBo) or BilBo OLDIE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - BilBo (3)*
Example: Paul Nicholas - Paul Nicholas
*alias for Denis Blackham

Bilbo @ Porkys
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Porky's Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - BilBo (3)*
Location Link: None.
Example: Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
*alias for Denis Blackham

BilBo Tape One or BilBo TA1PE
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at Tape One
Add a credit: Mastered By - BilBo (3)*
Link Link: None
Example: Language (4) - Goodbye Indian Summer
*alias for Denis Blackham

B.J. + cts
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at CTS Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Jones (6)
Example: Joy Division - The Peel Sessions

BK
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bill Kipper
Example: Daryl Hall & John Oates - Running From Paradise

BKG
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Brian Gardner
Example: Donna Summer - I Yesterday

BLAIR or BLAIR'S
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By Chris Blair
Example: Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

BN ( Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/BN_zpsa4e84b35.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Teldec-Press GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sönke Bahns
Example: Blancmange - What's Your Problem?

BNJ@TRANSLAB
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Translab
Add a credit: Mastered By - Benjamin Joubert
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com/intro1_content.html
Example: Luis Nieva - Frecuency

Bobil
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bobil
Example: Las Mothers* - Just Another Band From L.A.

BONATI MASTERING NYC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Bonati Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Josh Bonati
Location Link: http://www.bonatimastering.com
Example: Omar S* And OB Ignitt* - Wayne County Hill Cop's (Part.2)

Boppin' Bob or BOPPIN' BOB
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Jones (6)
Example: Jerry Knight - Perfect Fit

BP or ´BP or ´BP´ ( http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=28814e0&s=5 )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bud Pressner
Example: D.J. Rush* - Knee Deep

BQ MASTERFONICS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Masterfonics
Add a credit: Mastered By - Benny Quinn
Location Link http://masterfonics.com/
Example: Barkays* - The Slide

BUSTA STAMPER
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Master Records, Inc.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Busta Stamper
Location Link: none
Examples: The Black Cuban Opera - The Sound Of Love

CA
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Athens
Examples: The High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage (Instrumentals)

CALYX Alexej
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alexej Gottschau
Location Link: http://www.calyx-mastering.com/
Examples: Aspect (3) / Electrosoul System - Soul Lady / Fun

CB or cB
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Bellman
Example: Jerry Knight - Perfect Fit

CBA or C.B.A.*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By CBA Productions
Example: Sub-State - Take Me Up / I Need You
*please note this is not a mastering or pressing indicator but a manufacturing one.

CED-TR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Translab
Add a credit: Mastered By - Cédric Monnet
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com/intro1_content.html
Example: Elesse - Rare & Unreleased Cuts

CGB / D+M or CGB @ D&M or CGB@D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Christoph Grote-Beverborg
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/
Example: M. Schaffhä* - Nice To Meet You

cgd (Italian pressings) - see Image of 3 circles (Italian pressings) above.

CHAB Translab
CHAB-TR
CHΔB-TR (A is a triangle)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Translab
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chab (2)
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com/intro1_content.html
Example: Raw Man - Back To The Future

CHRISTIAN@ABBEYROAD or Christian@Abbeyroad
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Christian Wright
Location Link: http://www.abbeyroad.com/
Example: Sissy Wish - Table 44

chris - T2T or chris@T2T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Tape To Tape
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Alexander
Location Link: none
Example: The Olmec Heads - Magic Man

CHRIS P @ UNITY
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Unity Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Parmenidis
Location Link: http://www.unitymastering.com
Example: Beta 2 / Catchin' Wreck - Hustle / Changes

CL (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Clive Lipman
Example: Various - 1981...Rocks On

COIN
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Example: Die Warzau - Funkopolis

COLUMBIA NY
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at Columbia Recording Studios
Location Link: unknown
Example: Roni Griffith - (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up

Columbia Records Pressing Plant section
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CSM or S or Ƨ or SM or CS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Location Link: none
Example: Queen - Somebody To Love

P or
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Location Link: none
Example: Tim Buckley - Lorca

T or TH or CTH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Location Link: none
Example: Faces (3) - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse
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COPYMASTERS - Miles
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Copymasters
Add a credit: Mastered By - Miles Showell
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Energenic - Energenic


S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Potter
Location Link: none
Example: Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge

@ SMS or @SONY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sony Music Studios London
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Potter
Location Link: none
Example: Rob Mello Featuring Cecile* - Fantasize

CR (US pressings - not to be confused with Cinram below)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carl Rowatti
Example: Various - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange

CR (In a circle) (mostly Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by Cinram
Location Link: http://www.cinram.com/
Example: Charlie Peacock - Charlie Peacock

Criteria + MF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Criteria Recording Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Fuller
Location Link: http://www.criteriastudios.com/
Example: The Mike Theodore Orchestra - High On Mad Mountain

CSB ♪♪ (with two musical notes)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carlton Batts
Example: BMW (2) - Rock The House

CS-B-Ⅰ, CS-B-Ⅱ or CS-B-Ⅲ (Images: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/CS-B-I_zps3190eab3.jpeg , http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/CS-B-III_zps50437964.jpeg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By - Christian Stegmaier
Example: He Said - Pale Feet / Pulling 3gs

CTS WEMBLEY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at CTS Studios
Location Link: None
Example: Inevitech* - Reform EP

CURVE PUSHER
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Curve Pusher
Location Link: http://curvedpressings.com/
Example: Halcyon Daze - Searchin' EP

D Jay or DJay @ Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Danny King
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: I.K.* - Complete Madness / Sundown

D. SWABY or DUDLEY SWABY
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dudley "Manzie" Swaby
Example: Scorcher* - Tourist Season

D.A.S. Disc Mastering MR or DAS Disc Mastering MR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Digital Audio Solutions
Add a credit: Mastered By - Marc Regan
Location Link: unknown
Example: Latin II Latin - Got To Keep 'Em Dancin'

D+M or D&M or D&m
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/
Example: Maurizio - M4

D+M (M has a hook on the end)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By Moritz von Oswald
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/
Example: Rhythm & Sound - See Mi Yah (Remixes #3)

DAMONT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Damont Audio
Location Link: unknown
Example: Seduction* & Dougal - It's Not Over (Remix)

DAVE W - MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dave W.
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Da Click - Good Rhymes

Dave's I.B.C.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at I.B.C. Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dave Tucker (4)
Location Link: http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/
Example: Candlewick Green - The Last Bus Home

DB
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Denis Blackham
Example: Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians* - Globe Of Frogs

DB. TAPE one
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Tape One
Add a credit: Mastered By - Denis Blackham
Example: Derek & The Dominos / The Allman Brothers Band - Layla / Jessica

DB (Australian only)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Don Bartley
Example: David Bowie - David Bowie

DBH (early US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - David Hancock
Example: Rimsky-Korsakov* - Mario Rossi (2) Conducting The Orchestra Of The Vienna State Opera (Volksoper)* - Scheherazade

DC
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dave Crawford (2)
Example: Lester Young - Mean To Me

DCHARLES or D CHARLES
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dick Charles
Example: Kidzstuff - Wanting You

DCM or dcm*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at DCM (3)
Location Link: http://www.dicentia.dk/ http://www.dicentia.se/ http://www.dicentia.no/
Example: Treble & Bass - My Sweet Señorita
*DCM is now a part of Dicentia

DCT* (US pressings from 1964 to 1975)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at DCT Recorders
Location Link: none
Example: The Fun And Games - Elephant Candy
*Became Quad Teck

DD (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Daniele Delfitto
Example: Olivia Newton-John / Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu

DcBφs or DcBqs (could be mistaken for: DeBos, DeBφs, DeRcs, DeRos)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Better Quality Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - David Cheppa
Location Link: none
Example: Matt Johnson (2) - E-Normous Johnson EP

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Decca records from the 60’s and 70’s

[Format indicator] - [Master tape number] - [a #]+[a letter designating the Mastering Engineer]
Ex: XZAL-9067.P-1A
or on some Singles:
[Format indicator] - [Master tape number] - [Take number] - [a #]+[a letter designating the Mastering Engineer]
Ex: XDRF-34960-T1-1C
Format indicator can be XARL (or ARL) for Mono or XZAL (or ZAL) for Stereo recordings.

(For more information on Master tape number or Take number please see: http://stonesondecca.com/3A1_Matrix.html )

XXXX-XXXX-#[letter]
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At - Decca Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - see below

A = Mastered By - A (26) (aka Guy Fletcher)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

B = Mastered By - B (3) (aka Ron Mason)
Example: The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones, Now!

C = Mastered By - C (17) (aka Trevor Fletcher)
Example: Isla St. Clair* - Isla

D = Mastered By - D (36) (aka Jack Law)
Example: The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones, Now!

E = Mastered By - E (24) (aka Stanley Goodall)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Aftermath

F = Mastered By - F (15) (aka Cyril Windebank)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Aftermath

G = Mastered By - G (22) (aka Ted Burkett)
Example: Joan Sutherland, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge - French Opera Gala (Volume One)

K = Mastered By - K (52) (aka Tony Hawkins)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request

L - Mastered By - L (16) (aka George Bettyes)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Heads

M - Mastered By - M (62) (aka James Brown)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Flowers

W - Mastered By - W (12) (aka Harry Fisher)
Example: The Rolling Stones - Aftermath

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Dennis
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Dennis
Example: The Honey Cone* - When Will It End / Take Me With You

denny + georgetown
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Georgetown Masters
Add a credit: Mastered By - Denny Purcell
Location Link: http://georgetownmasters.com/
Example: Wayne Toups & Zydecajun - Blast From The Bayou

denny + woodland or dwoodland
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Denny Purcell
Location Link: none
Example: Sylvia (7) - Drifter

DeRoque + SNB (in the 80s)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alain DeRoque
Location Link: http://www.snbmastering.com/ (now dead)
Example: Mitsou - El Mundo

DFI
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed by DFI
Location Link: unknown
Example: The Things - I Don't Care / Stupid

dg (image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/A-544811-1380238876-3041_zps487dd498.jpeg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - David Gold (3)
Example: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust

dh (interlocking - see image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/dh_zps4fa479df.jpeg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Don Holden
Example: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

DIDIER + TIMMION CUTTING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Timmion Cutting
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Didier
Location Link: http://www.timmion.com/cutting/
Example: Echo Roots - Invasion

Dietrch or Dietrich( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Dietrich.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dietrich Schoenemann
Example: Boris The Spyder - The Mission

DILL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dillinja
Example: Roni Size And DJ Die* - It's A Big Up Ting / It's A Jazz Thing (Utah Jazz Remixes)

Dinkum
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Dinkum Recording Services
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jo Hansch
Example: Zappa* - Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch

DISKWERKS - IAIN
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Diskwerks
Add a credit: Mastered By - Iain Burgess
Example: Z Factor* - (I Like To Do It In) Fast Cars

DITOMA (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Guido Di Toma
Example: Boy Meets Girl - Bring Down The Moon

Djamil
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Djamil Mehtieff
Example: DJ Slip - Empire Digital Ghetto

DK or D K
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dennis King
Example: Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon

DM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Location Link: None
Example: New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

DMM
S, H or HS?
Add a note: Direct Metal Mastering*
Explanation Link: http://totalsonicmastering.com/dmm.htm
Example: Funk D'Void - Jack Me Off
* This is a technique for cutting vinyl not a mastering house nor pressing plant

DMS C or DMS Coin or DMS ¢
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Black Box - Strike It Up

DMS cg (peace sign) or DMS cg
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Gehringer
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Debbie "D" - Get Up

DMS Herbie Jr. :-)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Herb Powers Jr.
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Deee-Lite - E.S.P. / Good Beat

DNDFNC @ CALYX (image: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/midi1sod/calyx10_zpscb8427e3.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - DNDFNC
Example: Ender* - Cage & Mirrors EP

DON GROSSINGER or dG or in some cases G
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Don Grossinger
Example: Bama & The Family - Don't Think ... Do / Get Up In Your Hot Pants

DOUG - TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - The Town House
Add a credit: Mastered By - Doug Shearer
Example: The Bird And The Bee - F*cking Boyfriend

DP
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Disco-Press
Link: http://www.discopress.be/frameset.htm [sadly defunct]
Example: Cellblock X - Secrets Of Nutrition E.P.

DS (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/DS.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Duncan Stanbury
Example: Bone Thugs N Harmony* Ft. Mariah Carey & Bow Wow - Lil Love

DT (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/dt_zpse677eeae.jpeg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dave Travis
Example: Steppenwolf - Early Steppenwolf

dubplate @ gmx.com*
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Dubplate.eu
Link: http://www.mastercut.eu/
Example: Rockers Hi-Fi - Push Push
*Now goes by the name Mastercut

E1
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By: Achim Elsner
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At: TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Location Link: none
Example: A Flock Of Seagulls - Nightmares
(Lacquer Cut due to the fact that he worked in Cutting Room 1)

e2g mastering or e2g
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered at Ear2ground Mastering
Examples: Utah Jazz - Mesmerize / Riddim Track

EG
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Eddy Gorecki
Location Link: none
Examples: A Certain Ratio - All Night Party

EL
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Émile Lépine
Example: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

ELA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Electrosound Los Angeles
Example: Various - Razormaid Chapter Six: Promotion

ELDO or ELDORADO*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured by Eldorado Media*
Link: http://www.eldorado-media.com/index.php?id=1%C3%A2%C5%92%C2%A9=english&lang=english
Example: Corrupted - Nadie
*NOT A MASTERING HOUSE / PRESSING PLANT

ELECTRIC MANDY PARNELL
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Electric Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mandy Parnell
Link: http://www.electricmastering.com/
Example: The Natural Yogurt Band - Away With Meloncholy

Elettroformati
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Elettroformati(*)
Location Link: http://www.elettroformati.com
Example: Spartaque - Methamorph / Freshener
(*) Warning: this one exists also as Artist, when it's credited as Mastering By, Transferred By, etc.

EMIDISC DMM [on Australian pressings]
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered At - EMI Studios, Homebush
Example: Yello - Of Course I'm Lying

EMW
S, H or HS? H, HS
Add a credit: Pressed By - Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Link: none
Example: Misfits - Misfits

ESR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Elektra Sound Recorders
Location Link: unknown
Example: Sweet Salvation - Sweet Salvation

ESRTD or ESR TD, normally combined with a mastering date (MMDDYY)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Elektra Sound Recorders
Add a credit: Mastered By - Terry Dunavan
Example: The Doors - Absolutely Live

et (German Pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Elaton (2)
Location Link: unknown
Example: Curare (2) - Visions And Dreams

ET (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

EURODISC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Manufactured By Eurodisc Manufacturing*
Location Link: http://www.euro-disc.co.uk/
Example: Supermammoth - Supermammoth 001
*NOT A MASTERING HOUSE / PRESSING PLANT

EUROPADISK or EDP (in a circle) or EDP (hand etched)
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Pressed by Europadisk
Location Link: http://www.totalsonicmastering.com/europadisk.htm
Example: Steve Lacy - The Way
* Europadisk is defunct

EW
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Erik Wolf
Example: The Plugz - Better Luck

EW /N*
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Eirik W. Wangberg
Example: Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
*stands for Eirik Wangberg the Norwegian

f or F or FS (only on Greek pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Fabelsound
Example: Various - 24 Λαϊκά Καράτια

F.A.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Frank Arkwright
Example: Mira Calix - Ilanga

Finnvox MJ
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Finnvox
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mika Jussila
Location Link: http://www.finnvox.fi/
Example: Babach - Russkaya Vodka

FK (European pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By Frank Kirschner
Location Link: http://www.celebrate.de/v3/
Example: Airbourne - Runnin' Wild

Flo At Le Magnet Mastering
ANOTHER FLOZKI MESSERSCHMITT LE MAGNET MASTER
A FLOZKI -CE MAGNET MASTER
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Le Magnet Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Flo Kaufmann
Location Link: http://www.floka.com/lemagnet.html
Example: The Delta Rhythm Section - Nassau Strut / King Midnite

FOON MASTERING or FOON
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Foon
Location Link: http://www.foon.be/
Example: Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia

FRANCIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Simon Francis
Example: Pop Shuvit - Conversations

FST @ D+M or FST D+M or FST>D+M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Frederic Stader
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/
Example: TSR - Monkey Suit Party

FSV
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by First Sound & Vision Group Ltd
Location Link: None (defunct)
Example: Sven Dedek - Ohrenbluten

FULLERSOUND MF
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Fullersound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Fuller
Location Link: http://www.fullersound.com/
Example: Dimples Tee - Jealous Fella's

FULLERSOUND RF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Fullersound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rod Fuller
Location Link: http://www.fullersound.com/
Example: Colonel Abrams - Bad Timing

FUTURE DISC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Future Disc
Location Link: http://www.futurediscsystems.com/index.html
Example: Ready For The World - Ready For The World

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FW or F/W + Frankford Recording is written on the label / cover. VERY IMPORTANT!
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Karen Young - Hot Shot (see label scan : http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/viewimages?release=73512 )

FW or F/W or MASTERED AT FRANKFORD WAYNE or F/W + "drawing of an apple"
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Freeeze* - I.O.U.

F/W cg
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Gehringer
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Fallout - Don't You Wanna Rock

FW DS or FWDS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Duncan Stanbury
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Big L - Platinum Plus

F/W GSV
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Vaughn
Example: Brutal Truth - Kill Trend Suicide

F/W MJS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Michael Sarsfield
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: The Beatnuts - Reign Of The Tec

F/W NS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nimitr Sarikananda
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Archie Bell & The Drells - The Soul City Walk

F/W RCE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rick Essig
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Stereo People - Beautiful Day EP

F/W + SJR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stuart J. Romaine
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Mystic Voyage

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FRESHPLATE
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Freddy "Freshplate"
Example: G Men* - The Girl Is Right

Gl (l is a small L)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Gavin Lurssen
Location Link: http://www.lurssenmastering.com/
Example: DJ Shadow - Excessive Ephemera

G.K. or GK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Gilbert Kong
Example: Bohannon* - Let's Start The Dance / Summertime Groove

G. Pauler, G. P. or Dmm G.P.*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Pauler Acoustics
Add a credit: Mastered By - Günter Pauler
Location Link: http://www.stockfisch-records.de/paulerac/pa_pauler!.html
Example: Inferno (3) - Die Allerletzte ...
* When etching is with "Dmm" please note Direct Metal Mastering.

G Murder or G. Murder or G-Murder
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Murder
Example: Barakas - Stabilo Bossa

G MURDER @ CUT A GROOVE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Cut And Groove Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Murder
Example: Dennis G - The Narni Shaker

GC
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Calbi
Example: Graham Parker And The Rumour - Mercury Poisoning

G.D. SOUNDCLINIC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Sound Clinic
Add a credit: Mastered By - Graeme Durham
Location Link: http://soundclinic.net/Default.aspx
Example: Various - Funky Alternatives Volume 1

GENGY (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Gengy
Example: DJ Kraftune - Speedxpress / Woofs

GEO
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Ingram
Example: UGK - Stop-N-Go / The Game Belongs To Me

GEOVANNI
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Geovanni
Example: Earl Sixteen - Old Time Music

GEO/NRP or GEO NRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Nashville Record Productions
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Ingram
Location Link: http://nashvillerecordproductions.com/
Example: Woody Guthrie - My Dusty Road/ Woody The Agitator

GF
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Fulginiti
Example: Planet P Project - Planet P Project

GF + Stamped picture of two circles with 2 sticks or a drum with 2 drumsticks ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/ArtisanSoundRecorders.jpg )
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Fulginiti
Example: Toni Basil - Word Of Mouth

GH
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Henderson (2)
Example: New Order - Movement

GG (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Gedmal Galvanic Ltd.
Location Link: none
Examples: ACR* - I Need Someone Tonite

GG [note: can look like a "JC" or "GC"]
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Graves
Example: America (2) - History / America's Greatest Hits

GG + TLC [note: GG can look like a "JC" or "GC"]
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Lacquer Channel
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Graves
Example: Saga (3) - Images At Twilight

GI/NRP or GI NRP (please note the G and I are connected. Image: http://i47.tinypic.com/25u1ffb.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Nashville Record Productions
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Ingram
Location Link: http://nashvillerecordproductions.com/
Example: The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man

GOL or gol
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
Example: Andrea True Connection - Party Line

GOLDEN
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Golden
Example: Mike Patton - Mondo Cane

GOLDEN + GS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Geoff Sykes
Example: Boss Martians - Boss-O-Nova

GP or Grammoplast
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed by Grammoplast
Location Link: None
Example: Raga Rockers - Blaff

GEORGE - COPYMASTERS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Copymasters
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Lambert
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Unity* - Tru D'Light EP
* Copymasters became Masterpiece

GRAEME
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Graeme Durham
Example: Pablo* - Madeleina

GRAMPIAN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Grampian Records Ltd., Annan
Location Link: none
Example: Venom (8) - Manitou

GRAZ or GRAZZ THE EXHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Graeme Durham
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: [email protected] or F/W GSV or F/W G.S.V.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Vaughn
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Armand Van Helden Feat. Roland Clark - Flowerz

GREG @ MASTERPIECE or Masterpiece Greg
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Moore (4)
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Oliver Lieb Presents: Smoked - Metropolis

GriNSEr + MANMADE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Manmade Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Michelle Grinser
Location Link: http://www.manmademastering.com/manmade_mastering_llc/studio.html
Example: Marcus Meinhardt - Better Not

GRT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by GRT Corporation
Location Link: http://crtcustomproducts.com/
Example: Symbol 8 - I Thought You Wanted To Dance
* GRT became CRT

GSM or GSM CL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Glenn Schick Mastering
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Colin Leonard
Location Link: http://www.gsmastering.com/
Example: Alexander Robotnik* vs J.A.N.* - Problems D'Amour (Music Institute 20th Anniversary 12" Series Special Edition)

Guy's - ELECTRIC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Electric Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Guy Davie
Location Link: http://www.electricmastering.com/
Example: Little Dragon - Twice Remix EP

GUY'S - THE EXCHANGE or THE EXCHANGE - GD or Guy's THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Guy Davie
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: DJ Rush - Get On Up

H (US pressings) Stamped - please see RCA Records Pressing Plant section

H1 ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/H1.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter Harenberg
Example: Secret Service - Ye-Si-Ca

HA ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/HA.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at Ham Audio
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter Harenberg
Example: Avalanche (8) - Wheel Of Fortune

HCB or HC B
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Holland Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Maarten De Boer
Location Link: http://www.themasters.nl/
Example: S.O.D.: Stormtroopers Of Death* - Speak English Or Die
*now goes by the name "The Masters"

H or HC P
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Holland Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Patrick Richter
Location Link: http://www.themasters.nl/
Example: House Of Venus - Dish & Tell
*now goes by the name "The Masters"

HCT or HC T
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Holland Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim (73)
Location Link: http://www.themasters.nl/
Example: Playboy - In Da Jungle
*now goes by the name "The Masters"

HDH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at HDH Sound Studios
Location Link: none
Example: The Honey Cone* - When Will It End / Take Me With You

Herbie :^) or Herbie Jr. :^) or HP or (smiling face can go the other way) Herbie (^:
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Herb Powers Jr.
Example: Seduction - Breakdown

HERVE@dK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at DK Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Hervé de Kéroullas
Location Link: http://www.dkmastering.com/
Example: The Diva - The Diva

Herve @ Translab or RV -TR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Translab
Add a credit: Mastered By - Hervé Bordes
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com/intro1_content.html
Example: Anakyne - Project: Funk Da World

HFM ' (number)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Tevin Campbell - Another Way

HFM cg or The Hit Factory cg ☮ (peace sign)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Gehringer
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Kid 'N' Play - Bounce

HFM J.Y.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joe Yannece
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Shyne - More Or Less

Hi
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joachim Hinsch
Link: http://www.hinsch-audio.de/
Example: Salvatore Freda & Volta & Langenberg - Wild Beach / Ideosami

HIT FACTORY DMS ¢
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Yello - The Race

Hit Factory ¢ or H.F. ¢
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Yello - The Race

HL*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Optimal Media Production
Add a credit: Mastered By - HL (2)*
Link: http://www.optimal-online.de/
Example: Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night
*Real name is Heino Leja which has never been seen written out so for now please use HL (2).

Honesty + Calx
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Honesty
Location Link: http://www.calyx-mastering.com/
Example: Orlando Voorn / Lodig* - The Split

HOVIS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - HOVIS
Example: Kool And The Gang* - Super Band

HP or H.P. or Dmm H.P.* (German pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Pauler Acoustics
Add a credit: Mastered By - Hendrik Pauler
Location Link: http://www.stockfisch-records.de/paulerac/pa_pauler!.html
Example: Song Of Zarathustra - The Birth Of Tragedy
* When etching is with "Dmm" please note Direct Metal Mastering.

HP F/W or Herb :^) F/W
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Herb Powers Jr.
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Robbie Nevil - Back On Holiday (New Mixes)

HRM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Cameo - Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck / She's Strange (Rap Version)

HTM
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Harry Moss*
Example: The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
* Note: "Harry Moss cut all the Beatle records up through 1969" according to http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/archive/index.php/t-56843.html

HUB or HUB TV
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Location Link: Defunct with no website
Example: Lead Into Gold - Idiot

HW
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
Example: Payola$ - Hammer On A Drum

HW/WSS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Hank Williams (2)
Example: Jesus Wayne - Jesus Wayne

I (US pressings) Stamped - please see RCA Records Pressing Plant section

IAM* (not to be confused with 'Triangle with the letters I A M in it' ( see http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/IAM.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at International Automated Media
Location Link: none
Example: Stanley Clarke / Chick Corea / Joe Henderson / Freddie Hubbard / Lenny White - The Griffith Park Collection 2 In Concert

IHJ
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Mastered By - Inge Holst Jacobsen
Example: Herodes Falsk - Sex Machine / Monster Dance

Inzadi (looks like "Zli") [Italian pressings]
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Marco Inzadi
Example: Pooh - Buona Fortuna

IO@TR or IO/TR or iO.@TRANSLAB
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Translab
Add a credit: Mastered By - IO (7)*
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com/intro1_content.html
Example: Rype N' Flob - Into You
*Lionel Nicod alias

IP or I.P. (The "I" looks like a "J")
Add a company: Pressed By Interpress
Location Link: None
Example: Shannon - Let The Music Play (Special-Remix)

IW
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Iven Walters
Example: The Crown Heights Affair* - Dreaming A Dream

IW/JR
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Iven Walters
Add a credit: Mastered By - José Rodriguez
Example: The Crown Heights Affair* - Dreaming A Dream

J.Y.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joe Yannece
Example: Lamya - Empires

J. Lambert @ JLM
Add a company: Mastered at Joe Lambert Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joe Lambert
Location Link: http://www.joelambertmastering.com/
Example: Obits - Moody, Standard And Poor

J. Lemay see MASTERED BY CAPITOL + J. Lemay

J@ TRANSITION or Jason @ Transition
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Transition Mastering Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jason Goz
Location Link: http://www.transition-studios.com/
Example: PD Syndicate - Ruff Like Me (Remixes)

JA (UK/European pressings)
S, H or HS? H, HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jack Adams (2)
Example: Avenue B Boogie Band - Bumper To Bumper

JA (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jack Adelman
Example: The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

JA Tape One or Jacko - Tape One or Tape One JA
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Tape One
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jack Adams (2)
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Yazoo - Don't Go

JAMF
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at J.A.M.F.
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Rush - A Farewell To Kings

JC
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jean-Christophe Beaudon
Example: DJ Rhythm - The Urban Lounge EP

JC Masterroom
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Master Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jeremy Cooper
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Gadjo - So Many Times

J
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jean-Claude Pelle
Example: Khatchaturian* – The London Symphony Orchestra* - Gayaneh ‟La Danse Du Sabre” / Spartacus (Dirige Par Le Compositeur)

JD or JON2 or Jonz (UK pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Dent
Example: Hi-Tension - Hi Tension

JDL ( can look like a "Je") ( image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/JDL_zpsa0cbf021.jpeg )
S, H or HS? H (stylized)
Add a credit: Mastered By - Doug Lawrence (2)
Example: Meatmen - Crippled Children Suck EP

JE/NRP or JE NRP
Add a company: Mastered at Nashville Record Productions
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Eberle
Location Link: http://nashvillerecordproductions.com/
Example: Various - Flex Your Head

JEZ MASTERROOM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Master Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jeremy Cooper
Example: Mother's Pride - Floribunda 2006

JG♥ [Note the "J" and "G" are combined.] ( image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/JG_zps03e0bce2.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joe Gastwirt
Example: Dial-M* - Time / In This World

JG Masterdisk
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joe Gastwirt
Example: Ramones - Leave Home

JJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Johnson (3)
Example: The Urbie Green 6-Tet* - The Urbie Green 6-Tet

JJ GOLDEN*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Golden Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - JJ Golden
Example: Andrew Collberg - Dirty Wind + Back On The Shore
*son of John Golden

JL MASTERFONICS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterfonics
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jim Loyd
Location Link: http://masterfonics.com/
Example: Love Tractor - 'Til The Cows Come Home

jm
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Matousek
Example: Various - More Songs From The Original Soundtrack Of The Big Chill

John D
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Davis (4)
Example: Soul Capsule - Law Of Grace / Meltdown

Jonz @ Loud Mastering or Jonz Loud
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Loud Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Dent
Location Link: http://www.loudmastering.com/
Example: Jaye (2) - On My Mind

JP or J.P. - See IP (only on German vinyl from the 70's until around 1995)

JP (European pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - JP (40)
Location Link: http://www.celebrate.de/v3/
Example: Kataklysm - Temple Of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III)

JR MEDIASOUND
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Mediasound
Add a credit: Mastered By - José Rodriguez
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Wild Fire (2) - Magic / Put Some More Flavor

JS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Joe Sidore
Example: Various - Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies

JS or JSG + KENDUN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Kendun Recorders
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jim Sintetos
Location Link: http://www.kendunrecorders.com/
Example: Wall Of Voodoo - Wall Of Voodoo

JS + STERLING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jack Skinner
Location Link: http://sterling-sound.com/
Example: Crossfire Choir - Canary Song

JS.I.XTAL or JS.XTAL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Crystal Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jeff Sanders
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/crystalsoundstudios
Example: Various - Yes L.A.

JT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

JW or J.WEBSTER (image of JW: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/R-4829489-1376820466-3865_zps2fe2f7e0.jpeg can look like "LW" or "VW")
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By Joe Webster (2)
Location Link: none
Example: David Bowie - Let's Dance

JW M
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered At McClear Place
Add a credit: Mastered By Joe Webster (2)
Location Link: none
Example: The Honeydrippers - Volume One

K. Bayens
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kyle Bayens
Example: Gnod - 5th Sun

K.P. or KP
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ken Perry
Example: Conway Twitty - Conway's #1 Classics Volume 1

KASAR CALYX
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Calyx Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kasar
Location Link: http://www.calyx-mastering.com/
Example: Psychonauts - World Keeps Turning

KDISC or kdisc
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at K Disc Mastering
Location Link: None
Example: Blood Circus - Two Way Street / Six Foot Under

KDISC CH or kdisc CH
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carol Hibbs
Location Link: None
Example: Romeo & Master Rhyme* - Crackerjack

KDISC JG or kdisc JG
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Golden
Location Link: None
Example: The Basics (2) - Run By You

KDISC L or KDISC BL
S, H or HS? KDISC S "L" or "BL" H
Add a company: Mastered at K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bill Lightner
Location Link: None
Example: Voodoo Transmission - Voodoo Fire

KDISC KP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at K Disc Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ken Perry
Example: The Church - Destination

Kendun
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered At - Kendun Recorders
Example: Chanson - Rock Don't Stop

Kev. (Drum & Bass releases since 2006)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin King
Example: Supply & Demand - Peace Of Mind (Lemonde Rmx) / Pure And Simple (Marky XRS Rmx)

KEV(UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Metcalfe
Example: Leroy Smart - Propaganda

KEV or "KEV"+ MASTERED BY CAPITOL (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Reeves
Example: Greg Osby - Mr. Gutterman

KEVIN @ SCRATCH FREE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Scratch Free Press
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Park
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Ginuwine - Kadena Remix Vol. 1

KG or K.G. (European pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kees Grijpink
Example: tcs
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Cutting System, Inc.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Gray
Location Link: defunct but mentioned here: http://www.recordtech.com/atmweb/atmKev.htm
Example: Chris Hillman - Morning Sky

KH MCR Can also look like KIT MCR or ICi MCR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Hodge
Location Link: defunct http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/MASTERCUTTINGROOM.COM
Example: 95 North - Chasing My Dreams

Kinetec Mastering or KINETIC MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Kinetec Mastering
Location Link: none (defunct in 2003)
Example: Craig Walsh / Terry Mitchell - Missing

KK Mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at KK Mastering Labs, Inc.
Location Link: unknown
Example: J.U.I.C.E. (2) - Night On The Town

KL
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Optimal Media Production
Add a credit: Mastered By - KL (5)*
Link: http://www.optimal-online.de/
Example: Fridge* - Angel
*please note Optimal Media will not release name of mastering engineer.

KLING (please see (indecipherable signature) Looks like (jagged line)K or (jagged line)Kling above)

KM (European pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a company: Pressed By Celebrate Records GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - KM (5)
Location Link: http://www.celebrate.de/v3/
Example: Carlos Sánchez & DJ Ray - Dark Or Strings EP

KPG@ATM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at AcousTech Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Kevin Gray
Location Link: http://www.recordtech.com/lp.htm
Example: Against Me! - Searching For A Former Clarity

K SST or SST K or K and SST
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - K SST
Location Link: http://www.sst-ffm.de/home.html?&L=1
Example: Die Strafe - Jeanny

KRIS P CUT or Krisp Cut or KRIS P CUTZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Chris Potter
Example: Blue Vegas - Wish You Left

KT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

L. Nix + Ardent
Add a company: Mastered at Ardent Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Larry Nix
Location Link: http://ardentstudios.com/facility-tours/mastering/
Example: Amazing Rhythm Aces* - Too Stuffed To Jump

LAWRIE @ CURVE PUSHER or Lawrie @ CURVED
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Mastered By - Lawrie Immersion
Location Link: http://curvedpressings.com/
Example: Harold Heath - Aretha's Reign

LB
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Larry Boden
Example: Foxy - Get Off Your Aahh! And Dance

Leermatrize or LEERMATRIZE*
S, H or HS? S S
Example: P. Diddy - Let's Get Ill (Hell Remix)
*PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A CREDIT. LEERMATRIZE MEANS "EMPTY MATRIX"

Leo or LK or L Kulka + "mastering stamp" [ image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/SACMasteringStamp_zps20ee94cf.jpeg ]
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sonic Arts
Add a credit: Mastered By - Leo Kulka
Example: The Residents - Satisfaction

LEON + MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Mastered at EMI Studios 301
Add a credit: Mastered by - Leon Zervos
Location Link: http://www.studios301.com/
Example:

LH
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Lee Hulko
Example: Shirley Scott - Lean On Me

LL + DCT (US pressings from 1964 to 1975) [Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/IMG_5526.jpg ]
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at DCT Recorders
Add a credit: Mastered By - Lance L. Landon
Location Link: none
Example: Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple

Loop-0 at D&M or Loop-O/D&M or LOOPO/D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Loop-o
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com/
Example: Heaven & Earth (4) - Prescription EP

lopsided @ SMS (M an upsided 'W' ?)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Sony Music Studios London
Add a credit: Mastered By - Lopsided
Location Link: Now defunct
Example: King Britt Presents Obafunke* - Freedom

Loud or LOUD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Loud Mastering
Location Link: http://www.loudmastering.com/
Example: Pixies - Death To The Pixies

LR + CR (Swedish pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Lars Rosin
Location Link: http://cuttingroom.se/
Example: Hellzephyrs Poporkester - Varför Sitter Gamla Kärringar Med Hatten På? / Ta En Kopp På Frelins!

LRS-JP or LRS J/P
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at LRS, Burbank, CA
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jeff Peters
Location Link: none
Example: Dick Rosmini / Hello People - Home Made With Teac

Lt-B-Ⅰ, Lt-B-Ⅱ or Lt-B-Ⅲ ( Image: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/viewimages?artist=Heinz+Lauterbach )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By - Heinz Lauterbach
Example: Depeche Mode - Master And Servant

Lucky
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Lacquer cut at: Lucky Lacquers
Location Link: http://www.luckylacquers.com/
Example: Black God (2) - Black God

LW or LWP*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Longwear Plating
Location Link: none
Example: Booker T. & The MG's* - Doin' Our Thing
*made metal parts for lacquers like Sheffield Lab Matrix

LXC // R.A.N.D.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at R.A.N.D. Muzik
Add a credit: Mastered By - LXC
Location Link: http://www.randmuzik.de/
Example: Handbag/Abba - First Blood

LYN
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Lyntone Recordings Ltd.
Location Link: None
Example: Kreisler String Orchestra - 226

LZ*
S, H or HS? H H
Add a credit: Mastered by - Leon Zervos
Example: Rockmelons* - Tales Of The City
* waiting for confirmation from Leon

LZ ABSOLUTE AUDIO
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Absolute Audio
Add a credit: Mastered By - Leon Zervos
Location Link: http://www.absoluteaudio.com/
Example: 4th Measure Men - 4 You

m3 mastering
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at M3 Mastering
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/m3mastering
Example: Anthony Rother - Back Home

M3 or M6 or M9
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Pathé Marconi, Chatou (only between 1951 until end of 1971)
Add a company: Pressed By Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou (only between 1972 until February 1990)
Location Link: none
Example: Pathé Marconi, Chatou example)
Example: Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou example)

M.C [signature] (not obvious at first sight)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Custom Mastering Inc.
Add a credit: Mastered By M.C. Rather
Location Link: http://web.archive.org/web/20081228042654/http://www.custommastering.com/
Example: Tycho (3) - Past Is Prologue (Sampler)

M.M.M.J.R. or MMMJR or Metropolis Mastering Chicago M.J.R.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, Ltd
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mark Richardson (3)
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Sade - Haunt Me

MANDY @ THE EXCHANGE or MANDY THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mandy Parnell
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: VL - Two Tone

MANDY BLACK SALOON
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Black Saloon Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mandy Parnell
Location Link: http://www.blacksaloonstudios.com/Blacksaloon%20Home%20.html
Example: Blue Roses (2) - I Am Leaving

MARTIN @ C.T.S or MARTIN AT www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at CTS Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Martin Giles
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk
Example: Ray Hurley - Ride The Storm

MARTIN @ ALCHEMY SOHO or MG - ALCHEMY SOHO
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastering at Alchemy Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Martin Giles
Location Link: http://www.alchemysoho.com/
Example: Aaron Spectre - Say More Fire

MASTER CONTROL or MC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Master Control, Nashville
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Rex Allen Jr. - Teardrops In My Heart

Mastercraft HC or M HC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Mastercraft
Add a credit: Mastered By - Howard Craft
Location Link: none
Example: The Staple Singers - The Staple Swingers

Mastercraft P.R.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Mastercraft
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Richmond (2)
Location Link: none
Example: Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away / Friday Night

MASTERDISK
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: Zero Hour - The Dark Side

MASTERDISK AD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Alex DeTurk
Location Link: http://masterdisk.com/en/engineer/alex-deturk
Example: OFF! - Live At Generation Records

MASTERDISK BK
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bill Kipper
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

MASTERDISK DC
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dave Crawford (2)
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: Lester Young - Mean To Me

MASTERDISK G.K.
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Gilbert Kong
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: The Jam - I Need You (For Someone)

MASTERDISK HW
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Howie Weinberg
Example: Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

MASTERDISK JD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jean Dyer
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage Avec Michael Patton* & Jennifer Charles - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By

MASTERDISK JL
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jeremy Lubsey
Example: Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre Is Evil

MASTERDISK RL
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: INXS - Original Sin

MASTERDISK TD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tony Dawsey
Location Link: http://www.masterdisk.com/
Example: Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave

Mastered at Abbey Rd or mastered at 'Abbey Road'
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Location Link: http://www.abbeyroad.com/
Example: The Knack (3) - Get The Knack

MASTERED BY CAPITOL + E (image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/E_zpsbc1555cb.jpeg )
S, H or HS? S + HS
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Eddy Schreyer
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: Various - When Men Were Men... And Sheep Were Scared

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Gene or gene
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Gene Thompson
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: Weirdos* - Who? What? When? Where? Why?

MASTERED BY CAPITOL + J. Lemay
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - John Lemay
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: The Church - The Unguarded Moment

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Jay Luck or Jay
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jay Maynard
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: The Reflections - Gift Wrap My Love

MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ken Perry
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: Devo - Snowball / Freedom Of Choice

MASTERED BY CAPITOL ML or MASTERED BY CAPITOL + ML
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Maurice Long (2)
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: Nat 'King' Cole And His Trio* - After Midnight

MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally or Wly
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Capitol Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Wally Traugott
Location Link: http://capitolmastering.com/index.cfm?page=home
Example: Shelia (2) - Sensations

Mastered by Pgold
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Gold
Example: The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers

Mastered by SNB*
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - SNB
Example: Quando Quango - Love Tempo Remix
*Studio-Nord-Bremen (not to be confused with the Canadian Mastering Studio Disques SNB Ltée.)

MASTERED BY TRUTONE + CR + date [m/yy]
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carl Rowatti
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Suburban Boyz - Insane

Mastered by Trutone + RJ
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ray Janos
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Chris Connelly - Stowaway

Mastered by Trutone SR ###*
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Steve Robb (2)
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Waylon Jennings - The Dark Side Of Fame (The One And Only)
* The numbers following the initials stand for month/year

MASTERED BY TRUTONE p.a.###* or MASTERED BY TRUTONE p@ ###* or MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA ###
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Phil Austin
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Intense (2) - Let The Rain Come Down
* The numbers following the initials stand for month/year

Mastered By Trutone - pa-pf###*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Patti Firrincili
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Mickey Oliver - In-Ten-Si-T
* The numbers following the initials stand for month/year

MASTERED BY Y-MIXX
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Y-Mixx
Add a company: Mastered at Y-Mixx Mastering
Location Link: http://www.ymixx.com/
Example: Strawberry Lime Soda - Get Away
* Stefan Prayudha is listed in the Real Name field because he is the only Mastering Engineer (since the beginning.)

MASTERED ON COPPER (Australian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a note: Cut direct-to-copper stampers*
Explanation Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_metal_mastering
Example: Queen - A Kind Of Magic
* This is a technique for cutting vinyl not a mastering house nor pressing plant

MATT @ MATTCOLTONMASTERING.COM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Matt Colton Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Matt Colton
Location Link: Unknown (Mattcoltonmastering.com is no more)
Example: Bass Junkie - Comply EP1

MATT ALCHEMY
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastering at Alchemy Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Matt Colton
Location Link: http://www.alchemysoho.com/
Example: Radio Slave - No Sleep (Part Four)

MATT OPTIMUM or OPTIMISED
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Optimum Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Matt Colton
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/optimummastering
Example: Milton Jackson - Tech Neeks

MATT @ AIR or MATT C @ AIR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Air Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Matt Colton
Location Link: http://www.airstudiosmastering.com/
Example: Trus'me* - Bail Me Out

MAX or mA
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By [Metalwork] - Maxwell Anandappa
Example: New Order - True Faith Remix
*MAX was not a cutting engineer, he was responsible for the metalwork - the metal master, positive and stamper which are grown following the electro-plating of the master lacquer.

Maxicut At 301 Otto
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Studios 301
Add a credit: Mastered By - Otto Ruiter
Location Link: http://www.studios301.com/
Example: The Durutti Column - The Return Of The Durutti Column

Maxicut GH or Studios 301 GH or Maxicut at Studios 301 by GH
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Studios 301
Add a credit: Mastered By - Greg Henderson (2)
Location Link: http://www.studios301.com/
Example: A Certain Ratio - The Double Twelve Inch

MB (French pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mathieu Berthet
Example: Laidback Luke - Hot Hot Hotter

MB with CTS (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at CTS Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Brown (3)
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk/default.htm
Example: Acen - Window In The Sky Parts One & Two

MCA + LB
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Larry Boden
Location Link: none
Example: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra* - Battlestar Galactica (Original Soundtrack)

MCA/SH
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Steve Hall
Location Link: none
Example: The Fixx - Shuttered Room

McM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ron McMaster
Example: Hiroko - My Love's Waiting

M-JW or M JW
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered At McClear Place
Add a credit: Mastered By Joe Webster (2)
Location Link: none
Example: Yello - I Love You

Mcrds
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Duncan Stanbury
Location Link: http://www.mastercuttingroom.com/
Example: DJ Duke Presents Freedom Featuring Lee Smith Jr. - Love Don't Come Easy

MCR + Joe (looks like SRE : see second image here: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/viewimages?artist=Joe+Brescio )
S, H or HS? H + HS
Add a company: Mastered at Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered by - Joe Brescio
Location Link: http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/MASTERCUTTINGROOM.COM
Example: Iggy Pop - Soldier

MCR - RCE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Master Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rick Essig
Location Link: http://www.mastercuttingroom.com/
Example: The Roots w/ Alechia James - Work

MEDIA
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At - Mediasound
Example: The Crown Heights Affair* - Dreaming A Dream

MEL/cts*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at CTS Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - MELYS (2)
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk/
Example: Status Quo - The Wanderer
* Alias of Melvyn Abrahams

MELYS or MELS or MEL or MELO or MELVS or MELVYNS*
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - MELYS (2)
Example: The Rubettes - I Can Do It
* Alias of Melvyn Abrahams

MELYS IBC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at I.B.C. Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - MELYS (2)
Location Link: http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/index.html
Example: Status Quo - Rain
* Alias of Melvyn Abrahams

MELLY + DAVE'S I.B.C.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at I.B.C. Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - MELYS (2)
Add a credit: Mastered By - Dave Tucker (4)
Location Link: http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/
Example: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales & Bombers
* Alias of Melvyn Abrahams

MIAMI TAPE
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at Miami Tape Inc.
Location Link: http://www.miami-tape.com/
Example: Model 500 - No UFO's

MIKE @ MASTERPIECE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Palmer
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: DND Productions* Presents Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This

MIKE @ THE EXCHANGE or Mike @ The Exchange or MIKE'S ™ - THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Marsh
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: The Kick Syndicate - Speaker Freak E.P.

MILES
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Miles Showell
Example: Frou Frou - Breathe In (Mr Roque Mixes)

MILES MASTERPIECE or MASTERPIECE MILES
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Miles Showell
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Da Mighty Dub Katz* - Ghetto Girl / Work It Work It

MJFX
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mika Jussila
Example: Think-Tank - The Temple Anthem

MK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Optimal Media Production
Add a credit: Mastered By - MK (11)*
Link: http://www.optimal-online.de/
Example: SM-Trax - Show Me Something Special
*please note Optimal Media will not release name of mastering engineer.

MJS
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Michael Sarsfield
Example: Jazz Documents - Secret Code

ML + MAHU (Norwegian pressings)
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Mastered at Masterhuset
Add a credit: Mastered By - Morten Lund
Location Link: none
Example: Raga Rockers - Party / Gatelangs

ML + NMP (Norwegian pressings)
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Mastered at Norsk Musikkproduksjon
Add a credit: Mastered By - Morten Lund
Location Link: none
Example: Holy Toy - Mickey Mouse

MLG
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Martin Giles
Example: Inevitech* - Reform EP

MMP VINYL
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Master Media Productions
Location Link: http://www.master-media.net/
Example: Fucked Up - Bruises

MPO
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By MPO
Location Link: http://www.mpo.fr/
Example: Cam (2) - Mug / Mellowman
* MPO = Moulages et Plastiques de l’Ouest

MR
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Marc Regan
Example: Leana (2) - Dance With A Stranger (Part II)

MR (In a circle) or in early recordings a "Δ" Delta* ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/MR.jpg )
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Pressed by Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Ray Charles - Renaissance
* See http://www.45rpmrecords.com/date_monarch.php for Delta #'s and years

MS
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mark Santangelo
Example: Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist

MS KM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At KM Records Inc.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Michele Stone
Location Link: none
Example: Makoto* - Makoto

MT (UK Pressings) (if between Jan 1st 1963 and June 1963 see MT Tax code below)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at - Musitech
Add a note: Stamper/metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.
Example: Minny Pops - Secret Story / Island
* For now please use Mastered At until a Metalworks LCCN credit comes.

MT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

MTV (Finnish pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed At - MTV (2)
Location Link: none
Example: Aspö-Erik, Brunskärs-Maja & Korpo Spelmanslag - Folkmusik Från Finlands Svenskbygder 5

MT410 or MT 410 or M.T. 410 (on Greek pressings)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed by G.P.I. S.A.
Example: Γιώργος Μαργαρίτης - Όχι Πισωγυρίσματα

Music House or Musichouse
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Music House (4)
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/musichoecordingstudio
Example: Ellis Dee, DJ Krome & Mr Time* - Free The Feeling / Drum Thunder

MVS + number (ex: MVS1, MVS2 etc.) or MVSS + number (ex: MVSS1, MVSS2 etc.)*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By MVS (Record Pressing) Ltd.
Location Link: None [defunct]
Example: The Stockholm Monsters* - Alma Mater
*seen on a variety of Factory and Mute Records releases.

MZ
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Momchil Zanev
Example: Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis

NAWEED
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Naweed Ahmed
Example: Harmony (4) And Carmen Reece - Hey Lover (MJ Cole Remixes)

NEIL - MASSIVE MASTERS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Massive Masters
Add a credit: Mastered By - Neil Devine
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/massivemasters
Example: Current Value - Tunnel Vision / End Of Days

Neil - Masterpiece or Neil Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Neil Devine
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Total Science - Freak Me / Sophisticated Bitch

NEIL MASTERROOM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Master Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Neil Devine
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Phobia (8) - Is It True / Focus

Nick or Nick's cut! or NICKZ
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nick Webb
Example: Kraftwerk - Tour De (Remix)

Nick W
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nick Webb
Example: Eddie Henderson - Cyclops

NIX MIX TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Town House
Add a credit: Engineer - Nick Launay*
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Virgin Prunes - Pagan Lovesong
* Please note this is NOT a mastering credit. Nick answered my email confirming this is just a engineer credit.

NOEL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Noel Summerville
Example: The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix)

NP/DG The Exchange
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By: Guy Davie
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/
Example: The Kills - Midnight Boom

NRP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Nashville Record Productions
Example: Nas - Illmatic

NS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Noel Summerville
Example: Cut Hands - Black Mamba

NSC (can also look like NSO or NSe & it can be in a circle)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at National Sound Corporation
Location Link: None
Example: Sounders Department - Cosmopolitan
*National Sound Corporation (NSC) is now called US Mastering Sound Enterprise Detroit

NT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

OR/CR or CR/OR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By Olle Ramm
Location Link: http://www.cuttingroom.se/
Example: Digital Game - I'm Your Boogie Man (Remixed Version) / With & Without

OASIS DISC MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Oasis Mastering
Location Link: http://www.oasismastering.com
Example: Vega (16) - No Dough

ORLAKE or OR or O
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Orlake Records
Location Link: Unknown (was http://www.orlakerecords.co.uk/ )
Example: John Tejada - Little Green Lights And Four Inch Faders

OT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

Otto or OR
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Otto Ruiter
Example: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

PAG
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By [Metalwork] - PAG
Example: The Higsons - Push Out The Boat

PAUL-VP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at VP Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Shields
Example: Various - Nine Night

-PAULS:CUTZ-
PAULS PHAT CUTZ
PAUL S @ PORKY’S
Paul S @ Porky’s
PAUL’S @ PORKYS
Paul’s @ Porkys
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Porky's Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Solomons
Location Link: None.
Example: Gyrokid - Rainfall / Detonator

PAUL’S THE EXCHANGE or Pauls’ The Exchange
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Solomons
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: Eon - Inner Mind / Spice (The Remixes) (spread out on 2 sides)

P.B.*
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pat Burnette
Example: The Blasters - The Blasters
*usually connected to Quad Teck

PB [on Australian releases]
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Bryant (2)
Example: Yello - Of Course I'm Lying

PCMJR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Prairie Cat Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mark Richardson (3)
Location Link: http://www.prairiecatmastering.com/
Example: Blank Dogs - Waiting

PD
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter Dahl
Example: Magnum Bonum - Hög Hatt Och Låga Skor

PDO
S, H or HS? S
Add a credit: Pressed By - PDO,
Example: Yello Featuring Shirley Bassey - The Rhythm Divine

PD-CR or PD/CR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter Dahl
Location Link: http://cuttingroom.se/
Example: Freda' - Vindarna

PD-POLAR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Polar Mastering*
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter Dahl
Location Link: http://www.mastersofaudio.se/
Example: Sound Of Music (2) - Self Erection
*defunct, now Masters of Audio, Stockholm

PEACHY ABBEY RD
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peachy (2)
Location Link: http://www.abbeyroad.com/
Example: Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back To Your House

PEACHY TOWNHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Town House
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peachy (2)
Location Link: none
Example: The Prodigy - Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned

PECKO or PECKO DUCK
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - George Peckham
Example: Paul McCartney - Another Day

Pellé
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jean-Claude Pelle
Example: Bela Bartok* – Michel Beroff* - Pièces Pour Piano

Penthouse SRZ
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Penthouse
Add a credit: Mastered By - Steve Rooke
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Neworder* - Round & Round

Pete @ Finyl Tweek
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Finyl Tweek
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pete Norman
Location Link: http://www.finyltweek.com/
Example: Runaway - The Poltergeist

Pete Helffrich
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pete Helffrich
Example: Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* - Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos)

PF
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Tonstudio Pfanz
Add a credit: Mastered By - G. F. Pfanz
Location Link: http://www.branchen-info.net/hamburg/ton-film-und-videostudios/tonstudio-pfanz-gmbh_744698.php (couldn't locate any direct website)
Example: Straight Shooter - 5

PGOLD + SALT
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Salt Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Gold
Location Link: http://www.saltmastering.com/home.htm
Example: Grizzly Bear - Knife

Phoenix of Vinyl Ltd. UK.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Phoenix Of Vinyl Ltd.
Location Link: http://www.phoenixofvinyl.com/
Example: Mungo's Hi Fi* / Itchy Robot - Fire Pon A Dubplate / Playback

PIB·CR
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter In de Betou
Example: Dr. Alban - Hello Afrika (The Album)

Piero (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Piero Mannucci
Example: Jethro Tull - Stand Up

PINO (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pino Vicari
Example: The Airbus* - I'm On Fire = Sto Bruciando

PIPO NYC or PIPO
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pipo (4)
Example: Jestofunk - Stellar Funk / Be A Warrior (Lazarro Shoes / Bourbon Street Remixes)

PiPo W.S.S.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Westside Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pipo (4)
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/westsidesoundmastering
Example: Various - The Men On Wax Volume II

PIRATE PRESS*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Manufactured By Pirates Press
Location Link: http://www.piratespress.com/
Example: Gogol Bordello - Immigraniada
* From the profile page: "please see the GZ Digital Media matrix number on the record, a Pressed By credit will need to be added."

PLG LHaudio.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at LH Audio Services
Add a credit: Mastered By - Oliver Lieb*
Location Link: http://www.lhaudio.com/
Example: Cirkel - Cirkel
* using plugin mastering

PN ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/PN.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pete Norman
Example: Various - V

POLAR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Polar Mastering*
Location Link: http://www.mastersofaudio.se/
Example: Electric Boys - All Lips N' Hips / Electrified / Get Nasty
*defunct, now Masters of Audio, Stockholm

POLDARK
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - POLDARK*
Example: Ian Page (5) - Tucking Up The Love
*Alias of Ian Cooper

pole
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pole
Example: Dis Go Dis Way - 1210 'Ernachbauweitwurfcontest

POLYGRAM or POLYGRAM I.M. (Only valid for French pressings between 1979 and 1986)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By PRS, Louviers
Location Link: none
Example: Various - MM Vinyl Conflict 1

POM TR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Translab
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pompon Finkelstein
Location Link: http://www.translab-mastering.com/intro1_content.html
Example: Luxima - Surfin' On A Silverwave

POUNDA TA1PE or POUNDA TAIPZ (Can be misread as BUNDA, due to the O being located under the P)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pounda
Add a company: Mastered at Tape One
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Thunderthumbs And The Toetsenman - Freedom

POUNDA UTOPIA (Can be misread as BUNDA, due to the O being located under the P)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Utopia Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pounda
Location Link: Unknown
Example: The Beatmasters With Merlin - Who's In The House

POUNDA CURMASTER PEACHY COPYMASTERS (Can be misread as BUNDA, due to the O being located under the P)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Copymasters*
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pounda
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Gary Clail On-U Sound System* - Human Nature
* Copymasters became Masterpiece

PP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by - Plastic Products
Location Link: none
Example: Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away

PR or (PR) (US pressings)*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by - Presswell
Example: ABBA - Dancing Queen
* please see PRC below to make sure it's not a PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN pressing.

PRC or PRC-R or PR*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by - PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
Example: Debbie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Leave You
* sometimes the etching will be just "PR" on earlier releases. Please see the profile page for help identifying them. Otherwise you could have a Presswell pressing.

PRC-C or PRC-W
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by - PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
Example: Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane

PRECISION J
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Mastered By Jay Willis
Location Link: http://www.precisionmastering.com
Example: Hugh Cornwell - Wolf

PRECISION SM or PRECISION LACQUER SM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stephen Marcussen
Location Link: http://www.precisionmastering.com/index.htm
Example: New Order - Low-life

PRECISION TD
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Dennen
Location Link: http://www.precisionmastering.com/index.htm
Example: Siouxsie And The Banshees* - Kiss Them For Me

*PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,*N.J.
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Sound Makers
Location Link: none
Example: UTFO - Leader Of The Pack

PRL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Pressed By - Precision Records Labs Limited
Location Link: None
Example: Duane And Co.* - Hardcore Jazz

PROTOTYPE MASTERING dave or dave PROTOKUT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Prototype Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - David Green
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/prototypemastering
Example: The Outside Agency - Un Titre En Francais Intensement Profond Et Compliqué Que Vous Ne Comprendrez Jamais

PR- + an additional letter. (Ex: E, M, R, G, P)*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By P.R. Records Limited
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Shades Of Rhythm - Extacy Remix
* The additional letters stand for Metalworkers. Currently unknown.

PRT
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at PRT Studios
Location Link: Unknown
Example: The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix)

PS
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Stubblebine
Example: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies

PS/CR
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Cutting Room
Add a credit: Mastered By - Peter Strindberg
Location Link: http://cuttingroom.se/
Example: Annie Anner - Night In The City

PS-VP
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at VP Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Paul Shields
Example: House Of Gypsies - Samba Remixes (The Steve Cole Unreleased Mixes)

PT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

Pü-B-Ⅰ, Pü-B-Ⅱ or Pü-B-Ⅲ ( Image: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/viewimages?artist=Carsten+P%C3%BCschel )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Teldec-Studio, Berlin
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carsten Püschel
Example: Erasure - Ship Of Fools

PV (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Pino Vicari
Example: Edgar Allan Poe* - Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture) - Main Title / End Title

Qu or Q or (Q)(Canadian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Quality Records Limited
Location Link: none
Example: The Durutti Column - LC

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QCA Section

QCA
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At QCA Custom Pressing
Add a company: Pressed By QCA Custom Pressing
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html
Example: Mr. Lee & Kompany - Shoot Your Best Shot

QCA + DK
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Mastered By Donnie Kraft
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html
Example: Screeching Weasel - Punkhouse

QCA + JB
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Mastered By Jim Bosken
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html
Example: Lou Miami & The Kozmetix - Fascist Lover

QCA + KM
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Mastered By Ken Martin (4)
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html
Example: Starfire (6) - Dancing And Singing For You

QCA + RS
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Mastered By Roger Seibel
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html
Example: The Erector Set* - Inside Out / No Room For Comfort

QCA + TD
S, H or HS? S + H
Add a company: Mastered At QCA Custom Pressing
Add a credit: Mastered By Todd Deasey
Location Link: http://go-qca.com/index.html
Example: Big Black - Lungs
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R (US pressings) Stamped - please see RCA Records Pressing Plant section

r @ D&M (squiggly lower case ‘r’) or (r in a circle) at D&M
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rashad Becker
Location Link: http://www.dubplates-mastering.com
Example: Dabrye Feat. Jay Dee And Phat Kat - Game Over

R. Simpson (can appear to read R.Singer or R.S[unreadable]) (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Rsimpson_zps1bb903d8.jpeg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a credit: Mastered By Richard Simpson
Example: Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money

R/S Alsdorf
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Record Service GmbH*
Location Link: http://www.cinram.de/de/
Example: AC/DC - Highway To Hell

Rand or ☮ (peace sign) by RAND
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at R.A.N.D. Muzik
Location Link: http://www.randmuzik.de/
Example: Sanomat - Duck Hunt EP

Rashad
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rashad Becker
Example: Der Zyklus - Der Tonimpulstest

RAYS
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ray Staff
Example: Adrian Sherwood - Never Trust A Hippy

RAZEL
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - RAZEL (2)
Example: Billy Cobham - Crosswinds

RB Precision
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Precision Lacquer
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ron Boustead
Location Link: http://www.precisionmastering.com/engineers-ron.htm
Example: Foo Fighters - Exhausted

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H (image: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/viewimages?label=RCA+Records+Pressing+Plant%2C+Hollywood )
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country

R
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album

I
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed by RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Shawn Phillips (2) - Transcendence
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RCK + Bellsound
S, H or HS? H + S
Add a company: Mastered at Bell Sound Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Robin C. Kruse
Location Link: none
Example: The James Cotton Band - 100% Cotton

Recordpressing.com
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Recordpressing.com
Location Link: http://www.recordpressing.com/
Example: The Crucified - The Pillars Of Humanity

REM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at R.E.M. Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rick Essig
Location Link: http://www.remsound.com/
Example: Madvillain - Madvillainy "2" Aka The Madlib Remix
*Rick is the only Mastering Engineer @ REM.

REM - RCE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at R.E.M. Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rick Essig
Location Link: http://www.remsound.com/
Example: LOL Boys - < / 3

REVERSE or REVERSE PRIME CUT or REVERSE-PRIMECUT
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Reverse-Primecut
Location Link: http://www.reverse-primecut.com
Example: La Peste & Helius Zhamiq - Spanking Sounds Better With You

RFS/MC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Master Control, Nashville
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Sowell
Location Link: none
Example: The Earl Scruggs Revue* - Bold And New

RFS/WSS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Woodland Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Sowell
Location Link: none
Example: Dynamic Corvettes - Funky Music Is The Thing

RG
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rob Grenell
Example: Buffalo Springfield - Retrospective - The Best Of Buffalo Springfield

RJ or Janos
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ray Janos
Example: Venus Starr - Ms. Sassy, Frassy, Classy

RJ STERLING
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ray Janos
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/
Example: Shawnna - Posted / R.P.M.

RJL (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Richard Langham
Example: Al Haig Trio - Invitation

RM
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ron McMaster
Example: A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step

RME
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Reiner Erhard
Example: Curt Cress - Avanti

RML or R.M.L. or RMLoVerde
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rob LoVerde
Example: Billy Joel - Piano Man

RR (US releases from 1961 to 1966)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Richmond Record Pressings, Inc.
Location Link: none
Example: Smothers Brothers - Aesop's Fables The Smothers Brothers Way

RS (the R is slightly elevated over the S)
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Richard Simpson Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Richard Simpson
Location Link: http://richardsimpson.vpweb.com/default.html
Example: DBX - Rare And Unreleased

R.SO. or SONDEREGGER
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rico Sonderegger
Example: El Deux - Gletscher (Disco-Mix)

RT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" below.

RUKIE (Dancehall, Reggae releases)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered by Rukie
Example: Macka Diamond - Hoolla Hoop

S or S-I
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Mastered By - Gerhard Schulze
Example: Los Bravos - Black Is Black / Bring A Little Lovin'

S-II
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg
Add a credit: Mastered By - Karl Schick
Example: Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

S.M. M.J.R.
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Session Masters
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mark Richardson (3)
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Adrienne Ferlita - Jack Of Clubs

SA (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Steve Angel
Example: Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

SAC
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sonic Arts
Location Link: none
Example: Beltram* Presents Odyssey Nine - Forklift / Drama 20

SAE MASTERING
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered At SAE Mastering
Location Link: http://www.saemastering.com/
Example: Zero Boys - Vicious Circle

Sam@Curve Pusher
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Curve Pusher
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sam John
Location Link: http://curvedpressings.com/production-technical-info/production-of-a-record/#Mastering
Example: Patrik Skoog vs. A. Johansson & M. Fridell* - Alliance III

Sam - Precise Mastering
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Precise Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sam John
Location Link: http://www.precisemastering.com/
Example: Doctor P - Sweet Shop / Gargoyles

Schneid-Werke + ⍫ ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/runout.jpg )
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut at Schneid-Werke
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Seamus Haji - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

SCIENCE (Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Science.jpg )
S, H or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Science (19)
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: Sinewave (3) - Sinewave

Sean Abbey rd i...i or SEAN ABBEY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sean Magee
Location Link: http://www.abbeyroad.com/
Example: Tristan - Audiodrome

sf/atl. or AT/sf
S, H, or HS? HS
Add a company: Mastered at Atlantic Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sam Feldman
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Studios
Example: Company B - Fascinated

SGAM
S, H, or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Aardvark Record Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stephen Ganser (2)
Location Link: http://www.aardvarkmastering.com/
Example: Decrepitaph / Eternal Solstice - Paradise In Decomposition / Brutal Awakening

SG. or S.G.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By Steve Guy
Location Link: none
Example: The Beach Boys - 15 Big Ones

Shane - the cutteR (Graffiti Style; The “h” looks more like a “t”) or SHANE
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Shane McEnhill
Example: Session Victim - Left The Building

SHANETHECUTTER @ FINYLTWEEK.COM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Finyl Tweek
Add a credit: Mastered By - Shane McEnhill
Location Link: http://www.finyltweek.com/
Example: Reso (2) - Temjin

Shane @ Heathmans or SHANE! HEATHMANS UK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Heathmans Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Shane McEnhill
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/heathmansmastering
Example: Kalafut & Fygle - Novocaine

Sheldon
S, H, or HS? S (in cursive)
Add a company: Mastered at Sheldon (2)
Location Link: none (but is referenced here: http://www.anorakscorner.com/PressingPlantInfo.html )
Example: Chuck Berry - Anthony Boy / That's My Desire

SI MASTERPIECE or SI Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Simon Francis
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/
Example: Earth Deuley - Decomposition / Four Dimensions

S.D - THE EXCHANGE
SIMON „NEW SHOOS“ DAVEY - THE EXCHANGE
SIMON „HOOVER POWER“ DAVEY - THE EXCHANGE
SIMON „NIGHT NURSE“ DAVEY - THE EXCHANGE
SIMON - THE EXCHANGE or EXCHANGE 2000 - SIMON
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Simon Davey
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: Dead Dred - Dred Bass

SH + MASTERDISK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Masterdisk
Add a credit: Mastered By - Scott Hull (2)
Example: Sting - The Best Of 25 Years

SHANE@T2T or SH@NE@T2T or SMC@T2T
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Tape To Tape*
Add a credit: Mastered By - Shane McEnhill
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/heathmansmastering
Example: Shola Ama - Imagine (Asylum Remix)
*Tape To Tape changed its name to Heathmans Mastering according to https://www.prsformusic.com/creators/news/mmagazine/m21/songstreet/Pages/songstreet.aspx

SIMON'N'MIKE THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Simon Davey
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Marsh
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: Massive Attack - Karmacoma EP

SJR + F/W
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stuart J. Romaine
Location Link: http://www.oasiscd.com/services/mastering.asp
Example: Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Mystic Voyage

SLM △
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Sheffield Lab Matrix
Add a note: "SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.
Location Link: None
Example: Dial-M* - Modern Day Love / House Of Joy

SMC or Shane
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Shane McEnhill
Example: Presslab* - Electrobeat / Automa2

SMK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed by Sound Makers
Location Link: none
Example: Billy Nichols - Diamond Ring

SNA
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed by SNA
Location Link: http://www.snadisc.com
Example: Trotskids - 4 Fois En 10 Minutes !!...

SnB or SNB* (Canadian pressings only)
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Sabin Brunet*
Example: Beau Dommage - Où Est ée La Noce?
*The sign SNB in the dead wax of records after 1977 does not mean the records were mastered or cut by Brunet but rather that they were mastered/cut at SNB Mastering.

SnB or SNB* (Canadian pressings only) & sometimes with 230
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Disques SNB Ltée.
Location Link: http://www.snbmastering.com/ (website down)
Example: Bananarama - Venus (The Fire & Brimstone Mix)
*Post 1978 [see previous entry]
** The number 230 was a code, only use at SNB, for one major record company to prevent piracy. If "230" wasn't written on the lacquer along with the catalogue number the mastering would not have been done at SNB (for only that one record label) The record label is Polygram (note: they distributed Factory in Canada)

SnB + EL (Canadian pressings only) [Image: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/EL_zps94b7d692.jpeg ]
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Disques SNB Ltée.
Add a credit: Mastered By - Émile Lépine
Location Link: http://www.snbmastering.com/ (website down)
Example: Yello - Oh Yeah

SNB or Mastered at SNB
S, H, or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Studio-Nord-Bremen
Location Link: http://www.studio-nord-bremen.de/
Example: John Acquaviva - Soul / At Midnight

SON
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
Location Link: unknown
Example: Dennis Coffey - Goin' For Myself

SONDEREGGER
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rico Sonderegger
Example: El Deux - Gletscher (Disco-Mix)

Sound Clinic or SOUND CLINIC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Sound Clinic
Location Link: http://soundclinic.net/Default.aspx
Example: Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood

SOUND CLINIC GRAEME or Sound Clinic, Graeme or GRAEME-SOUND CLINIC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Sound Clinic
Add a credit: Mastered By - Graeme Durham
Location Link: http://soundclinic.net/Default.aspx
Example: Joy Division - Transmission

SOUNDMASTERS
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Mastered at The Soundmasters
Location Link: http://www.soundmasters.co.uk/
Example: Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

SPGII
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stan Getz II
Examples: DJ Pawn - 23H56M Of Solar Time

Spiderman
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Spiderman (2)
Examples: Agrovators* Meets The Revolutioners* - At Channel One Studios (Instrumental)

SPIKE or SPIKEY'S*
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Spike (62)
Example: Rockers All Stars - Pablo Meets Mr. Bassie
* An alias of Mark Stent

Spiridioni or Spiry or Spyry (Italian pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered by Marcello Spiridioni
Example: Natasha* - AM-FM (Rap)

SR or SR/2 or SR2
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stan Ricker
Example: Zappa* - Joe's Garage Act I

SR 2 @ SRM or SR/2 @ SRM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Stan Ricker Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stan Ricker
Location Link: http://www.rickermaster.com/
Example: The Black Keys - Attack & Release

SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)
S, H or HS? S
Add a company: Pressed By Specialty Records Corporation
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEA_Manufacturing
Example: The Kings - Switchin' To Glide
* Owned by WEA MFG. Vinyl production was discontinued January 01 2002.

SRT
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By SRT
Location Link: http://www.soundrecordingtechnology.co.uk/
Example: Flag Of Convenience - New House

SRZ or SRz
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Steve Rooke
Example: Graham Parker - The Mona Lisa's Sister

SS (US pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Location Link: http://sterling-sound.com/
Example: The James Gang* - Yer' Album

SS. or .SS.* (UK pressings)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound Limited
Location Link: None found (but believe them to be http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/sterling-sound & http://www.yelp.com/map/sterling-sound-london )
Example: The Paragons - The Original Paragons
*not related to Sterling Sound [NY] and is not a mastering credit but the vinyl was processed / metalwork was done by the company.

SSC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Schnittecht
Add a credit: Mastered By - Heiko Günther
Location Link: http://www.schnittecht.de/
Example: Kryptic Universe - Ha - Lo EP

SST
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - SST (8)
Location Link: http://www.sst-ffm.de/home.html?&L=1
Example: Ricky King - Verde

SST-H ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/SSTh.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - SST-H
Location Link: http://www.sst-ffm.de/home.html?&L=1
Example: Marshall Masters - Stereo Murder (The Cold Rush Remixes)

SST M & S*
S, H or HS? H H
Add a company: Mastered at SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - SST (8)
Location Link: http://www.sst-ffm.de/home.html?&L=1
Example: EA80 - Schweinegott
* According to Daniel from SST: "The cut for EA80 had been ordered by a fabrication service company named Master&Servant in Hamburg, and they requested us to cut M&S additionally." THERE IS NO NEED TO CREDIT MASTER & SERVANT.

SST MW ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/MW.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at SST Brüggemann GmbH
Add a credit: Mastered By - SST MW
Location Link: http://www.sst-ffm.de/home.html?&L=1
Example: Christian Smith - Pitanga

STERLING
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/
Example: Lenny Kravitz - Freedom Train / My Precious Love

STERLING LH
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Mastered by - Lee Hulko
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/
Example: Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon

STERLING RKS
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ryan Smith (2)
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/
Example: Paul Simon - Graceland

STERLING RL
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Bob Ludwig
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/
Example: Wilson Pickett - Pickett In The Pocket

STERLING TJ
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at Sterling Sound
Add a credit: Mastered By - Ted Jensen
Location Link: http://www.sterling-sound.com/
Example: The Art Of Noise - In Visible Silence

STM + TLC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Lacquer Channel
Add a credit: Mastered By - Scott Murley
Example: Les Rita Mitsouko - Marc & Robert

STRAWBERRY UK or STRAWBERRY
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Strawberry Mastering
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Studios
Example: Olivia Newton-John - Magic
* mastering occurred there from 1978 to its closing in 1983.

STREAKY @ eMasters
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at eMasters
Add a credit: Mastered By - Streaky
Location Link: http://emasters.co.uk/
Example: Various - The Big Picture Album EP Part Two

STREAKY @ SOUNDMASTERS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Soundmasters
Add a credit: Mastered By - Streaky
Location Link: http://www.soundmasters.co.uk/
Example: Different Gear - Pop Idle

Stu.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stuart Hawkes
Example: Aaliyah / Jamiroquai - Try Again / Deeper (Drum & Bass Remixes)

Stu. @ Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Stuart Hawkes
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/
Example: The Alliance* / Spinback & Gwange* - Legendary Volume 4

SUNSHINE - FRANK or
SUNSHINE FRANKIE "T"
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Sunshine Sound (4)
Add a credit: Mastered By - Frank Trimarco
Location Link: none
Examples: Prioritee - Who Is He (for Frankie "T")

Tα(T + Greek lowercase alpha)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Toolex Alpha
Location Link: none
Example: Buggles* - The Age Of Plastic

TA1PE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Tape One
Location Link: none available
Example: Tears For Fears - The Hurting

TC
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tom Coyne
Example: November Group - November Group

TD @ Masterfonics
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Masterfonics
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tommy Dorsey (2)
Location Link: http://masterfonics.com/
Example: Delarosa* - Sleep Method Suite

TERRY NEWMAN + 2 digit year
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Terry Newman
Example: The Twinkle Brothers* - Love

THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: The Kills - Satellite

THE EXCHANGE - M.M./N.P.
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Mike Marsh
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nilesh Patel
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: Pure Wildness - Ain't No Use

THE EXCHANGE - NILZ or NILZ - THE EXCHANGE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Exchange
Add a credit: Mastered By - Nilesh Patel
Location Link: http://www.exchangemastering.co.uk/index.html
Example: The Cotton Club* - Cotton Wool E.P.

Tigger@Scratch Free*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Scratch Free Press
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tigger (2)
Location Link: http://web.archive.org/web/20051223155818/http://www.scratchfree.ca/
Example: Moonstarr / Cold Mission - The Blue Night Network LP (Volume 1)
*Alias of Alex Fodi

Tim B.
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Burrell
Example: Peter Tosh / Winston Wright / The Destroyers - Here Comes The Judge

TIM BURRELL @ Townhouse
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at The Town House
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Burrell
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Various - Work Your Soul - Jamaican 60s & Northern 1966-74

Tim D.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Dennen
Example: DJ DNA* - Dance With Somebody / Never Give Up

Tim D. Masterpiece
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Dennen
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: Mr Toizio - Breath Taking

TIM DEBNEY
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Fluid Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Debney
Location Link: http://www.fluidmastering.com/
Example: Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!

TIMMION CUTTING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Lacquer Cut At Timmion Cutting
Location Link: http://www.timmion.com/cutting/
Example: Echo Roots - Earth Rocking

TimTom
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Young
Example: Julian Cope - Try Try Try 4 Track E.P.

TimTim-cbs or TimTom CBS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at CBS Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Young
Location Link: Unknown
Example: RAH Band - Questions (What You Gonna Do)

Tippy - Hit Factory
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tony "Tippy" Tarochione
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: The Chemical Brothers - It Began In Afrika

TLC
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Lacquer Channel
Location Link: http://www.lacquerchannel.com
Example: Moev - Alibis

TML*
TML-M* [ http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/TMLM.jpg ]
TML-S*
TML-X*
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Mastering Lab
Location Link: http://www.themasteringlab.com/
Example: Supertramp - It's Raining Again
* The letter after the dash indicates which lathe was used (M = Master, S = Slave, X = Extra)

tone ( http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n251/loki_012/Tone.jpg )
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tony Bridge
Example: Neon (19) - Making Waves / Me I See In You

TOOLHOUSE DC or TOOLHOUSE
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Toolhouse Studios
Add a credit: Mastered by - Toolhouse Studios
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Hypetraxx - The Darkside

TOOLHOUSE-DC Djamil
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Toolhouse Studios
Add a credit: Mastered by - Djamil Mehtieff
Location Link: http://www.tool-house.com/
Example: Isaac Spayes - Caleidoskank 1.2

TOWNHOUSE or TOWN HOUSE or Townhouse
S, H or HS? S, H
Add a company: Mastered at The Town House
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Belinda* - Circle In The Sand

Townhouse Max
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at The Town House
Add a credit: Mastered By - Max Dingel
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_Studios
Example: Frank Zappa - Broadway The Hard Way

tph@schnittstelle or tph at schnittstelle
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Schnittstelle (2)
Add a credit: Mastered By Thomas P. Heckmann
Location Link: http://www.schnittstelle.ws/Schnittstelle_-_Vinylschnitt_%26_Mastering.html
Example: Rondenion - Love Bound EP

Transfermation
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Transfermation
Location Link: http://www.metropolis-group.co.uk/
Example: Deviation - Hammond Song
*Transfermation is now Metropolis

TRANSITION or Transition
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Transition Mastering Studios
Location Link: http://www.transition-studios.com/
Example: FX (2) - Power / Shockwave

Trutone Mastering NYC Carl or Trutone NYC Carl
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Carl Rowatti
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Billy Howerdel - Jak X

Trutone NY - PA or Trutone Pa ###*
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Trutone Mastering Labs
Add a credit: Mastered By - Phil Austin
Location Link: http://www.trutonemastering.com
Example: Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
* The numbers following the initials stand for month/year

TVS *
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By The Vinyl Specialist Company Ltd.
Location Link: http://www.thevinylspecialist.co.uk/
Example: Jesu - Heart Ache
*TVS sometimes outsources to GZ Digital Media profile. In this case a Manufactured By credit can be used.

ty Hit Factory
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Young
Location Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hit_Factory
Example: Dimples D - Resucker DJ

TY or TY1 or TY 2
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By Tim Young
Examples: New Order - Confusion

TYN
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - TYN
Example: Briggs* & Lievense* - Breakdown
*Real name unknown so far

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UK Purchase Tax Codes
Date introduced:

Dec 30th 1950 AT
Apr 15th 1953 NT
Oct 27th 1955 RT
June 1st 1957 XT
Oct 1st 1958 UT
Apr 8th 1959 ET
Aug 1st 1960 WT
July 26th 1961 OT
Apr 10th 1962 ZT
Nov 26th 1962 PT
Jan 1st 1963 MT
July 1st 1963 KT (*the KT code can still be present on some UK EMI labels releases up until 1975)
Nov 23rd 1968 JT
Apr 1st 1973 - Purchase tax replaced by VAT
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ULTIMIX MASTERING
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Ultimix Mastering
Location Link: none
Example: Shreadheads - Shreadheads

UT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" above.

Utopia or "U" (drawn as a lyre symbol) topia or just a drawing of a lyre
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Utopia Studios
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Nick Straker - Must You Dance

UTOPIA MS or "U" (drawn as a lyre) topia MS
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Utopia Studios
Add a credit: Mastered By - Miles Showell
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Liaz - House Sensation (Kevin "Master Reese" Saunderson Mix)

VAN GELDER or RVG
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Rudy Van Gelder
Example: Deodato* - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) / Spirit Of Summer

Vlado
S, H or HS? H
Add a credit: Mastered By - Vlado Meller
Example: Culture Beat Featuring Lana E. And Jay Supreme - I Like You

VP-CM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at VP Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Chris Mann (3)
Example: Various - Joe Gibbs Revive 45's Vol. II

VPI (usually followed by a date [YY MM])
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By VPI
Example: DJ B.Cult* - B.Cult

Wakefield Pressing (also see "A "W" over an "M" stamp" above)
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By Wakefield Manufacturing
Example: Various - Animals

Wally C. @ Masterpiece or Wally C. @ Masterpiece Mastering
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at masterpiece
Add a credit: Mastered By - Walter Coelho
Location Link: http://www.masterpiece.net/index.php
Example: DJ Disciple Feat. Dawn Tallman - Work It Out

WG/NRP
Add a company: Mastered at Nashville Record Productions
Add a credit: Mastered By - Wes Garland
Location Link: http://nashvillerecordproductions.com/
Example: The Night Marchers - Scene Report

WJH LHaudio.com or WJH at LH audio
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at LH Audio Services
Add a credit: Mastered By - Jörg Henze
Location Link: Unknown
Example: Cirkel - Cirkel

WMM/CJIII
Add a company: Mastered at Well Made Music
Add a credit: Mastered by Clint Holley*
Location Link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Well-Made-Music-LLC/225601734125300
Example: George Benson - Inspiration, A Tribute To Nat King Cole
*Clinton J. Holley III

WMME Alsdorf
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Warner Music Manufacturing Europe*
Location Link: http://www.cinram.de/
Example: Patrick Lindsey - Phonkschool
* They are now called Cinram GmbH

WS-CS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Westside Sound
Add a credit: Mastered by Chris Scott (2)
Example: Royce The 5'9"* - I'm The King / Take His Life

WSS
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At Woodland Studios
Location Link: none
Example: Various - Superstars

WT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" above.

WWW.AGRM.CO.UK*
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Pressed By AGR Manufacturing
Location Link: http://www.agrm.co.uk/
Example: Circle - Taantumus
*GZ Digital Media profile. In this case a Manufactured By credit can be used.

WWW.COMPLETEMASTERING.COM
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Complete Mastering
Location Link: http://www.completemastering.com/
Example: Boris The Spyder - The Mission

www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at CTS Studios
Location Link: http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk/default.htm
Example: Ray Hurley - Ride The Storm

www.gzvinyl.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By www.gzvinyl.com
Location Link: http://www.gzvinyl.com/vinyl-27/
Example: Fever Fever - Keys In The Bowl / Stage Shoes
*based on ruling here: http://discogs.mejorespelis.org/help/forums/topic/332342

www.mastercut.eu
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Mastercut.eu
Location Link: http://www.mastercut.eu
Example: Ron Flatter - Zecada EP

www.mobineko.com
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Pressed By Mobineko Multimedia
Location Link: http://www.mobineko.com/
Example: Tim Holehouse - From The Dawn Chorus

XAVIER + CHOPSTICK
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered at Chopstick Dubplate
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Xavier
Location Link: http://www.myspace.com/chopstickdubplates
Example: The Outside Agency - Motherfucking Ants

XAVIER + MANMADE
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Manmade Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Tim Xavier
Location Link: http://www.manmademastering.com/manmade_mastering_llc/studio.html
Example: Tester / Twinhooker & Paulie Walnuts - Dancehall Murdah / Buck Up Competition (VIP Mix)

XT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" above.

YANN DUB @ ANGSTROM or YANN @ ANGSTROM
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at Ångström Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Yann Dub
Location Link: http://www.angstrom-mastering.com/
Example: Trill Bass* - Trillitary Mind EP

Yann Dub @ DK
S, H or HS?
Add a company: Mastered at DK Mastering
Add a credit: Mastered By - Yann Dub
Location Link: http://www.dkmastering.com/
Example: Broken Note - Fueling The Fire EP

Y.D.
S, H or HS?
Add a credit: Mastered By - Yves Delaunay
Example: Nicolas De Angelis - Quelques Notes Pour Anna

·Z· or -Z- or z
S, H or HS? H
Add a company: Mastered At Lyntone
Add a credit: Mastered By [Metalworker]- Francis DeSouza
Location Link: none
Example: New Order - Perfect Kiss

Zli - see Inzadi above.

ZT (UK Pressings) - please see "UK Purchase Tax Codes" above.