Monotype Pressing

Manufacturer / broker related to Monotype Records. Founded in 2016-08-24 Vinyl releases manufactured by the company can be identified by either "MONOPR" or "Monotype Pressing" etched in the runouts, please credit as Manufactured By. When a Takt Direct/Packaged Sounds matrix scheme ########-X-Y (X=side number, Y=stamper number) is also present, a Pressed By credit role can be used - ######## (8 digits, sometimes can be 6 or 7 digits), but only if it's EXPLICITLY mentioned ON RELEASE or other OFFICIAL SOURCE in which facility a particular release was manufactured. If multiple numbers are found, these can be added as well (see 11602081 as an example). When a wmfono matrix scheme ### ###-XY (X=side number, Y=stamper number) is also present, a Pressed By - wmfono ### ### (6 digits, sometimes without a space) credit role can be added. See Vita Arkivet as an example. Glass mastering of CD/DVD releases is brokered to other companies, mostly to TAKT and can be identified by its matrix string format of 210000########, a mastering SID code range between IFPI LK96-LK99 and mould SID code prefix IFPI 9R##. In these cases please credit as follows: Made By – Monotype Pressing Glass Mastered At – TAKT – 21###########