UNI (8)

UNI refers to Uni Distribution Corp.'s CD manufacturing plant located in Pinckneyville, IL, USA. The plant was formerly known as Decca Records Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville and MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville and manufactured vinyl, before beginning CD manufacturing in 1988 and DVD manufacturing in 1994. Uni Distribution Corp. was later renamed Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc. (see Universal, Pinckneyville, IL), which went into a joint venture with Panasonic Disc Services Corporation (PDSC), a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Ind. Co., Ltd., in 1999 to install DVD manufacturing capabilities at the Pinckneyville CD plant. The plant then continued operations as Matsushita Universal Media Services. In 2002 the plant was sold to Thomson Multimedia and renamed Technicolor Universal Media Services, before finally closing in 2007. Please use this entry when a release mentions "MFG BY UNI" or simply "UNI". UNI may also be credited with the Pressed By role when UNI is present in the disc matrix along with Cx.x xxxxxx-nn [release ID] and mastering SID code IFPI L89* - this indicates that the glass master was manufactured by Technicolor, Camarillo, CA. For an example, please see Journey In Satchidananda.