Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.

Hauppauge did not exist prior to 1981. For releases prior to this year matching the criteria, please consider Keel Mfg. Corp. instead. Defunct US-American record pressing plant which operated in Hauppauge, New York (Long Island) from mid-1981 until mid-1989. Established on August 12, 1981 as a successor to Keel Mfg. Corp., it operated until June of 1989 when it ceased vinyl pressing and re-formed as HMG (2) (Hauppauge Manufacturing Group, Ltd.). Roger Gouldstone once served as its president and it was reportedly once one of the largest independent record manufacturers in the United States. Pressing identifiers include: • Runout stamp: ᐉ (isosceles triangle on its side with a dot inside) • Runout stamp: ⟷ (Double arrow ) • Runout etching and/or code on labels: HRM • Number code on label: 53