Artist's Recording Co.

Record pressing plant and recording studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Located in the Lockland area, the studio opened in 1951 and stopped in the early 1990s. The pressing facility started in December 1968 and folded in October 1985. The plant did jobs for many small, regional labels like King Bluegrass, Pine Tree, Melody, Central, and Vetco. Presidents of the corporation over the years were Herbert Rawlings, Homer Milam, and Carrol Rawlings. Engineers included Vic Clay, Tim Hines (4), and Junior Bennett. Sometimes shown as Artist's Recording & Record Pressing, Inc. Records pressed here can sometimes be identified by ARC ###### or **ARC ###### or just **###### in the runout grooves. The number can be installed in the Pressed By catalog number field. The first two digits represent the year of the pressing, the third and fourth digits are the month, and the last two digits signify the sequential job number (i.e. 700512 = May 1970, twelfth job of the month). Please do not confuse with Allentown Record Co. Inc., which also uses "ARC" in their runout etchings, followed by a pressing date.