Disctronics USA

Disctronics USA is the same pressing plant utilized by Disctronics Texas, Inc., located in Plano, Texas. On 02 March 1990 the plant was officially acquired by Disctronics Limited, one of three in the USA. Release dates for Disctronics USA pressings cannot be prior to 1990. Typically, releases from this plant have "DISCTRONICS USA" or "MADE BY DISCTRONICS USA" stamped in the matrix. For releases containing the statement to the effect of "DISCTRONICS MADE IN THE USA" use Disctronics Group, United States. Disctronics (US) Inc. was incorporated on 02 December 1986. Originally this plant was operated by Memory-Tech Inc., the other two (Anaheim and Hunstville) were operated by Laservideo Inc.. For discs known to be pressed by Disctronics in the US, please ensure these were not pressed at either Disctronics A (Anaheim), or Disctronics H (Hunstville), prior to denoting this specific pressing plant to the release. In 2003 Deluxe (7) bought Disctronics UK/European operations, the US company started to operate separately under the name DiscUSA. Within the matrix of many discs made by Disctronics USA is a sequential pressing number which can be used to identify an approximate year of release. eg: 121658-D2-3356-1 DISCTRONICS USA **9086110552** Disctronics USA company role and sequential numbers may be added as follows: Glass Mastered At: Disctronics USA - xxxxxx SID codes associated with this plant: Mastering SID codes: IFPI L791, IFPI L792, IFPI L793 Mould SID code: IFPI 2Dxx Disctronics USA used the following matrix scheme until 2000 when the catalog number changed from five or six digits starting with a '1' to seven digits starting with a '2'. 1990–1999 1AAAAA-BB-CCCC-C **[catalogue number]** 2000–2003 2AAAAAA-BB-CCCC-C **[catalogue number]** Disctronics USA may not always be mentioned by name in the matrix but can still be identified by pattern and SID codes associated with plant. Examples: Where Is My Mind? (A Tribute To The Pixies) Straight Ahead AAAAAA is the five-, six-, or seven-digit Disctronics USA catalog number that can be added to the LCCN. BB consists of a combination of two to four letters and numbers. CCCC-C is a five-digit number, the first number of which corresponds to the glass master year. Matrix variations are known to exist. Sometimes these variations may take the form of DISCTRONICS TEXAS, possibly denoting the earlier company name Disctronics Texas, Inc.. Refer to The Very Best Of Elton John.