/2 |
Mastered at half speed [1] |
08 |
Pressed and/ or cut by Sony Music (Holland) [2] |
062 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
108 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
109 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
110 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
111 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
201 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
202 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
207 |
Sonopress (Germany) lathe number |
320 |
Universal Hannover (Germany) lathe number [3] |
850 |
Iberofon (Spain) lathe number, usually cut for Eurogram (Spain) [4] |
A/B-1, A/B-2, etc. |
Usually the number of the cut |
ch |
Cut by Carol Hibbs at K Disc (USA) [5] |
DFI |
Pressed by DFI (France) |
DM, DMM, DMI, etc. |
Cut using direct metal mastering |
FW |
Cut at Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs (USA) |
-GL1, -GL2, etc. |
First, second, and so on set of lacquers sent to MCA Gloversville (USA) |
GP, G Pauler |
Cut by Günter Pauler at Pauler Acoustics (Germany) |
Hw |
Cut by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (USA) |
JG |
Cut by John Golden at K Disc (USA) (in Nirvana's case) |
KL |
Cut by Ken Lee at Original Masterworks [1] |
L-***** |
Electroplated by Lee Plating (USA) [6] |
NS |
Cut by Noel Summerville |
-P |
Lacquers sent to Pallas (Germany) |
R-***** |
7" electroplated by Rainbo Records (USA) [6] |
-R1, -R2, etc. |
First, second, and so on set of lacquers sent to Rainbo Records (USA) [5] |
RE1, RE2, etc. |
First, second, and so on recut of lacquer/ copper mother or remake of metal plate [5] |
S-***** |
10" or 12" electroplated by Rainbo Records (USA) [6] |
-SR1, -SR2, etc. |
First, second, and so on set of lacquers sent to SRC (USA) [5] |
SRC (logo) |
Pressed by SRC (USA) |
SST |
Cut by Schallplatten Schneid Technik (Germany) |
Stu., STU. |
Cut by Stuart Hawkes (UK) |
TML |
Cut by The Mastering Lab (USA) |