Mexican vinyl, CD and DVD manufacturing plant, part of the Sonopress group operating under this name from 1986 until 2004.
Former RCA pressing plant, taken over after Bertelsmann acquired RCA including all their pressing plants. Renamed to Sonopress Arvato, Mexico in 2004.
Please note that this profile should only be credited in the following situations:
· 'SONOPRESS MEXICO' written in full in the disc matrix or printed artwork
· 'SONOPRESS' or the Sonopress logo (without Mexico), in combination with mastering SID code IFPI L025 or IFPI LP74 and mould SID code IFPI 08**.
For the company numbers, enter the 4 or 5 digit number mentioned directly after the company logo in the matrix. The 4 digit numbers are the earlier pressings, the 5 digit ones for later pressings.
Some early Mexican releases name Sonopress in the matrix, although it is uncertain that these glass masters were manufactured by Sonopress Mexico, and therefore they should not be listed on this profile. Instead:
For releases that name SONOPRESS <H> or SONOPRESS-2 <H> , please use label.
For releases that name SONOPRESS<A>, please use label
For releases that show the following matrix pattern:
SONOPRESS X-#### / [release ID] XX,
please enter:
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress – X-####
Example: release
These discs may well have been duplicated by Sonopress Mexico, but without mould SID code or other hub mould text it is not possible to determine that for certain.
For releases that show the following matrix pattern:
SONOPRESS [release ID] + + #####-##,
Mastering SID code: IFPI L027/L028
Mould SID code: IFPI 08**
please enter:
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress USA – #####-##
Pressed By – Sonopress Mexico
Example: release