Hi,

We can see sometime a Nashville Matrix stamp on the run-out/dead wax.

Are they a mastering company or pressing company?

I know there are customers' numbers on the run-out/dead wax together with the Nashville Matrix stamp, such as 10 for American Records Pressing (ARP), 5 for Southern Plastic Co. (SO), etc., so I guess the Nashville Matrix must be a mastering company and they were giving pressing contracts to various pressing companies.

I tried to search the articles (including their history, actual company name, etc.) of the Nashville Matrix on the internet but could not find.

Appreciate if anybody here can tell me what the Nashville matrix actually is.

Chalky posted the link to this page .... but didn't highlight the fact that ....

... they run tours of United Record Pressings Plant .... every Friday 11am ... $5 ....

Has any soulie that has visited Nashville been on the tour ??

(....... https://www.urpressing.com/history.php)

Edited November 3, 201212 yr by Roburt

Thank you all who posted here for me.

I think my question for the Nashville Matrix was cleared.

By the way, please make comments for the "Music City" stamp as well if anybody knows.

On 04/11/2012 at 06:15, picky said:

Thank you all who posted here for me.

 

I think my question for the Nashville Matrix was cleared.

 

By the way, please make comments for the "Music City" stamp as well if anybody knows.

Hi I am new to this site and found this thread

I have always wondered about this stamper and have an image......don't know it it helps though

The Sound Of Nashville - Nashville
Recognisable from the SoN prefix on the label.

 

Edited October 19, 20195 yr by Blackpoolsoul

On 04/11/2012 at 07:15, picky said:

By the way, please make comments for the "Music City" stamp as well if anybody knows.

 

On 19/10/2019 at 07:25, Blackpoolsoul said:

I have always wondered about this stamper and have an image......don't know it it helps though

https://www.discogs.com/label/716852-Music-City-Recorders-Nashville

50 minutes ago, LarsC said:

 

https://www.discogs.com/label/716852-Music-City-Recorders-Nashville

Thanks, does this mean "Mastered At" and or "Pressed At" for the Robert Tanner single above

Edited October 27, 20195 yr by Blackpoolsoul

3 hours ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

Thanks, does this mean "Mastered At" and or "Pressed At" for the Robert Tanner single above

Mastered, it was a recording studio. 

Further to @Nick Soule mentioning that Archer's client number with Nashville Matrix was 95 I thought I would see if I could find other codes for other pressing plants/companies.  Dave Flynn had some and discogs has some too on their forum.  Anyone have any other client codes?

SO (Southern Plastics) 5

NRC 7

Sound of Nashville 8

Motown 10

Starday 13

Hit/Spar 15

SON 18

Hickory 25?

Sims Record Pressing 33

Gold Standard 38

62 K-Ark

NRP 72

Dover 86

Oleta Publishing Co. 88?

Archer 95

SSS 113

Monument 125

Paula 127

Murco 142

PRP (Precision) 161

Dixie 225

Volunteer 516?

Nashville Album Productions Inc 381?

 

 

Edited April 1, 20241 yr by Chalky

D-Town 36 (only on diagonal design label)

Thelma Record Co. 59 (only on vinyl pressings)

Edited March 31, 20241 yr by Nick Soule

List of client codes updated and further info >>HERE<< and more discussion >>HERE<<

Why do I feel like I've seen "Nashville Matris" in a bunch of run-out grooves? Am I just misreading it? 

7 hours ago, Kidinquisitive said:

Why do I feel like I've seen "Nashville Matris" in a bunch of run-out grooves? Am I just misreading it? 

Stamper probably wearing out.  Also looks like Nashville Mains when badly worn.

Edited April 14, 20241 yr by Chalky

Nashville Matrix used to run double page or at least big adverts in Record World, I have then but they are out of reach in my loft, there were a full list of services and  photos of them at work.

39 minutes ago, Dysonsoul said:

Nashville Matrix used to run double page or at least big adverts in Record World, I have then but they are out of reach in my loft, there were a full list of services and  photos of them at work.

Andy, they can be accessed and downloaded online. I have over 1100 as pdf (searchable) on my computer.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/

 

1 hour ago, Alan T said:

Andy, they can be accessed and downloaded online. I have over 1100 as pdf (searchable) on my computer.

https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/

 

Yes thats one of them I remember ....