EDC Blackburn Ltd

UK CD & DVD manufacturing plant located in Blackburn. The plant operated under this name from July 2006 until its final closure on December 31, 2009.

Division of US company Entertainment Distribution Company, LLC (EDC).
Previously operated by Deluxe (Deluxe Global Media Services Ltd.)

EDC Blackburn CDs have the following IFPI codes:
Mastering SID codes: IFPI L135 and IFPI L136.
These codes were used by predecessors, but use of these codes ceased with the plants closure.

Mould SID codes: IFPI 04xx and IFPI 62**.
However, as these codes were also shared by predecessors and successors, they cannot be used as the only source to determine the plant.

EDC, Blackburn indicators:
The matrix will have a combination of the following distinguishing characteristics:

- The usual formats are in 3 sections and structured as follows:
• [EDC Blackburn Ltd] [Label Catalogue letters/number] [nn]
• [EDC logo] [Label Catalogue letters/number] [nn]
• [Label Catalogue letters/number] [nn]
• [Broker name] [label Catalogue letters/number] [nn]
• [label name or logo(s)] [label Catalogue letters/number] [nn].
- Glass Mastering SID codes IFPI L135, IFPI L136.
- Mould SID IFPI 04**, IFPI 62**

Here are typical examples of the 'EDC, Blackburn' matrix - [r12940168], the 'EDC logo' matrix - and the basic EDC matrix - [r2617558].

Broker companies that have manufactured through EDC, Blackburn include:
3BC example - [r5264575]
Impress example - [r3145073]
CDREP.com example - [r1896838]
www.testa-rossa.com example - [r1855895]
ENCONAHEAD.CO.UK example - [r2080698]
Sound Performance example - Breed Media example - Record companies that have manufactured through EDC, Blackburn include:

Universal Music Catalogue example - LCCN how-to:
• For any releases with ‘EDC Blackburn Ltd.’ or the 'EDC' logo in the matrix plus Glass Master SID code IFPI L13** plus Mould SID Code IFPI 04** or IFPI 62**

- Include a Glass Mastered credit and a Pressed By credit for EDC, Blackburn.

To account for the uncertainties associated with the ownership transition from Deluxe to EDC, Blackburn.

• For releases with a release year from 2007 onwards, with a broker or record company name or logo in the matrix plus Glass Master SID code IFPI L13** plus Mould SID Code IFPI 04** or Mould SID IFPI 62**

- Include a Manufactured by credit for the broker.
- Include a Glass Mastered credit and a Pressed By credit for EDC, Blackburn.

Corporate history:
Full legal entity name: EDC Blackburn Limited
UK Company number: 04390476
Incorporated: 8 March 2002 as 'Disctronics Blackburn Limited'
First name change: 15 August 2003 to 'Deluxe Global Media Services Blackburn Limited'
Second name change: 26 July 2006 - this page
Dissolved: 13 December 2012
Immediate parent before dissolution: 'EDC UK Holdings Limited'