H.V. Waddell Co.

American west coast vinyl pressing plant founded by Horace V. Waddell and located in Burbank, California. The plant began operations in 1953, and closed in the mid-1980s. Sold by Horace Waddell in February 1983 for $3.5 million.

They were a longtime presser for MGM Records and London Records and subsidiary labels, as well as other companies. Known to have pressed for Reprise up until [url=/master/395794]R-6096[/url] (1963), when Reprise was acquired by Warner Bros.

May also appear as "H. V. Waddell Co." on releases.

[b]Pressing identification tips[/b]
[b][i]Center label matrix plant codes:[/i][/b]
• Pressings for London Records will often have a "W" suffix appearing in the label matrix (e.g., [r9123944]).
• Pressings for Pablo Records will have "PP-xxxx" on the labels (see also runouts below).

[b][i]Runout markings:[/i][/b]
• A large "W" etched in the runout area (e.g., [r4725348]).
• In some cases, "WC" will be stamped (e.g., [r1279216]) or etched (e.g., [r10814104]) in the runout area instead.
• Pressings for MGM / Verve and Reprise may not have any identifiable etchings in the runouts. (Please refer to the section below for identification based on the size of pressing rings.)
• Pressings for Pablo Records will have "####-####-PP-xxxx" in the runouts.

Note: Waddell never pressed records for [l=Atlantic]; please do not interpret the "W" found in the runouts of many Atlantic and subsidiary releases (for an Audiodisc lacquer blank) as the "W" from Waddell.

[b][i]Pressing ring configurations:[/i][/b]
Please note that Waddell may have had as many as four different pressing ring configurations in use simultaneously.
• From the 1950s through the late 1960s, a 2.875" (73 mm) "deep groove" pressing ring (e.g., [r2771948]).
During these years, when a "W" or "WC" is missing, the extra clue to identify a Waddell pressing is a tiny extra pressing ring around the spindle (e.g., [r5896122] and [r14574224]).

• From the late 1960s to mid/late 1970s, the 2.875" (73 mm) ring was often supplemented with another circular indent of 3.625" (92 mm) diameter. The two rings had a rough texture where they overlapped (e.g., [r5142908]).

• From approximately 1976 continuing through plant closure circa 1985, a small 1.25" (32 mm) pressing ring was used (e.g., [r17105556]).
These often have [url=/release/10855217-The-Temptations-Power/image/SW1hZ2U6MzAzNjg3NDE=]a "wavy" appearance[/url] to the inner pressing ring.

[b][i]Fonts/typefaces known to have been used on Waddell pressings:[/i][/b]
Ludlow Tempo family fonts:
• Tempo Heavy Condensed
• Tempo Bold