Master Room

Mastering facility in London, UK.

Name variations:
- Master Room
- Mastering Room
- The Master Room
- The Master Rooms, London
- Masterroom, London

Engineers known to have worked here: George Peckham aka Porky (5) (1974 - August 1978), Tony Bridge (1975-1976, 1984-1987), Denis Blackham (1976-1977) aka BilBo (3), Julian Mills (1978), Arun Chakraverty (since 1979, and from 1981 onwards as owner and director).

Operated a Neumann VMS80 lathe with SX74 cutter and PG74B cutting head drive amplifiers since 1985.

Normally, Master Room lacquers can be identified by "MASTER ROOM" or "Master room" etched in the runouts and credited with Lacquer Cut At, but sometimes with certain pressing plants, this identifier may not be present. Below is a list of different identifiers.

On Lyntone pressings, Master Room lacquers can be identified by
IM / 2M (pre 1978) or
IMSR / 2MSR (since 1978)
In those cases, Master Room can be credited with Lacquer Cut At.

On pressings by Phonodisc Ltd., Master Room lacquers can be identified by
//x M (until February 1979)

On pressings by PRS Ltd., Master Room lacquers can be identified by
▽E M (1979)
▽420 M (1979 until 1981)
▽420 R (after 1981)
In these cases, Master Room can be credited with Lacquer Cut At.