Sonopress: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 03:15 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (RCA CD 74321 15420 2)**, GTIN 00743211542029, from the wanted list. **Identity.** MusicBrainz release 7b9898dc (the Canadian 1993 RCA CD) and Discogs rel. This is the current version.

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# Sonopress <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Sonopress
disambiguation: Bertelsmann optical-disc and record manufacturer in Gütersloh, Germany
legal_name: Sonopress GmbH
country: DE
website: https://www.sonopress.de/en/
founded: 1958-04-22
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                 | type  | locale | from       | until |
| -------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ----- |
| Sonopress GmbH       | legal |        |            |       |
| Sonopress Arvato     | name  |        | 2004-07-01 |       |
| Arvato Entertainment | name  |        | 2008       | 2015  |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref               | url                                     | title                          | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator                          | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-sonopress | https://api.discogs.com/labels/95728    | Discogs label 95728: Sonopress | 2026-09-14 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 95728     | profile, contact info            | CC0          |             |          |
| wiki-sonopress    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonopress | Wikipedia: Sonopress           | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           | lead, history, company structure | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Sonopress GmbH is a media manufacturer headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany, founded on 22 April 1958 to press vinyl records for the Bertelsmann Record Club. It began making compact discs in 1984, operated as Arvato Entertainment between 2008 and 2015, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA in its Bertelsmann Marketing Services division.[^wiki-sonopress] Discogs records a rebranding to Sonopress Arvato on 1 July 2004 and gives the address Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 161 F, Gütersloh.[^discogs-sonopress] It is a separate entry from the US plant Sonopress Arvato USA.
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