Orlake Records

Vinyl Pressing Plant · Dagenham, Essex, UK

Operating period1964–1999

LocationDagenham, Essex

Press capacity6 automatic · 24 semi-automatic

Plant information and identification

Address (Obsolete)					Opened 1964 and closed 1999
Sterling Industrial Estate
Rainham Road South					The plant had 6 Toolex Alpha automatic and 24 Toolex Alpha
Dagenham					semi-automatic presses
Essex
RM10 8HP

Tel: 01-561 8722

Orlake					Orlake


Orlake pressings are identifiable by the inscriptions "Orlake", "OR" or, less frequently, "O" in the run out groove area. The +
sign was also often used as a joiner within the matrix numbers.

Matrix details are hand scribed.

7" Singles pressed at Orlake Records

Orlake Records 7" Singles have an outer stamping impression
ring diameter of XXmm and an inner centre hole of XXmm

7" Singles pressed at Orlake Records
Format	Catalogue	Vinyl	Year	Release
7"	BACK 2	Black	1979	That's Too Bad / Bombers
7"	BEG 95P	Picture	1983	Warriors
7"	POSPP 722	Picture	1985	Change Your Mind
7"	POSP 894	Blue	1988	No More Lies
7"	POSP 894	White	1988	No More Lies
7"	POSP 894	Clear	1988	No More Lies
7"	POSP 894	Picture	1988	No More Lies
7"	ILSPD 1004	Picture	1988	America
7"	POPD 43	Picture	1989	I'm On Automatic
7"	NUMANCV 1	Red	1991	Heart
7"	PRM1	Picture	1996	The Premier Mix 96

12" Singles pressed at Orlake Records
Format	Catalogue	Vinyl	Year	Release
12"	POPX 722	Picture	1985	Change Your Mind
12"	POPX 894	Picture	1989	No More Lies
12"	PZPD 43	Picture	1989	I'm On Automatic
12"	NUMANTX1	Black	1991	Heart
12"	NUM 27	Black	1995	Absolution
12"	NUMP 27	Picture	1995	Absolution

LPs pressed at Orlake Records
Format	Catalogue	Vinyl	Year	Release
LP	BEGA 4	Blue	1978	Tubeway Army

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Last Checked or Updated

13 September 2026

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