Packaged Sounds is located in High Wycombe, United Kingdom. They are a one 3rd shareholder of Takt Direct.
Vinyl manufacturing (lacquer cutting and pressing), optical media duplication and package printing are all provided in house.
Galvanics (plating) is done by 3rd parties.

Vinyl matrix scheme, valid for Packaged Sounds, Takt Direct and TAKT
########-X-Y
# - internal project number (from 6-8 digits)
X - side number (e.g. A, B, C, etc.)
Y - stamper number

Please note that master processing is done by workload at each plant, this means that a master could be cut at Packaged Sounds, Takt Direct or TAKT and processed at Takt Direct, TAKT or Packaged Sounds (and vice versa): for this reason, the there is no way to distinguish where a record was really pressed. Galvanics are done at TAKT for all plants.

Please add "Mastered At - TAKT" for any release matching the above matrix scheme, until the "Plated At" role will become available.
Please only add "Pressed By - Packaged Sounds" when it is explicitly mentioned / known where it was pressed. Stickers with "Made in the UK" or "Manufactured in the UK" in combination with above matrix scheme are good indicators.

How to enter the matrix number in the LCCN fields:
• Please only enter the "########" part, without the side and stamper numbers".
• If a release shows two or more of these numbers (e.g., multi-format releases), please enter each matrix number in a separate field.