Digital Audio Technologies Australia

'''Digital Audio Technologies Australia''' ('''D.A.T.A.''') was an Australian CD manufacturer. It was founded in 1992 as a joint venture between EMI and Warner, who then sold it to Summit Technology (SM) at the end of 2004.

==SID codes==
* Mastering SID code: IFPI L311 (written "IFPIL 311")
* Mould SID code: IFPI 2661

For some reason, the mould codes on every disc are the same.

==Ringcodes==
The D.A.T.A. logo includes a graphic before the text. The font used for all the mastering code text resembles Times New Roman.

The "ifpi" part of the mould SID code is lowercase. The number "2661" is more difficult to see, and resembles a toolstamp.

Besides the ringcode, the manufacturer also apparently added a serial to the label of some discs, beginning with "PETT". Some discs may have the D.A.T.A. logo on the label.

{| class="wikitable"
! Date<br/>(approx.) || <small>D.A.T.A.</small> || <small>Mastering<br/>SID code</small> || Serial || || || <small>Mould<br/>SID code</small> || Label<br/>serial || Disc title
|-
| 1999       || D.A.T.A. || IFPIL 311 || '''9362473862''' || '''H''' || '''E6''' || i''fp''i 2661 ||style="background:darkgrey"| ''none'' || Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
|-
| 1999-05-14 || D.A.T.A. || IFPIL 311 || '''BSM844AE'''   || '''A''' || '''E4''' || i''fp''i 2661 || PETT 202150 || [http://redump.org/disc/22749/ Barbie Storymaker]
|-
| 2000       || D.A.T.A. || IFPIL 311 || '''8998422'''    || '''A''' || '''E3''' || i''fp''i 2661 ||style="background:darkgrey"| ''none'' || Monty Python - Life of Brian
|-
| 2000-11-14 || D.A.T.A. || IFPIL 311 || '''7509823/2'''  || '''A''' || '''E1''' || i''fp''i 2661 || PETT 203173 || [http://redump.org/disc/20775/ Monopoly]
|-
| 2004       || D.A.T.A. || IFPIL 311 || '''5814702'''    || '''A''' || '''E4''' || <span style="color:red">IFPI</span> 2661 ||style="background:darkgrey"| ''none'' || The Alternative Album ([http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Alternative-Album/release/4580558 Discogs])
|}

Some discs pressed by D.A.T.A. were mastered by other manufacturers, including [[9 De Havilland Road|Disctronics]], WEA, and SM. They have D.A.T.A.'s mould SID code, but the mastering codes for the other manufacturer. Those discs aren't included here.

==Links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/Digital+Audio+Technologies+Australia Digital Audio Technologies Australia @ Discogs]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=jQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43 Australia Is Abuzz With New CD Manufacturing Plant Activity] (article in Billboard, 13 Jun 1992)
* [http://investors.wmg.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=182480&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=708380&highlight= EMI Music and Warner Music To Sell Australian CD Plant to Summit Technology Australia Pty Ltd] (press release)

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