Rosenborg Studio

Name variation:
- RS
- Rosenborg Studios
- Rosenborg Studio Norway
- Rosenborg Studios Norway
- Rosenborg Studio, Oslo
- Rosenborg Studios, Oslo
- Rosenborgs Studios, Oslo
- Rosenborg Studios A/S

Recording and mastering studio in Norway. The studio was named after its location, Rosenborggaten 19 in Oslo. Lacquer cuts can be identified by a 710 in the runouts, on releases from 1970 to 31 December 1983. The studio used Neumann cutting equipment. All releases in between this period, with 710 in the runouts was cut here.

Matrix / Runout:
The P + two numbers in the string, example: MCF 3104 A 5 P 81 F 710 , indicates the year lacquer/vinyl was made as the earliest.
Engineers worked at Rosenborg:
Please use credit "Lacquer cut by" and use the ANV from matrix
Rolf Kjernet: RK

Missing information on stamped initials:
Standalone "N"
Standalone "H"
Combined "HN"
Combined "FH"
Combined "FN"
Combined "NF"
Combined "TO"
Combined "HMF"
Combined "HMN"
Combined "HFN"
Combined "HFF"
Those are only seen on late 60s and early 70s releases.

There are also combination of standalone engineers for the same side.
Example can be:
F and H
H and N
F and N
and other combinations most likely means that there was more than one that cutted that side.

Combinations can also be seen for single releases with only one track for A and B side.
2 cutters for the same track is not very likely, so conclusion is that some of the unknown stamped initials could have meant something else.
Some of those unknown initials are also only found once on 1 release so far in the database.

If also a RS is found in matrix, it only means Rosenborg Studio

The studio was founded in 1970 by Musikkindustri A/S), but they wanted to have control over the entire technical production to ensure a high quality level.

In 1976-77 the studio went through an extensive rebuilding, both in of equipment and acoustics. It was now fully owned by PolyGram A/S

The cutting equipment was sold to Sun Studio, Copenhagen. Later, the equipment was returned to Oslo for storage, and after some time sent to Rockheim museum in Trondheim, where it can be seen today.

If pressings exist after 1985 carrying a PolyGram related 710 stamp, then the explanation is that some mother stampers with 710 from PRS Hannover.
Example for P 82 (1982) stamped runout from Rosenborg Studio, but Made in and dated 1985.

By April 1984, Audun Tylden. Sundby was the studio manager until 1987.

In the 1990s the name was changed to Majorstudio.

Rosenborg Studio was used for most types of music productions: From classical and small ensembles, through gammeldans, jazz and musicals, to folk songs, pop and hard rock. For example, several of the 1970's major musical productions was made virtually live here with up to 40 musicians in the studio at once.