Eva-Tone Inc

CD and cassette manufacturer in Clearwater, Florida, established July 1998.
Also, a printing & packaging company.

Eva-Tone Inc branded CD's can be identified in the Matrix as:
'MFG. BY EVA-TONE INC, CLEARWATER, FL' - used until approximately mid 2003 (See Note 1:)
'MFG BY EVATONE INC, CLEARWATER, FL' – used from approximately Aug 2003 (See Note 2:)
'MFG BY EVA-TONE, CLEARWATER, FL' - used very occasionally pre 2003

Note 1:
Early on, Eva-Tone outsourced glass mastering, so various Mastering SID codes appeared, such as IFPI L891 & IFPI L892 (see Cinram, Huntsville).
From mid-1998 to mid-2003 Mastering SID Code: IFPI LL41 was used.
Note 2:
From mid-2003 Mastering SID Code: IFPI LL42 was used.
The date was also added into the matrix in the form: DD Mon YYYY (example: 10 Feb 2010)
This is not the release date but can be used to assist in identifying the release year.

Mould SID Codes: IFPI 1M## (e.g. 1M02)
The Mould SID Code identifies the plant where the CD was pressed\replicated. Do not use SID codes alone, to identify manufacturing plants or glass mastering facilities as the codes may transfer from owner to owner of the equipment and / or manufacturing plant.

LCCN: Data entry.
From the introduction of Mastering SID Code: IFPI LL41 & IFPI LL42 they may have made their own Glass Masters, but this cannot be confirmed.
Therefore, when identified on the release or in the matrix, enter in the LCCN:
‘Manufactured By - Eva-Tone Inc’

Originally established on 21 March 1979 as Eva-Tone Sound Sheets, Inc., manufacturing flexi discs (soundsheets).
For flexidiscs use the Eva-Tone Soundsheets profile.

Changed name to Eva-Tone, Inc. on 07 July 1998.
Filed for bankruptcy in November 2008.

The origins of this company date back to 1925 when established in Deerfield, Illinois, as manufacturer of rubber stamp and rubber plate equipment.
In 1962, Dick Evans developed the sound sheet process and founded Eva-Tone Soundsheets.