AOD Holland

AOD Holland (officially Advanced Optical Disc Holland B.V.) was an optical disc manufacturer located in Vianen, The Netherlands established in 1995. AOD later established manufacturing plants in Mexico and Turkey and and in the 2000s also marketed itself as the AOD Group. AOD Holland was declared bankrupt at 31 May 2006, after which the Dutch manufacturing plant in Vianen was taken over by a new company under the name Bit To Bit. Identification: This manufactured may be named in the matrix as 'AOD HOLLAND,' 'A.O.D. HOLLAND,' or 'Advanced Optical Disc Holland,' or possibly other variants. Alternatively, the company may not be named at all, but can be identified by the matrix format and SID codes listed below. The following matrix format was introduced approximately 2001, and appears in combination with mastering SID code IFPI LH11: [release-specific info] [5-digit matrix number] IFPI LH11 Soon replaced by the following: ► [5-digit matrix number] ◄ [Compact Disc logo] [release-specific info], or ► [5-digit matrix number] ◄ [DVD logo] [release-specific info] Notes: -- The 5-digit matrix number can be entered as catalogue# for AOD Holland -- release-specific info usually contains the release catalogue# (or less commonly artist name or release title) as well as any manufacturing broker or pressing plant involved with that release -- Examples: Hip Hop 100% Français, The War That Plagues the Lands, iCrusher Mastering SID code: IFPI LH11 AOD offered glass mastering services for replication by external pressing plants, so this mastering SID code is often found on discs which name different pressing plants in the matrix without any reference to AOD. AOD Holland can still be credited for glass mastering in such cases. Mould SID codes: IFPI 4P** Please note AOD Holland should not be credited by a mould SID code IFPI 4P** alone without other identifiers in the matrix as discussed above. IFPI 4P39 for example commonly occurs on Russian CDs likely related to a separate pressing plant. LCCN roles: Glass Mastered At - with IFPI LH11 present Pressed By - with IFPI 4P** present, or when AOD Holland is named in the disc matrix with no mould SID code