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[u]Philadelphia[/u] based mastering studios. From the early 1970s there were two branches of Frankford/Wayne; one in Philadelphia, and one in New York ([l=Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs]). [a=Tom Steele] started Frankford/Wayne with partner [a=Wayne Wilfong] in his parents' basement in the Frankford area of Philadelphia, PA. By the mid-1960s, Frankford/Wayne was sharing a space with [l=Sigma Sound Studios] in the Center City downtown area of Philadelphia. During the 1970s they both opened separate New York City branches; [l=Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs] and [l=Sigma Sound Studios, New York]. Tom Steele had operations in Philadelphia and New York until 1986 and then worked out of just New York for another seven years. In 1993 he retired from Frankford/Wayne, which his daughter now operates. Known to have mastered for [l11910] Vinyl records mastered at Frankford/Wayne in Philadelphia, if not printed on the center labels or sleeve, can be recognized by a mastering stamp in the runout groove. The mastering stamp usually takes the form of stamp with the full company name + location, or the initials F/W followed by a smiley ":-)" symbol . Also appears as: - Frankford/Wayne Phila. - Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, Pa. Later releases only have F/W, most are often followed by the engineers signature or initials. Mastering engineers that have worked at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs: [a451129] (ΔM) [a373031] (NIM, NM, NS) [a408157] (TSS)