US pressing plants
Columbia Records, Santa Maria, California.
1973: Ruben And The Jets - Charlena/Mah Man Flash
MCA Records, Gloversville, New York.
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Can You Do It/Can You Do It (maroon label, promo)
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Can You Do It/1976 (version 1)
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Just Couldn't Wait/Just Couldn't Wait (white label, promo)
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Just Couldn't Wait/Out To Get You
MCA Records, Pinckneyville, Illinois.
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Can You Do It/Can You Do It (yellow label, promo)
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Can You Do It/1976 (version 2)
1976: Grand Funk Railroad - Just Couldn't Wait/Just Couldn't Wait (blue label, promo)
PRC Recording Corp., Richmond, Indiana.
1973: Ruben And The Jets - If I could Be Your Love Again/Wedding Bells (promo)
1973: Ruben And The Jets - Charlena/Mah Man Flash (promo)
References
From William Brown:
http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/S...ing_Bells.html (promo pressing by PRC Recording Corp., Richmond, IN)
http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/S...Man_Flash.html (stock pressing with "CS" in deadwax by Columbia Records, Santa Maria, CA; promo with "PR" in deadwax by PRC Recording Corp., Richmond, IN)
http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/S...You_Do_It.html (promo copy on maroon label by MCA Records, Gloversville, NY; promo copy on yellow label by MCA Records, Pickneyville, IL)
http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/S...o_It-1976.html (Version 1 by MCA Records, Gloversville, NY; Version 2 by MCA Records, Pickneyville, IL)
http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/S...%27t_Wait.html (promo copy on white label by MCA Records, Gloversville, NY; promo copy on navy blue label by MCA Records, Pickneyville, IL)
http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/S...o_Get_You.html (MCA 40641 USA pressing shown by MCA Records, Gloversville, NY)
The G and P symbols in the deadwax do indeed represent each of the pressing plants in question. But another factor in determining where such copies came from was in the fonts on the label. Gloversville pressings had different layouts than Pickneyville pressings, as you doubtless would have figured out.
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