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UK TOP-UP PRESSINGS
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 Gate-fold CD Singles are another source of British CD pressings.
Basically, CD's made for the UK charts are generally made in Germany (as are album formats) but there does appear to be an initial supply of each CD release coming from pressing plants from within the UK, all of which carry slightly different characturistics to the regular German pressings including a unique gate-fold insert cover. All eleven known are featured below, Enjoy....
The first of these gate-folds appeared in early '93 for "I'll remember". This pressing included an additional silver rim around the otherwise white disc and the disc itself carried no outer 'rights' wording, a common factor with all these pressings. The very inner part of the disc gives credit to 'Nimbus': "MASTERED BY NIMBUS". Finally, both the disc and sleeve give an incorrect '6:49' track time for "Why's It So Hard" (should be '5:13').
At this point it's probably worth mentioning that as well as a gate-fold sleeve, these pressings generally has some kind of disc design difference to the regular German made pressings that follow, and many do not carry german origins, ie 'made in germany' is missing from both disc and sleeve.
The next gate-fold came out for "Secret", only this time the inner part of the disc credited "Mayking": "MASTERED BY MAYKING". "Mayking" was then credited on four more of the ten preceeding Madonna releases: "Take A Bow" "Bedtime Story" - possibly all pressings!; "Human Nature" - with slightly darker coloured disc and no outer rights wording, although German origin is given on the disc (and typographically removed from the sleeve); and "One More Chance" - with slightly darker coloured disc and thin silver rim (no outer wording on the regular pressing either).
"Oh Father" gate-fold offered "DISCTRONICS" manufacture
and unique 'white' disc;
the regular being black. This was followed by "Another Suitcase In Another Hall", which although carried outer disc wording, carried the British Equivelant. As did "You Must love Me", although this pressing did not come with the gate-fold sleeve? - so how many other non gate-fold sleeve pressings carried irregular manufacturing referance?
Another type of gate-fold pressing and one definately not made in Germany, first appeared for "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". This gave credit to "CD PLANT UK", and didn't carry any outer wordings. "Ray Of Light" followed suit and it's disc was totally blue with no silver outer disc and the german origins have been removed from the sleeve.
So basically these pressings do appear to have been made within the UK, where as all regular British CD's are Made In Germany!, and these pressings were all pressed and used to stock the record stores before the German stock arrives.
taken from the "Madonna Ultiography Collectors Guide"
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