Chess by Benny Andersson, album cover

First-year pressing

Chess 1984 Scandinavia Pressing (POLYXL 2-600)

Chess by Benny Andersson

Artist: Benny Andersson · Tim Rice · Björn Ulvaeus
Title: Chess
Label: Polar POLYXL 2-600
Country: Scandinavia
Released: October 1984
Format: LP, Album · 2 records

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

A-B-I DMM RCA C-PL-70 500-A/2 POLYX-1Side 1, variant 1
BA - T⋉ POLYX-2-600/2 V ✰ T.X. 841022Side 2, variant 1
BA-Tα POLYX-L2-600-X 3 4Side 3, variant 1 (X=number crossed out)
BA-Tα POLYX-L2-600/4 Ⅲ ✰ T.X. 841022Side 4, variant 1
A-B-I DMM RCA C-PL-70 500-A/2 POLYX-1Side 1, variant 2
BA - T⋉ POLYXL-2-600/2 V ✰ T.X. 841022Side 2, variant 2
BA-Tα POLYX-2-600-3 VISide 3, variant 2
BA-Tα POLYX-2-600/4 V ✰ T.X. 841112Side 4, variant 2
A-B-I DMM RCA C-PL-70 500-A/2 POLYX-1Side 1, variant 3
BA - T⋉ POLYXL-2-600/2 Ⅲ ✰ T.X. 841022Side 2, variant 3
BA-Tα POLYX-2-600-3 VISide 3, variant 3
BA-Tα POLYX-2-600/4 V ✰ T.X. 841112Side 4, variant 3

All 25 pressings of Chess