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Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath, album cover

First-year pressing

Master Of Reality 1971 US Pressing (BS 2562)

Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath

Artist
Black Sabbath
Title
Master Of Reality
Label
  • Warner Bros. Records BS 2562
Country
US
Released
1971
Format
LP, Album
Format notes
Santa Maria Pressing, Embossed Cover

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.

  • BS-2562 39928-1 [Artisan logo] SSide A, Variant 1
  • BS-2562 39929-2 [Artisan logo] SSide B, Variant 1
  • BS-2562-A 39928-1A [Artisan logo] SSide A, Variant 2
  • BS-2562-B 39929-1A [Artisan logo] SSide B, Variant 2
  • BS-2562-A 39928-1B [Artisan logo] A3 S2Side A, Variant 3
  • BS-2562-B 39929-1A [Artisan logo] S1Side B, Variant 3
  • BS-2562-A 39928-1B [Artisan logo] A3Side A, Variant 4
  • BS-2562-B 39928-1B [Artisan logo]Side B, Variant 4 (unusually small runout)
All 289 pressings of Master Of Reality