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First-year pressing

The Pink Opaque 1986 US Pressing (EMC 8040)

The Pink Opaque by Cocteau Twins

Artist
Cocteau Twins
Title
The Pink Opaque
Labels
  • Relativity EMC 8040
  • 4AD EMC 8040
Country
US
Released
1986
Format
LP, Compilation
Barcode
0 88561-8040-1 5, 088561804015

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.

  • EMC.8040.A F/W ¢ A-5Run-out side A, etched - Variation 1
  • EMC.8040·B A-Run-out side B, etched - Variation 1
  • EMC.8040.A F/W ¢ A-6Run-out side A, etched - Variation 2
  • EMC.8040·B A-2Run-out side B, etched - Variation 2
  • EMC.8040.A F/W ¢ A- ᐉRun-out side A, etched - Variation 3 (no scratches before "EMC")
  • EMC.8040.B A- ᐉRun-out side B, etched - Variation 3 (no scratches before "EMC")
  • EMC.8040.A– F/W ¢ A-4 –Run-out side A, etched - Variation 4 (no scratches before "EMC")
  • EMC.8040.B A-ᐉRun-out side B, etched - Variation 4 (no scratches before "EMC")
All 13 pressings of The Pink Opaque