Roots by Curtis Mayfield, album cover

First-year pressing

Roots 1971 US Pressing (CRS 8009)

Roots by Curtis Mayfield

Artist: Curtis Mayfield
Title: Roots
Labels: Curtom CRS 8009
Curtom CRS-8009
Country: US
Released: October 1971
Format: LP, Album, Stereo
Format notes: Monarch Pressing, Gatefold

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.

CRS-8009-AACenter label, side A
CRS-8009-BBCenter label, side B
CRS-8009-AAA [MR logo] △16416 A4RS-2509-4Runout, side A, variant 1
CRS-8009-BBB-RE [MR logo] S-2 △16416-X (B) A3RS-2510-4Runout, side B, variant 1
CRS-8009-AA-RE s-1 [MR logo] 2 △16416 A3R5-2509-4Runout, side A, variant 2
CRS-8009-BBB-RE [MR logo] s-2 △16416-X 6Runout, side B, variant 2
CRS-8009-AA-RE s-1 [MR logo] dh △16416 A3R5-2509-4Runout, side A, variant 3
CRS-8009-BBB-RE [MR logo] s-2 △16416-X (3) dhRunout, side B, variant 3

All 40 pressings of Roots