First-year pressing

4 1981 US Pressing (SD 16999)

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.

ST-A-814727-Side A Matrix
ST-A-814728-Side B Matrix
STA-814727-D M1 SF1SM1 "WELCOME CHRISTOPHER" B-15911-D + SLM + ∆749Side A, Variant 1
STA-814728-D B-15912-D "UP TO THE SKY" ROMAN SLM +++ ∆749-X M1SF1SM1Side B, Variant 1
STA•814727-E "WELCOME CHRISTOPHER" + SLM ++ △749 MISFI SM 31 B-15911-ESide A, Variant 2
STA•814728-C B-15912-C SMISFI SM2 "UP TO THE SKY" ROMAN + SLM ++Side B, Variant 2