First-year pressing
The Message 1982 France Pressing (540040)
- Artist
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
- Title
- The Message
- Labels
- Sugar Hill Records 540040
- Vogue 540040
- Country
- France
- Released
- 1982
- Format
- LP, Album
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.
- 540040 ASide A Label
- 540040 BSide B Label
- 540040 A ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍRunout side A, variant 1
- 540040 B ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍRunout side B, variant 1
- 540040 A M.P.P.V.Runout side A, etched [M.P.P.V. stamped] variant 2
- 540040 b M.P.P.V.Runout side B, etched [M.P.P.V. stamped] variant 2