First-year pressing

Lives In The Balance 1986 Europe Pressing (960 457-1)

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.

R/S Alsdorf 960457-1 A xxSP.GER AL-SP STEA 60457-A-2 TML-M Θ B-22648-2 △11620 1-[scratched] SPO-1 SMI-2Runout A, variant 1
D R/S Alsdorf 960457-1-Bx 1-1 SMI-6 AL-SP STEA 60457-B-1 Θ B-226491-1 △11620-X SP-GER 1-[scratched]Runout B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 960457-1 AxSP-GER AL-SP STEA 60457-A- 2 TML-M 16 [lowercase 'a'logo] B-22648-2 △ 11620 1̶̷–̶̷2̶̷ SPO-| SMI-2A-side runout stamped/etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 960457-1 B2xxx AL- SP-GER STEA 60457-B-2 TML-M[180°rotated] 3 [lowercase 'a'logo] B-22649- 2- △11620-X D 1̶̷–̶̷2̶̷ SPO-| SM2-B-side runout stamped/etched, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 960457-1 AxSP-GER AL-SP STEA 60457-A-2 TML-M [Allied 'a' logo] 17 B-22648-2 △ 11620 1̶̷–̶̷2̶̷ SPO-1 SMI-2A-side runout stamped/etched, variant 3
R/S Alsdorf 960457-1 Bxx [1 crossed]-1 SMI-6 AL-SP STEA 60457-B-1 [0-1 crossed] [Allied 'a' logo] B-22649-1 9 △ 11620-X SP-GER 1̶̷–̶̷2̶̷ SB-side runout stamped/etched, variant 3