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The Payback by James Brown, album cover

First-year pressing

The Payback 1973 Germany Pressing (2679 025)

The Payback by James Brown

Artist
James Brown
Title
The Payback
Label
  • Polydor 2679 025
Country
Germany
Released
1973
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 2 records

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.

  • 2488 160Label side A/B
  • 2488 161Label side C/D
  • 2488 160 S1 ℗ 1973 320 3 KRunout side A, stamped, [K] rotated 90°, variant 1
  • 2488 160 S2 ℗ 1973 320 3 NRunout side B, stamped, [N] rotated 90°, variant 1
  • 2488 161 S3 ℗ 1973 320 2 LRunout side C, stamped, [L] rotated 90°, variant 1
  • 2488 161 S4 ℗ 1973 320 3 GRunout side D, stamped, [G] rotated 90°, variant 1
  • 2488 160 S1 ℗ 1973 320 1 CRunout side A, stamped, [C] rotated 90°, variant 2
  • 2488 160 S2 ℗ 1973 320 1 BRunout side B, stamped, [B] rotated 90°, variant 2
  • 2488 161 S3 ℗ 1973 320 1 CRunout side C, stamped, [C] rotated 90°, variant 2
  • 2488 161 S4 ℗ 1973 320 1 CRunout side D, stamped, [C] rotated 90°, variant 2
  • 1 2488 160 S1 ℗ 1973 320Runout side A, stamped, [B] rotated 90°, variant 3
  • 1 2488 160 S2 ℗ 1973 320Runout side B, stamped, [C] rotated 90°, variant 3
  • 1 2488 161 S3 ℗ 1973 320Runout side C, stamped, [C] rotated 90°, variant 3
  • 1 2488 161 S4 ℗ 1973 320Runout side D, stamped, [C] rotated 90°, variant 3
All 37 pressings of The Payback