First-year pressing

Stormwatch 1979 US Pressing (CHR 1238)

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.

CHR-1238-ASSide A label
CHR-1238-BSSide B label
CHR-1238-AS 8 SXTSide A etched, variant 1
CHR-1238-BS 7 SX SXTSide B etched, variant 1 (SX and SXT are very faint)
CHR-1238-AS 7 F SXT S 1Side A etched, variant 2 (F, S1 and SXT are very faint)
CHR-1238-BS 8 SXT B 11 S 2Side B etched, variant 2 (B 11, S2 and SXT are very faint)
CHR-1238-AS 7 SXT D S1Side A runout, etched; SXT faint but readable, variant 3
CHR-1238-BS 7 SXT SX B S2Side B runout, etched; SXT and SX faint but readable, variant 3