First-year pressing

The Elements 1974 US Pressing (M-9053)

The Elements by Joe Henderson

Artist: Joe Henderson Featuring Alice Coltrane
Title: The Elements
Label: Milestone M-9053
Country: US
Released: 1974
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.

M-9053-ASide A center label matrix
M-9053-BSide B center label matrix
T1 M9053A-1 ︵. .︵Side A runout, variant 1
T2 M9053B-1 ︵. .︵Side B runout, variant 1
T1 M9053A-1 ︵. .︵ A5Side A runout, variant 2
T2 M9053B-1 ︵. .︵ B4Side B runout, variant 2

All 12 pressings of The Elements