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Local Hero by Mark Knopfler, album cover

First-year pressing

Local Hero 1983 Australasia Pressing (811 038-1)

Local Hero by Mark Knopfler

Artist
Mark Knopfler
Title
Local Hero
Label
  • Vertigo 811 038-1
Country
Australasia
Released
1983
Format
LP, Album, Stereo

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.

  • 811-038-1 A··········· 700Side A runout, Variants 1 & 3, hand-etched
  • #2 ········Side B runout, Variant 1, hand-etched
  • 811-038-1 A············ 700Side A runout, Variant 2, hand-etched (12 dots)
  • 811-038-1 B········· 4# 700Side B runout, Variant 2, hand-etched (09 dots)
  • 811-038-1 B···· 700Side B runout, Variant 3, hand-etched (04 dots)
  • 811-038-1 A········ 700Side A runout, Variant 4, hand-etched (8 dots)
  • 811-038-1 B········Side B runout, Variant 4, hand-etched (8 dots)
All 50 pressings of Local Hero