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Whiplash 1985 US Pressing (MRS-04)

Whiplash by Metallica

Artist
Metallica
Title
Whiplash
Label
  • Megaforce Records MRS-04
Country
US
Released
February 1985
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, 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.

  • B-1 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 1
  • A-1 ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 1
  • B-2 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 2
  • A-1 ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 2
  • B-2 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 3
  • A-2 ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 3
  • B-3 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 4
  • A-2 ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 4
  • B-3 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 5
  • A-3 ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 5
  • B-2 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 6
  • A- ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 6
  • B- — MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 7
  • A- — MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 7
  • B-1 - MRS-04-A-RE [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side A, variant 8
  • A-2 ᐉ MRS-04-B [etched] STERLING [stamped]Side B, variant 8
All 13 pressings of Whiplash