First-year pressing

Wave 1979 US Pressing (AB 4221)

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.

AB 4221 SALabel A
AB 4221 SBLabel B
AB 4221-SA-CTI 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD STERLING GC TI B(etched)Runout Side A, variant 1
AB 4221-SB-CTI PSG WAVES HI STERLING TIRunout Side B, variant 1
AB 4221-SA-TVI 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD E3 STERLING GC . I5Runout Side A, variant 2
AB 4221-SB-CT2 PSG WAVES HI STERLING TIRunout Side B, variant 2
AB 4221-SB-CS2 PSG WAVES HI A3 STERLING GC . I5Runout Side B, variant 3
AB 4221-SA-C̶S̶2̶ CT2 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD CII STERLING GC. TIRunout Side A, variant 4
AB•4221-SB•CT2 PSG WAVES HI C7 STERLING GC. TIRunout Side B, variant 4
AB•4221-SA-C̶S̶1̶ CT1 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD 7C STERLING GC. TIRunout Side A, variant 5
AB•4221-SB•CT2 PSG WAVES HI BII STERLING GC. TIRunout Side B, variant 5
AB 4221-SA-CTI(scratched out) CTI 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD C STERLING gc TIRunout Side A, variant 5 (C and STERLING stamped)
AB 4221-SB-CT2 PSG WAVES HI STERLING gc B(stamped)5 TIRunout Side B, variant 5 (STERLING stamped)
AB 4221-SA-CTI(scratched out) CTI 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD C STERLING gc TIRunout Side A, variant 6 (C and STERLING stamped)
AB 4221-SB-CT2 PSG WAVES HI STERLING TIRunout Side B, variant 6 (STERLING stamped)
T1 AB 4221-SA-C̶S̶3 CT2 1979 YEAR OF THE CHILD C5 STERLING gCRunout side A, variant 7