First-year pressing

Animals 1977 UK Pressing (SHVL 815)

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.

SHVL 815 A - 4U OR 1Side A, Variant 1
SHVL+815+B4 OR NSide B, Variant 1
SHVL 815 A-2U 7Side A, Variant 2
SHVL 815 B-3U 1Side B, Variant 2
SHVL 815+A4 OR(all etched)Side A, Variant 3
SHVL 815 B 4 U (stamped) OR (etched) also has 3 stamped on its own.Side B, Variant 3
SHVL 815 A - 4U OR 1Side A, Variant 4 (stamped except for OR)
SHVL+815+ B₄ OR —<Side A, Variant 4 (all etched)
SHVL 815 A-4U OR 1Side A, Variant 5 (stamped, except OR written)
SHVL 815 B-4U OR 3 xSide B, Variant 5 (stamped, except OR x written)