First-year pressing

Porgy & Bess 1976 US Pressing (CPL 2-1831)

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.

Λ4G CPL2 1831A 10S ISide A Stamped [G Stamped], runout, variant 1
K Λ4 CPL2 1831B 1S ISide B Stamped [K Etched, runout, variant 1
Λ2OO CPL2 1831C 1S ISide C Stamped [OO Etched], runout, variant 1
CPL2 1831P 10S I ΛI HSide D Stamped [P Stamped Upside-down] [H Etched], runout, variant 1
CPL2 1831A 10S I ΛvcASide A, runout, variant 2
C#PL2 1831B 1S I Λ2ZSide B, runout, variant 2
C#PL2 1831C 1S I Λ2AASide C, runout, variant 2
CPL2 1831 Ԁ I Λ2HSide D, runout, variant 2