First-year pressing

Ammonia Avenue 1984 US Pressing (AL8 8204)

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.

AL8 8204 SA RCA 18 I STERLING A1 ASide A runout, etched, exc. ɪ, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ and A1 stamped, variant 1
AL8 8204SB 4 I Penthouse A3 KSide B runout, stamped, exc. K etched, variant 1
AL8 8204SA 4 I Penthouse A2 NSide A runout, stamped, exc. N etched, variant 2
AL8 8204 DB RCA 18 I STERLING A1GSide B runout, etched, exc. I STERLING A1 stamped, variant 2
AL8 8204 SA RCA 7 I sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ A3 A3ASide A, etched, first A3 scratched out, "7", "sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ", "A3" of A3A, stamped, var 3
AL8 8204SB 4 Penthouse A10 SSide B, stamped, "S" etched, var 3
AL8 8204 SA RCA I sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ A1CSide A, etched, "I", "sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ", "A1" of A1C, stamped, var 4
AL8 8204SB 4 I Penthouse 5 A15 A12 CSide B, stamped, “5 A15” scratched out, “C” etched, var 4
AL8 8204 SA RCA 8 I STERLING A1 ESide A etched except "STERLING" and "A1" stamped, ALSO scratched out "7" replaced with "8"
AL8 8204 SB 4 1 Penthouse A1 USide B stamped except "U"
AL8 8204 SA RCA 7 I sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ A2ESide A etched except "STERLING" and "A2" stamped, ALSO scratched out "7", variant 6
A6 I - AL8 8204 SB 4 1 PenthouseSide B stamped except "I -", variant 6