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American Beauty by The Grateful Dead, album cover

Vinyl pressing

American Beauty 1976 US Pressing (WS 1893)

American Beauty by The Grateful Dead

Artist
The Grateful Dead
Title
American Beauty
Label
  • Warner Bros. Records WS 1893
Country
US
Released
1976
Format
LP, Album, Reissue
Format notes
Los Angeles Pressing
Barcode
WS-2-1893-LW4• 1 ✱ (with erroneous 186 scratched out)

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.

  • S39804A Side Label Matrix
  • S39805B Side Label Matrix
  • WS 1893 (39804-1) -1-W1 1 ✱A Side Runout Etching, variant 1
  • WS 1893 (39805-1) -2-W1 2 ✱B Side Runout Etching, variant 1
  • WS 1893 (39804-1) -1-W • 1 • 1 ✱A Side Runout Etched/stamped, variant 2
  • WS 1893 (39805-1) -2-W • 1 • 2 ✱B Side Runout Etched/stamped, variant 2
  • WS-1-1893 LW3• 2 ✱A Side Runout Etched/stamped, variant 3
All 120 pressings of American Beauty