Vinyl pressing

American Beauty 1975 US Pressing (WS 1893)

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 SIDE 1A Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
WS 1893 (39805-1) SUB #1 SIDE 2B Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
WS-11893-WB #6 (large crossed out cat number string) ---<iA Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
WS-2-1893 WS1893(39805-1)-WB ---<IB Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
WS-11893-WB #4 (large crossed out cat number string) ---<iA Side Runout Etching (Variant 3)
WS-2-1893 WS1893(39805-1)-WB ---<IB Side Runout Etching (Variant 3)
WS-1-1893-WB #5 WS1893 [scratched out (39804-1)]-WB ---<iA Side Runout Etching (Variant 4)
WS-2-1893-WB #2 [scratched out WS1893 (39805-1)]-WB ---<IB Side Runout Etching (Variant 4)
WS-1-1893-WB #6 W̶S̶ 1̶8̶9̶3̶ (̶3̶9̶8̶0̶4̶-̶1̶)̶ -̶ W̶B̶ ---<IA Side Runout Etching (Variant 5)
WS-2-1893-WB #2 W̶S̶1̶8̶9̶3̶ (̶3̶9̶8̶0̶5̶-̶1) -WB ---<IB Side Runout Etching (Variant 5)