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Absolute Beginners by The Jam, album cover

First-year pressing

Absolute Beginners 1981 UK Pressing (POSP 350)

Absolute Beginners by The Jam

Artist
The Jam
Title
Absolute Beginners
Labels
  • Polydor POSP 350
  • Polydor 2059 406
Country
UK
Released
October 16, 1981
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

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.

  • POSP 350 A//5 ▽EM ARUNRunout side A, variant 1
  • POSP 350 B//4 ▽EMRunout side B, variant 1
  • POSP 350 A // 4 ▽ E M 1 11 5 ARUNRunout side A, variant 2
  • POSP 350 B // 5 ▽ E M 1 1 0 1Runout side B, variant 2
  • POSP 350 A // 4 ▽ E M 2 1 ARUNRunout side A, variant 3
  • POSP 350 B // 5 ▽ E M 2 1Runout side B, variant 3
  • POSP350 A//5 ▽E M 11 3 ARUNRunout side A, variant 4
  • POSP350 B//4 ▽E M 11 3Runout side B, variant 4
  • POSP 350 A // 5 ▽ E M 11 2 8 ARUNRunout side A, variant 5
  • POSP 350 B // 5 ▽ E M 1 1 2 0Runout side B, variant 5
  • POSP 350 A//4▽E M 1 2 5 ARUNRunout side A, variant 6
  • POSP350 B//5▽E M 11 1Runout side B, variant 6
All 18 pressings of Absolute Beginners