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The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) by The Jam, album cover

First-year pressing

The Bitterest Pill 1982 UK Pressing (POSP 505)

The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) by The Jam

Artist
The Jam
Title
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
Labels
  • Polydor POSP 505
  • Polydor 2059 546
Country
UK
Released
September 1982
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Format notes
French Pressing

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.

  • 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM A A4 ARUNSide A runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
  • 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM A B2Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
  • 603POSP 505 A POLYGRAM B5 ARUNSide A runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
  • 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM A5Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
  • 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM B1 ARUNSide A runout, stamped/etched, variant 3
  • 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM A4Side B runout, stamped, variant 3
  • 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM AMSide A runout, stamped, variant 4
  • 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM BCSide B runout, stamped, variant 4
  • 603 POSP 505 A POLYGRAM A1C B ARUNSide A runout, stamped/etched, variant 5
  • 603 POSP 505 B POLYGRAM B14 BSide B runout, stamped/etched, variant 5

Other UK pressings of The Bitterest Pill

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