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Play Kwela! by The Piranhas, album cover

First-year pressing

Play Kwela! 1980 UK Pressing (SIR 4044)

Play Kwela! by The Piranhas

Artist
The Piranhas
Title
Play Kwela!
Labels
  • Sire SIR 4044
  • Hansa SIR 4044
Country
UK
Released
1980
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single

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.

  • SIR 4044 A*Label matrix, side A
  • SIR 4044 B*Label matrix, side B
  • SIR 4044 - A1 W-20KD(Variant 1) Runout, A-side, etched
  • SIR 4044 - B1 W-19KD(Variant 1) Runout, B-side, etched
  • SIR 4044 - A1 F1 W-7 KD(Variant 2) Runout, A-side, etched
  • SIR 4044 - B1 F1 W-7 KD(Variant 2) Runout, B-side, etched
  • SIR 4044 - A1 F1 W-40(Variant 3) Runout, A-side, etched ("F1", stamped)
  • SIR 4044 - B1 F1 W-12KD(Variant 3) Runout, B-side, etched ("F1", stamped)
All 18 pressings of Play Kwela!