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Message In A Bottle by The Police, album cover

First-year pressing

Message In A Bottle 1979 UK Pressing (AMS 7474)

Message In A Bottle by The Police

Artist
The Police
Title
Message In A Bottle
Label
  • A&M Records AMS 7474
Country
UK
Released
September 1979
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Format notes
CBS Press, No Lyntone I.D.'s

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.

  • AMS 7474 ALabel side A
  • AMS 7474 BLabel side B
  • AMS-7474-A3 MBπRunout side A, variant 1
  • AMS-7474-B2 MBπRunout side B, variant 1
  • AMS-7474-A2 2 5 A MBπRunout side A, variant 2
  • AMS-7474-B6 1 8 ARunout side B, variant 2
  • AMS-7474-A3 MBπ 2 3 BRunout side A, variant 3
  • AMS-7474-B5 4 4 ARunout side B, variant 3
  • AMS-7474-A2 2 0 A MBπRunout side A, variant 4
  • AMS-7474-B2 2 0 B MBπRunout side B, variant 4
  • AMS-7474-A2 3 7 A MBπRunout side A, variant 5
  • AMS-7474-B6 3 ARunout side B, variant 5
  • AMS-7474-A3 MBπ 4 3 BRunout side A, variant 6
  • AMS-7474-B6 ARunout side B, variant 6
  • AMS-7474-A3 MBπ 1 7 BRunout side A, variant 7
  • AMS-7474-B5 MBπ 1 8 ARunout side B, variant 7

Other UK pressings of Message In A Bottle

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