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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
Picture Sleeve

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-A5 toneRunout side A - variant 1
  • AMS-7474-B5Runout side B - variant 1
  • AMS-7474-A6 tone 17Runout side A - variant 2
  • AMS-7474-B5 14Runout side B - variant 2
  • AMS-7474-A5 tone 11Runout side A - variant 3
  • AMS-7474-B6Runout side B - variant 3
  • AMS. 7474-A-6 tone HI HEL! 1 1 ARunout side A - variant 4
  • AMS. 7474-B-6 1 0 ARunout side B - variant 4
  • AMS. 7474-A-6 tone HI HEL! 1 2 ARunout side A - variant 5
  • AMS. 7474-B-5 3 4 ARunout side B - variant 5
  • AMS 7474 A5 A tone AMS-7474-A5 toneRunout side A - variant 6
  • AMS 7474 B5 A AMS 7474 B5Runout side B - variant 6
  • AMS. 7474-A-6 tone HI HEL! ARunout side A - variant 7
  • AMS. 7474-B-6 ARunout side B - variant 7
All 79 pressings of Message In A Bottle