First-year pressing

Fearless 1979 US Pressing (SP-4773)

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.

SP-5283Label side A
SP-5284Label side B
SP-5283-RC2 MASTERDISK RL IRunout side A, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 1
SP-5284-4 MASTERDISK RL IRunout side B, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 1
SP-5283-SM3-A+M MASTERDISK AL A6 1SRunout side A, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 2
SP-5284-SM4A+M A³ 1SRunout side B, etched; variant 2
SP-5283-RC2 MASTERDISK RL I AGDRunout side A, etched; "MASTERDISK", "I" & "AG" stamped; variant 3
SP-5284-RC3 MASTERDISK RL I AGIXRunout side B, etched; "MASTERDISK", "I" & "AG" stamped; variant 3
SP-5283-4 MASTERDISK RL 1 Ʌ I JRunout side A, variant 4
SP-5284-4 MASTERDISK RL 1 Ʌ C I HRunout side B, etched; "MASTERDISK", "1" & "Ʌ C I" stamped; variant 4
SP-5283-3 MASTERDISK RL 1 Ʌ2 CRunout side A, etched; "MASTERDISK", "1", & "Ʌ2 C" stamped; variant 5
SP-5284-4 MASTERDISK RL 1 Ʌ3 FRunout side B, etched; "MASTERDISK", "1" & "Ʌ3 F" stamped; variant 5
SP-5283-RC2 MASTERDISK RL I AG1Runout side A, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 6
SP-5284-4 RC3 MASTERDISK RL I A4HRunout side B, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 6
SP-5283-4 MASTERDISK RL I Ʌ1 DRunout side A, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 7
SP-5284-4 ̷3̷RC3 MASTERDISK RL I Ʌ3 ERunout side B, etched; "MASTERDISK" & "I" stamped; variant 7