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Generation Dates

Gen Rel Type Rel Date Date Source Artist Title Label Catalog Matrix
5 Latest Known 15 Jun 1993 Amazon Bob James/Earl Klugh One on One Warner Bros. 9 45141-2 1 45141-2 SRC**01 M1S1

Attributes by Generation

Attribute     Gen1         Gen2         Gen3         Gen4         GenX1         Gen5         Gen6         Gen7         GenX2         GenX3         GenX4    
Surrounding blocks Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
Unused space filled filled filled empty empty asterisks empty empty empty empty empty
Matrix text style[1] DOT-MATRIX DOT-MATRIX DOT-MATRIX DOT-MATRIX DOT-MATRIX DOT-MATRIX COURIER COURIER COURIER BOLD SANS BOLD SANS
Single-digit label ID[2] No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mother/Stamper ID (M#S#) none none monospace monospace monospace monospace monospace proportional proportional proportional proportional
Barcode blocks[3] none none none thick none none thin thin thinner thinner thinner
Possible SRC/digit separators dash, blank ## or ** ## or ** ## or **
Logo none none none none none none SRC swirl SRC swirl wea wea none

See Also

"CDs Pressed by Specialty: SRC code?" (Steve Hoffman Forums thread)

References

  1. ^ Dot-matrix text can be 5x5 or 7x5 in any generation. This is probably due to differences in the model of mastering equiment used.
  2. ^ 1: Warner Bros.; 2: Elektra; 3: Atlantic
  3. ^ For "thick" blocks, the smaller blocks are 1/2 the size of the larger ones; for "thin" blocks, the smaller blocks are 1/3 the size of the larger ones.
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