Specialty Records Corporation/WEA Manufacturing matrix codes
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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
Estimated Generation Dates
Gen Rel Type Date Date Source Artist Title Label Catalog Matrix Notes - Plant Opened Q4 1986 Billboard n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 Earliest Known 07 Jul 1987 Amazon George Benson/Earl Klugh Collaboration Warner Bros. 9 25580-2 1 25580-2 SRC-01 4 Earliest Known 04 Sep 1990 (unknown) Various Artists Just Day Da: Volume IV of Just Say Yes Warner Bros. 9 26420-2 1 26240-2 SRC+03 M1S2 +thick-block barcode X1 Only Known 1992 Release Tom Tom Club "Sunshine and Ecstasy" Sire/Reprise 9 40444-2 1 40444-2 SRC*05 5 Earliest Known Summer 1992 (assumed) Various Artists Lollapalooza '92 Warner Bros. PRO-CD-5500 1 PRO CD 5500-2 SRC*01 M1S3 +wraparound asterisks; promo-only 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 6 Earliest Known 22 Jun 1993 unknown George Benson Love Remembers Warner Bros. 9 26685-2 1 26685-2 SRC**01 M1S1 6 Latest Known 14 May 1996 unknown
See Also
"CDs Pressed by Specialty: SRC code?" (Steve Hoffman Forums thread)
References
- ^ Dot-matrix text can be 5x5 or 7x5 in any generation. This is probably due to differences in the model of mastering equiment used.
- ^ 1: Warner Bros.; 2: Elektra; 3: Atlantic
- ^ 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.