Difference between revisions of "Specialty Records Corporation/WEA Manufacturing matrix codes"

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= Attribute Grid =
= Attributes by Generation =


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!     Gen?    
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!     Gen?    
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| '''Surrounding blocks'''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| '''Unused space'''
| {{yes|filled}}
| {{yes|filled}}
| {{yes|filled}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{yes|asterisks}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
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| '''Matrix text style'''<ref>Dot-matrix text can be 5x5 or 7x5 in any generation. This is probably due to differences in the model of mastering equiment used.</ref>
| '''Matrix text style'''<ref>Dot-matrix text can be 5x5 or 7x5 in any generation. This is probably due to differences in the model of mastering equiment used.</ref>
| {{ctr|dot-matrix}}
| style="font-family:'Lucida Console'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | DOT-MATRIX
| {{ctr|dot-matrix}}
| style="font-family:'Lucida Console'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | DOT-MATRIX
| {{ctr|dot-matrix}}
| style="font-family:'Lucida Console'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | DOT-MATRIX
| {{ctr|dot-matrix}}
| style="font-family:'Lucida Console'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | DOT-MATRIX
| {{ctr|dot-matrix}}
| style="font-family:'Lucida Console'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | DOT-MATRIX
| {{ctr|dot-matrix}}
| style="font-family:'Lucida Console'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | DOT-MATRIX
| {{ctr|Courier}}
| style="font-family:'Courier New'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | COURIER
| {{ctr|Courier}}
| style="font-family:'Courier New'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | COURIER
| {{ctr|Courier}}
| style="font-family:'Courier New'; text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | COURIER
| {{ctr|thick sans}}
| style="font-family:'Arial Black'; text-align:center; font-size:90%;" | BOLD SANS
| {{ctr|thick sans}}
| style="font-family:'Arial Black'; text-align:center; font-size:90%;" | BOLD SANS
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| '''Single-digit label ID'''<ref>1: Warner Bros.; 2: Elektra; 3: Atlantic</ref>
| '''Single-digit label ID'''<ref>1: Warner Bros.; 2: Elektra; 3: Atlantic</ref>
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| {{yes|thinner}}
| {{yes|thinner}}
| {{yes|thinner}}
| {{yes|thinner}}
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| '''Unused space'''
| {{yes|filled}}
| {{yes|filled}}
| {{yes|filled}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{yes|asterisks}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
| {{no|empty}}
|-
| '''Surrounding blocks'''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| '''Possible SRC/digit separators'''
| '''Possible SRC/digit separators'''
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| {{ctr|## or **}}
| {{ctr|## or **}}
| {{ctr|## or **}}
| {{ctr|## or **}}
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| '''Logo'''
| '''Logo'''

Revision as of 12:20, 8 August 2010

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Generation Dates

Gen Rel Type Rel Date Date Source Artist Label Catalog Matrix

Attributes by Generation

Attribute     Gen1         Gen2         Gen3         Gen4         Gen?         Gen5         Gen6         Gen7         Gen?         Gen?         Gen?    
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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