Specialty Records Corporation/WEA Manufacturing matrix codes
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"SRC" Matrix Numbers
- Warner Bros.
- Elektra
- Atlantic
1st Generation (1986 - Jul?? 1987)
Format: #####-2 SRC-##
- No single-digit label IDs
- No mother/stamper IDs
2nd Generation (Mid-1987 - Mid 1988?)
Format: # #####-2 SRC-##
- Single-digit label IDs introduced
- No mother/stamper IDs
3rd Generation (1988 - Sep? 1990)
Format: # #####-2 SRC-## M#S#
- Mother/stamper IDs introduced
4th Generation (Sep? 1990 - Apr? 1993)
Format: # #####-2 SRC-## M#S# [+barcode]
- Block barcodes introduced
5th Generation (Apr? 1993 - Sep? 1994)
Format: # #####-2 SRC~~## M#S#
- Block barcodes removed
- "Wraparound" asterisks introduced
- SRC and nn separated by either "##" or "**", possibly indicating which mastering equipment was used.
6th Generation (Sep? 1994 - 1996?)
Format: # #####-2 SRC~~## M#S#
- Asterisks replaced by block barcodes again
- Specialty Records Corp. logo introduced