Specialty Records Corporation/WEA Manufacturing matrix codes

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"SRC" Matrix Numbers

1. Warner Bros.
2. Elektra
3. 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

See Also

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