Specialty Records Corporation/WEA Manufacturing matrix codes
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Generation Dates
Gen Rel Type Rel Date Date Source Artist Label Catalog Matrix
Attribute Grid
Attribute Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 Gen4 Gen? Gen5 Gen6 Gen7 Gen? Gen? Gen? Matrix text style[1] dot-matrix dot-matrix dot-matrix dot-matrix dot-matrix dot-matrix Courier Courier Courier thick sans thick 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 Unused space filled filled filled empty empty asterisks empty empty empty empty empty Surrounding blocks Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No 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
- ^ 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.