Matrix Runout Vinyl

Label matrix number optional label code optional runout matrix number optional example 1.

Matrix runout vinyl.

Extra digits often refer to the cut or take of a. It is so we know where the text appears. On cds there is no groove or wax so matrix area is the term we like to use here on discogs and it seems to be fairly common among collectors elsewhere. This is why on vinyl releases on discogs we use baoi tags descriptions like runout matrix label side a and runout matrix runout side a.

This information should all be added to one matrix number field. Though these numbers were originally intended for internal use by a record pressing plant you can use them to. Lp jacket front cover. Consisting of numbers and or letters the code may indicate recording dates specific takes and even the system of recording.

Starting with the front cover and working clockwise we have the title artist label catalog number note the one on the spine next to 5 both should be entered and a company credit which is optional. A matrix or stamper number is a code etched inside the end groove area found on each side of a vinyl lp. A matrix number is an alphanumeric code and on occasion other symbols stamped or handwritten or a combination of the two into the run out groove area of a phonograph record this is the non grooved area between the end of the final band on a record s side and the label also known as the run off groove area end groove area matrix area or dead wax.