A matrix number sometimes derived from the catalog number is used during manufacturing to keep track of the process for example to mark the sides of a record.
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Usually the matrix number is inscribed in the run out groove of a record or in the center of a cd.
Consisting of numbers and or letters the code may indicate recording dates specific takes and even the system of recording.
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.
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.
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Label matrix number optional label code optional runout matrix number optional example 1.
A matrix or stamper number is a code etched inside the end groove area found on each side of a vinyl lp.
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Though these numbers were originally intended for internal use by a record pressing plant you can use them to.
How to decode matrix stamper numbers on vinyl lps.