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Originally Posted by Studio263
Is this similar to 'A1/B1' (a pre-occupation of record collectors)?
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It's far more complicated than that. The codes which are engraved in the run-out area of the LP, at least as far as EMI and Decca are concerned, will tell you which lacquer, which mother and which stamper were used to make that particular copy. In the case of Decca it will also tell you which engineer cut the lacquer. This is all well-documented on the internet for EMI, Decca and American Columbia (CBS) but there is little information for European labels like Deutsche Grammophon and Philips.