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 *Article about the history of matrix numbers before the rock era: [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/matrix1.htm Matrix and Catalog Numbers in G&S Discography].
-*[[Wikipedia:Matrix numbers|Wikipedia Matrix Numbers article]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Matrix number|Wikipedia Matrix Numbers article]]
 *[http://www.usisrc.org/assets/attachment/ISRC_Summary.pdf ISRC Structure and FAQ]
 *[http://wiki.musik-sammler.de/index.php?title=Herstellungsland_(CDs_/_DVDs) IFPI Codes]

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-Like the catalog number, the [[Wikipedia:ISRC|ISRC]] and the [[Wikipedia:EAN-13|EAN code]], the [[Matrix Numbers|matrix number]] is an additional information which can help to identify a sound recording. It consists of engraved (and/or printed) characters located around the label of a [[wikipedia:Gramophone record|vinyl record]]. By extension, the terms "[[Matrix Numbers|matrix numbers]]" may also refer to the complete sequence of codes visible around the inner circle of a [[wikipedia:Compact Disc|CD]]. These characters and codes are used by the factories in the stages of records pressing.
+Like the catalog number, the [[Wikipedia:International Standard Recording Code|ISRC]] and the [[Wikipedia:International Article Number|EAN code]], the [[Matrix Numbers|matrix number]] is an additional information which can help to identify a sound recording. It consists of engraved (and/or printed) characters located around the label of a [[wikipedia:Phonograph record|vinyl record]]. By extension, the terms "[[Matrix Numbers|matrix numbers]]" may also refer to the complete sequence of codes visible around the inner circle of a [[wikipedia:Compact disc|CD]]. These characters and codes are used by the factories in the stages of records pressing.
 It is important to notice that:
 *several records manufactured in the same series usually have exactly the same [[Matrix Numbers|matrix numbers]], this is not a unique identifier for each individual item
-*records containing different [[wikipedia:Audio mastering|sound masters]] might have same [[Matrix Numbers|matrix number]], so this might not be a unique and infallible way to distinguish different versions
+*records containing different [[wikipedia:Mastering (audio)|sound masters]] might have same [[Matrix Numbers|matrix number]], so this might not be a unique and infallible way to distinguish different versions
 *reversely, records having exactly the same content can have different [[Matrix Numbers|matrix numbers]]
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 Definition from the [http://www.atsf.co.uk/elektra/faq.html Elektra Master Discography FAQ] by Andy Finney, August 2006:
-:"When a [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|vinyl disc]] was made, the first stage (after recording the music of course) was to cut an [''[[Wikipedia:Sic|sic]]''] master disc, usually on an oversized disc made of aluminium coated in [[Wikipedia:Acetate_disc|acetate or lacquer]]. A heated stylus (sometimes cooled by helium) would literally cut the groove of the disc into the lacquer and this master would be coated, electroplated (usually more than once) and finally stamped in a steam-heated press to produce the vinyl disc. In order to identify the acetate disc used to make a particular disc the cutting engineer would inscribe or stamp a reference number into the surface of the cut disc, between the end of the music and the space for the label. This is where the run-out-groove or scroll would be. Often this so-called Matrix Number would just be the disc catalogue number with A or B or 1 or 2 after it to show which side. Sometimes obliterated matrix numbers on discs can show changed release schedules.<br><br>Some companies (such as [[EMI]] on discs such as the 1960s [[The Beatles|Beatles]] albums) decoupled matrix numbers from catalogue numbers although there would almost always be a listing of the matrix number on the disc label. Even in these cases the matrix for the 'A' side would be lower than that for the 'B' side. In this way you can often identify discs where the A and B sides have been 'flipped'. Other information would sometimes be added to denote the pressing plant (many Elektra discs have this since individual LPs were pressed in more than one plant across the US) or give a sequence number to the cut or stamper. In the 1970s it became the fashion for disc cutting engineers to 'sign' their matrixes. (An example being Porky's Prime Cut') Sometimes cryptic remarks would be inscribed, and on one notorious occasion an Elvis Costello album had a message in the run-out asking people to phone the record company press officer and claim a prize! (But I digress.)<br><br>Elektra albums usually had matrix number consisting of the catalogue number and the side, but the 10-inch discs had JH numbers."
+:"When a [[Wikipedia:LP record|vinyl disc]] was made, the first stage (after recording the music of course) was to cut an [''[[Wikipedia:Sic|sic]]''] master disc, usually on an oversized disc made of aluminium coated in [[Wikipedia:Acetate disc|acetate or lacquer]]. A heated stylus (sometimes cooled by helium) would literally cut the groove of the disc into the lacquer and this master would be coated, electroplated (usually more than once) and finally stamped in a steam-heated press to produce the vinyl disc. In order to identify the acetate disc used to make a particular disc the cutting engineer would inscribe or stamp a reference number into the surface of the cut disc, between the end of the music and the space for the label. This is where the run-out-groove or scroll would be. Often this so-called Matrix Number would just be the disc catalogue number with A or B or 1 or 2 after it to show which side. Sometimes obliterated matrix numbers on discs can show changed release schedules.<br><br>Some companies (such as [[EMI]] on discs such as the 1960s [[The Beatles|Beatles]] albums) decoupled matrix numbers from catalogue numbers although there would almost always be a listing of the matrix number on the disc label. Even in these cases the matrix for the 'A' side would be lower than that for the 'B' side. In this way you can often identify discs where the A and B sides have been 'flipped'. Other information would sometimes be added to denote the pressing plant (many Elektra discs have this since individual LPs were pressed in more than one plant across the US) or give a sequence number to the cut or stamper. In the 1970s it became the fashion for disc cutting engineers to 'sign' their matrixes. (An example being Porky's Prime Cut') Sometimes cryptic remarks would be inscribed, and on one notorious occasion an Elvis Costello album had a message in the run-out asking people to phone the record company press officer and claim a prize! (But I digress.)<br><br>Elektra albums usually had matrix number consisting of the catalogue number and the side, but the 10-inch discs had JH numbers."
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 ==References==
-#<div id="Note1">[http://ifpi.org/content/library/sid-code-implementation-guide.pdf SID Code Implementation Guide]</div>
+#[http://ifpi.org/content/library/sid-code-implementation-guide.pdf SID Code Implementation Guide]{{Dead link}}
-#<div id="Note2">[http://www.ifpi.org International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Official Website] and [[Wikipedia:IFPI]]</div>
+#<div id="Note2">[http://www.ifpi.org International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Official Website] and [[Wikipedia:International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]</div>
 #<div id="Note3">[http://www.philips.com Philips Official Website] and [[Wikipedia:Philips]]</div>
 #<div id="Note4">[[Wikipedia:Barcode]]</div>
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 *[[Wikipedia:Matrix numbers|Wikipedia Matrix Numbers article]]
 *[http://www.usisrc.org/assets/attachment/ISRC_Summary.pdf ISRC Structure and FAQ]
-*[http://www.musik-sammler.de/wiki/index.php?title=IFPI-Codes IFPI Codes]
+*[http://wiki.musik-sammler.de/index.php?title=Herstellungsland_(CDs_/_DVDs) IFPI Codes]
 *[http://www.7tt77.co.uk/matrix_numbers.html Matrix Numbers And Other Run-Off Markings @7tt77.co.uk]
 *[https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/743281 Common runout groove etchings: how to list them (Version 6) @Discogs]

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−	:"When a [[Wikipedia:Long playing record\|vinyl disc]] was made, the first stage (after recording the music of course) was to cut an [''[[Wikipedia:Sic\|sic]]''] master disc, usually on an oversized disc made of aluminium coated in [[Wikipedia:Acetate_disc\|acetate or lacquer]]. A heated stylus (sometimes cooled by helium) would literally cut the groove of the disc into the lacquer and this master would be coated, electroplated (usually more than once) and finally stamped in a steam-heated press to produce the vinyl disc. In order to identify the acetate disc used to make a particular disc the cutting engineer would inscribe or stamp a reference number into the surface of the cut disc, between the end of the music and the space for the label. This is where the run-out-groove or scroll would be. Often this so-called Matrix Number would just be the disc catalogue number with A or B or 1 or 2 after it to show which side. Sometimes obliterated matrix numbers on discs can show changed release schedules.<br><br>Some companies (such as [[~~EMI Records\|~~EMI]] on discs such as the 1960s [[The Beatles\|Beatles]] albums) decoupled matrix numbers from catalogue numbers although there would almost always be a listing of the matrix number on the disc label. Even in these cases the matrix for the 'A' side would be lower than that for the 'B' side. In this way you can often identify discs where the A and B sides have been 'flipped'. Other information would sometimes be added to denote the pressing plant (many Elektra discs have this since individual LPs were pressed in more than one plant across the US) or give a sequence number to the cut or stamper. In the 1970s it became the fashion for disc cutting engineers to 'sign' their matrixes. (An example being Porky's Prime Cut') Sometimes cryptic remarks would be inscribed, and on one notorious occasion an Elvis Costello album had a message in the run-out asking people to phone the record company press officer and claim a prize! (But I digress.)<br><br>Elektra albums usually had matrix number consisting of the catalogue number and the side, but the 10-inch discs had JH numbers."	+	:"When a [[Wikipedia:Long playing record\|vinyl disc]] was made, the first stage (after recording the music of course) was to cut an [''[[Wikipedia:Sic\|sic]]''] master disc, usually on an oversized disc made of aluminium coated in [[Wikipedia:Acetate_disc\|acetate or lacquer]]. A heated stylus (sometimes cooled by helium) would literally cut the groove of the disc into the lacquer and this master would be coated, electroplated (usually more than once) and finally stamped in a steam-heated press to produce the vinyl disc. In order to identify the acetate disc used to make a particular disc the cutting engineer would inscribe or stamp a reference number into the surface of the cut disc, between the end of the music and the space for the label. This is where the run-out-groove or scroll would be. Often this so-called Matrix Number would just be the disc catalogue number with A or B or 1 or 2 after it to show which side. Sometimes obliterated matrix numbers on discs can show changed release schedules.<br><br>Some companies (such as [[EMI]] on discs such as the 1960s [[The Beatles\|Beatles]] albums) decoupled matrix numbers from catalogue numbers although there would almost always be a listing of the matrix number on the disc label. Even in these cases the matrix for the 'A' side would be lower than that for the 'B' side. In this way you can often identify discs where the A and B sides have been 'flipped'. Other information would sometimes be added to denote the pressing plant (many Elektra discs have this since individual LPs were pressed in more than one plant across the US) or give a sequence number to the cut or stamper. In the 1970s it became the fashion for disc cutting engineers to 'sign' their matrixes. (An example being Porky's Prime Cut') Sometimes cryptic remarks would be inscribed, and on one notorious occasion an Elvis Costello album had a message in the run-out asking people to phone the record company press officer and claim a prize! (But I digress.)<br><br>Elektra albums usually had matrix number consisting of the catalogue number and the side, but the 10-inch discs had JH numbers."

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 *[http://www.7tt77.co.uk/matrix_numbers.html Matrix Numbers And Other Run-Off Markings @7tt77.co.uk]
 *[https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/743281 Common runout groove etchings: how to list them (Version 6) @Discogs]
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 ==See Also==
-*Article about the history of matrix numbers before the rock era: [http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/matrix1.htm Matrix Numbers in Recordings of Gilbert & Sullivan]{{Dead_link}}.
+*Article about the history of matrix numbers before the rock era: [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/matrix1.htm Matrix and Catalog Numbers in G&S Discography].
 *[[Wikipedia:Matrix numbers|Wikipedia Matrix Numbers article]]
 *[http://www.riaa.com/issues/audio/isrc_faq.asp RIAA ISRC FAQ]{{Dead_link}}