Rio US vinyl LP versions - the known matrix variants

compiled by Ansgar Thomann

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The matrix information is etched into the run-out groove area of the vinyl near the label. For the
Harvest/Capitol 'RIO' vinyl LP releases in the USA the information may include:

- The record company prefix:
  'ST' = Stereo
- The side number:
  '1' or '2'
- The catalogue number:
  '12211'
- The lathe that was used to cut the lacquer:
  'Z' = for lacquers furnished to Capitol by outside mastering studios
  'F' = for Neumann lathe used by Capitol Tower Mastering in Hollywood, CA
  'G' = for Neumann lathe used by Capitol Mastering in Hollywood, CA
- The lacquer number (the number following the lathe letter):
  for example 'Z1', 'F-11' or 'G23'
- The mother number:
  for example '#1'
- The mastering house:
  'TML-M', 'TML-S' and 'TML-X' = mastered in-contract for Capitol at The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, CA
      The letter after the dash indicates which lathe was used ('M' = Master, 'S' = Slave, 'X' = Extra)
  'MASTERED BY CAPITOL'        = obviously mastered by Capitol Mastering in Hollywood, CA
  'PRECISION' or 'Precision'   = mastered in-contract for Capitol at Precision Lacquer in Hollywood, CA
- The mastering engineer:
  'Wally' = Wally Traugott
  'SM'    = Stephen Marcussen
  'D.L.'  = ???
  'ES'    = Eddy Schreyer
- The record pressing plant:
  '0'  = Capitol factory in Jacksonville, IL
  '*'  = Capitol factory in Los Angeles, CA
  '—<' = Capitol factory in Winchester, VA

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Version #1
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- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z1 #1  TML-M  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z1 #1 (ST-2)  TML-M  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211 Z1 #2  TML-M  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z1 (ST-2) #2  TML-M  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z4  TML-S  *  |  ST-2-12211-Z4  TML-S  *
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z5 #1  TML-X  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z2 #2  TML-M  —<
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211 F-11  MASTERED BY CAPITOL  Wally  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z2  -M #2  —<
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211 F-11  MASTERED BY CAPITOL  Wally  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z6  TML-S #2  —<
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Version #2
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- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z13-REI #1  PRECISION D.L.  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z8-REI #1  PRECISION D.L.  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z15-REI #3  PRECISION SM  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z9-REI #8  PRECISION D.L.  —<
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z15-REI #5  PRECISION SM  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z9-REI #2  PRECISION D.L.  —<
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z15-REI #5  PRECISION SM  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z9-REI #3  PRECISION D.L.  —<
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Version #3
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- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z16 #1  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z8-REI #1  PRECISION D.L.  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z16 #4  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z8-REI #4  PRECISION D.L  0
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z16 #4  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z12 #1  Precision  0
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z16 #5  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z8-REI #4  PRECISION D.L  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z16 #5  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z12 #4  Precision  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z17 #1  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z8-REI #1  PRECISION D.L.  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z17 #1  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z8-REI #2  PRECISION D.L.  0
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #2  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #3  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #2  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #2  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #3  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #3  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #2  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #3  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #4  —<  Precision
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #4  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z10 #3  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #4  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #2  —<  Precision
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #4  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11 #2  —<  Precision
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #5  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #7  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z10 #5  —<  Precision
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z18 #7  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z10 #5  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z19  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z19 #3 Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z10 #3  —<  Precision
- Harvest:
  ST-1-12211-Z19 #3  Precision  —<  |  ST-2-12211-Z11  —<  Precision
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211-Z20 #1  Precision  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z12 #1  Precision  0
- Capitol:
  ST-1-12211 G-23 #1  ES  MASTERED BY CAPITOL  0  |  ST-2-12211-Z10 #5  Precision  0
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