Variant 1 and 4 (with stampers A and B) are still with the text MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC in the old wide font-style. Variant 2, 3 and 5 (with stampers D, E and F) are a bit later pressings with already the new narrow font-style, which was most probably introduced somewhere in Nov. 1997.
Pearls: reissue with MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L, which was used between 05-1999 and 06-2000 (because of no new 5#)
Pearls: reissue from 2005 with new artwork, MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L, which was used 'till 06-2005
Pearls: reissue from 2005 with new artwork, Made in Germany by EDC, which was used from 07-2005
Barcode: 7 31453 63012 3 (Text) Barcode: 731453630123 (String) Rights Society: BIEM MCPS (Boxed separately) Label Code: LC 0268 Price Code: PY 900 (Boxed separately) Matrix / Runout: 536301-2 50678 858 01 > MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC B (Variant 1) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003 (Variant 1) Mould SID Code: IFPI 01J3 (Variant 1) Matrix / Runout: 536301-2 50678 858 01 > MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC D (Variant 2) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003 (Variant 2) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0107 (Variant 2) Matrix / Runout: 536301-2 50678 858 01 > MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC E (Variant 3) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003 (Variant 3) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0102 (Variant 3) Matrix / Runout: 536301-2 50678 858 01 > MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC A (Variant 4) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003 (Variant 4) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0102 (Variant 4) Matrix / Runout: 536301-2 50678 858 01 > MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC F (Variant 5) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003 (Variant 5) Mould SID Code: IFPI 01G9 (Variant 5)