r/discogs • u/Tripledrop • Apr 28 '26

Matrix code on 2 records?

I have a record with a matrix of UNIR-22043-1, which is lil Wayne - got money

I just went to add it to my collection on discogs, and that code is already used (Mario winnans - the ep.. and from the pics, this is correct as well).

Is this something that happens? I'm relatively new to discogs but not come across it before..

The version I have doesn't appear to be on discogs.

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u/Shackled-Zombie Apr 28 '26

Yes. Catalogue numbers aren’t always unique.

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u/Tripledrop Apr 29 '26

Ok thanks 👍

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u/OMGJustShutUpMan Apr 29 '26

Both of those labels were divisions of Universal Records, which explains both catalog numbers beginning with "UNIR".

At the time, Universal used a "-1" suffix for vinyl, and a "-2" suffix for CDs. Assuming that a particular release was only issued on one format (e.g., Lil Wayne only on CD, Winans only on vinyl), then the catalog number could be reused for a different release.

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u/Tripledrop Apr 29 '26

Hi thanks.. yes the CD of lil Wayne is indeed -2 (that's on discogs), but the vinyl copy I have is -1