Dead Wax / Run-Out Area
The “Dead Wax or Run-Out Area” is the part between the end of the music on the record and the centre label (in the image above the area between the red lines).
Almost on every Vinyl Record there is a text inscription in the “Dead Wax or Run-Out Area“. Deepgrooves standard is the Catalog/Matrix number and initials from the cutter. Extra text is an option: Artist Name, Label Name, A message to your listeners… Anything is possible.. maximum is 30 characters.