Vinyl pressings
by 10cc · 1977
Good Morning Judge was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 13 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
6008025 1F//3 IB MELYSRunout side A variant 1
6008025 2F//1 IB MELYSRunout side B variant 1
6008025 1F//1 IB 12 1 0 MELYSRunout side A variant 2
6008025 2F//2 IB 12 1 3 MELYSRunout side B variant 2
6008025 1F//2 IB 1 MELYS 1Runout A
MELYS 6008025 2F//1 1 3 1Runout B
6008025 1F//1 IB 12 5 MELYS.Runout side A
6008025 2F//3 IB 11 5 MELYSRunout side B
6008025 1F // 6 IB MELYSA-side runout
6008025 2F // 6 IB MELYSB-side runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Mercury 6008 025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | Mercury 6008 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Guatemala | Mercury 73917First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Italy | Mercury 6008 025First year7" | 7" |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2211First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6008 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Mercury 6008 025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Mercury 6008 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Mercury 6008 025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73943First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73943First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Mercury DJ 507 / Mercury 73943First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | Mercury 6008 025 / PGP RTB S 53 998First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Good Morning Judge are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is Mercury 6008 025, released April 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6008 025, 73943, DJ 507, 6198.166) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6008025 1F//3 IB MELYS and 6008025 2F//1 IB MELYS. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
