Vinyl pressings
by 10cc · 1977
Live And Let Live 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.
21 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.
9199265 1Y//3 IB MELYSSide 1 runout - variant 1
9199265 2Y//3 IB MELYSSide 2 runout - variant 1
9199266 1Y//2 IB MELYSSide 3 runout - variant 1
9199266 2Y//2 IB MELYSSide 4 runout - variant 1
9199265 1Y//2 IBSide A runout - stamped Variant 1
9199265 2Y//3 IBSide B runout - stamped Variant 1
9199266 1Y//1 IBSide C runout - stamped Variant 1
9199266 2Y//2 IBSide D runout - stamped Variant 1
MELYS T SRM-2-A-4-CT 8600A-side, etched, variant 1
T MELYS SRM-2-8600-B-4-CTB-side, etched, variant 1
T MELYS SRM-2-8600-C-4-CTC-side, etched, variant 1
MELYS T SRM-2-8600-D-3-CTD-side, etched, variant 1
MELYS T SRM-2-A-4-CT 8600A-side
T MELYS SRM-2-8600-B-4-CTB-side
T MELYS SRM-2-8600-C-4-CTC-side
MELYS T SRM-2-8600-D-3-CTD-side
SRM-2-8600 A-5 MELYS s 1A-side etch
SRM-2-8600 B-5 s 1B-side etch
SRM-2-8600 C6 MELYS sC-side etch
SRM-2-8600 D6 sD-side etch
SRM-2-8600 A-CP 9 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side A, variant 1
SRM-2-8600 B-CP 9 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side B, variant 1
T MELYS SRM-2-8600-C-4-CTRunout side C, variant 1
SRM-2-8600 D-CP 9 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side D, variant 1
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 6641 698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Philips 6641 714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Philips 6641 714 / Philips 6641.714First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Mercury 6641 714 / Mercury 9199 322First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Mercury 6641 714 / Mercury 9199 322/323First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Ireland | Mercury 6641 698 / Mercury 9199 265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Mercury 6641 698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10030-31First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6641 714 / Mercury 9199 322/3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6641 714 / Mercury 9199 322/3First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Mercury 6641 714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Mercury 6641 714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Mercury 6641 698 / Mercury 91 99 265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Mercury 6641 698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Mercury 6641 698First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Ireland | Contour CN 2056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Contour CN 2056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MGM Records 6641 698LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Mercury 9279 565LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Live And Let Live are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 6641 698.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6641 698, SRM-2-8600, SFX-10030-31, 6641 714) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9199265 1Y//3 IB MELYS and 9199265 2Y//3 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.
