Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1976
Amigo was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
MS-12239 LW-2Runout Side A, etched, variant 1
MS2-2239 LW-3Runout Side B, etched ( MS2 with 2 under Λ), variant 1
MS-1-2239 LW-2 • 3 [sideways] ✲Runout side A, etched [except 3 and ✲ are stamped], variant 2
MS-Λ2 [caret 2 are below the hyphen] 2239 LW-3 • 1 [sideways] ✲Runout Side B, etched [except 1 and ✲ are stamped], variant 2
MS-1-2239 WW-1 · ─◁Side A runout
MS-2-2239 WW-1 · ─◁Side B runout
MS-1-2239 JW-1#2 0Variant 1: Side A etched, exc. "0" stamped
MS-2-2239 JW-2 Sub#3 0Variant 1: Side B etched, exc. "0" stamped
MS-1-2239 JW-1 #3Variant 2: Side A etched
MS-2-2239 JW-2Variant 2: Side B etched
S-8-D-K-54077-A1 ALSide A - stamped/etched
S-8-D-K-54077-B1Side B - stamped/etched
K-54077-A1 ALSide A - stamped/etched
K-54077-B1Side B - stamped/etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 077 / Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Israel | Reprise Records K 54077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54077 / Reprise Records 2239-1/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Reprise Records HRES 291-82First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Reprise Records K 54077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Reprise Records K 54077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10252RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2239LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Amigo are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2239, released September 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2239, K 54077, P-10252R, REP 54 077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-12239 LW-2 and MS2-2239 LW-3. 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.
