Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1973
Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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-2142 31578-1 PA-side runout, variant 1
MS-2142 31579-1 PB-side runout, variant 1
P MS-2142 31578-1 A 2A-side runout, variant 2
P MS-2142 31579-1 A 1B-side runout, variant 2
MS-2142 31578-1-2 TISide A
MS-2142 31579-1-2 TISide B
31,578Side A Label
31,579Side B Label
MS 2142 31578-A 1BSide A, etched, variant 1
MS 2142 31579-B - 1BSide B, etched, variant 1
2 MS 2142 31578-A 1BSide A, etched, variant 2
1 MS 2142 31579-B - 1A A4Side B, etched, variant 2
MS-1-2142 WW1
MS-2-2142 WW1
1S MS 2142 31578-A 1BA-side runout etched
S1 MS 2142 31579-B - 1B A1B-side runout etched
MS-1–2142 JW1 0A-side runout
31,578A-side label
31,579B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Reprise Records MS-2142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 236 / Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 236 / Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Italy | Reprise Records K 44236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8337RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Reprise Records HRES 291-49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Reprise Records K 44236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS4 2142First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records MS 2142LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44236 / Reprise Records MS 2142LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44236 / Reprise Records 44 236LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44236 / Reprise Records MS 2142LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44236 / Reprise Records 44 236LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2142.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2142, MS4 2142, K 44236, MS-2142) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2142 31578-1 P and MS-2142 31579-1 P. 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.
