Vinyl pressings
by Bill Cosby · 1968
200 M.P.H. was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
39399WS1757A-1A A6AIO TSide A runout etched, Variant 1
39400WS1757B-1A A16A4 TSide B runout etched, Variant 1
39399WS1757A - IFSide A runout etched, Variant 2
394003̶9̶3̶9̶9̶WS1757B - ICSide B runout etched, Variant 2
T o 1 S39399 WS 1757A-1A 2 B8Side A runout
T o S39400 WS 1757B-1D 2 A6Side B runout
S39400Side A label
S39399Side B label
0 39399 WS 1757A-1C Λ 13 PSide A Etched [0, Λ 13 P Stamped]
0 39400 WS1757 -1C C 3 PSide B Etched [0, C 3 P Stamped]
S--39399--1S I + B4A side, runout
S--39400--2S I + A1B side, runout
(S39399)A side, label
(S39400)B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1757 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1757LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1703LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757 / Warner Bros. Records 1757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757 / Warner Bros. Records 1757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757 / Warner Bros. Records 1757LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1757 / Warner Bros. Records 1757LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of 200 M.P.H. are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1757.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1757, WBH 5002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39399WS1757A-1A A6AIO T and 39400WS1757B-1A A16A4 T. 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.
