Vinyl pressings
by Bloodstone · 1973
Outside Woman 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.
11 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
XDR 53663-6 BellSound sf [MR logo] △93412Side A runout
XDR 51011-6 BellSound sf [MR logo] I △93411Side B runout
XDR 53663Side A label
XDR 51011Side B label
XDR 53663Label side A
XDR 51011Label side B
XDR 53663-3A side deadwax - etched
XDR 51011-3B side deadwax - etched
XDR 53663A side label
XDR 51011B side label
XDR 53663-1 12-19-73 [Bell Sound} sfSide A runout
XDR 53011-1 12-19-73 [Bell Sound} sfSide B runout
XDR 53663-1-1 Bell Sound sf PRA side runout
XDR 51011-1-1 Bell Sound sf PRB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | London Records L1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Jamaica | London Records F 13493First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | London Records TOP-1876First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | London Records 45-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | London Records LON-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | London Records LON-1052First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | US | London Records LON-1052-DJFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | London Records 45-LON-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | London Records 45-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | London Records 45-1052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | London Records 45-1052-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Nova DL 26 0047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Decca F 134937", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mexico | London Records 103877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Decca F 134937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Outside Woman are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, Jamaica, Japan. One of them is London Records 45-1052.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-1052, LON-1052, 45-LON-1052, LON-1052-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR 53663-6 BellSound sf [MR logo] △93412 and XDR 51011-6 BellSound sf [MR logo] I △93411. 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.
