Vinyl pressings
by Bob Seger System · 1970
Mongrel was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
SKAO 1-499A Side Label
SKAO 2-499B Side Label
SKAO 1-499 A1 #2 0A Side Etch, except 0 stamp
ST-2-499-B2 #1 0B Side Etch, except 0 stamp
SKAO 1-499-A-3. 1 ✲Runout Side A
SKAO 2-499-A-3. 1 ✲Runout Side B
SKAO 1-499Label Side A
SKAO 2-499Label Side B
SKAO-1-499-W3 ━◁Runout A, variant 1
SKAO-2-499-W3 ━◁Runout B, variant 1
SKAO-1-499-W3 ━◁Runout A, variant 2
SKAO-2-499-W3 #3 ━◁Runout B, variant 2
ST1-499-X2#2 IAMSide A runout
ST2-499-W1 IAMSide B runout
SKAO1-499Side A label
SKAO2-499Side B label
SKAO-1-499Side A label
SKAO-2-499Side B label
80678 A 21M6 277214
80678 B 21M6 277215
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Capitol Records SKAO-499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062-80 678First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-499First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SKAO-499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Movieplay S-26.069LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Uruguay | Capitol Records ST 50522LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST 500499LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST 500499LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | France | Capitol Records 2C 068 - 80.678LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 054 080 678 / Capitol Records 10 C 054 080.678LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 054-80678LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 1806781 / Capitol Records 2C 068 - 80.678LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST-499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038-1575041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 038 1575041 / Capitol Records 1A 038 1575041LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 038-1575041LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-80 678LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-C 499 / Capitol Records ST C 499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 076-80 678 / Capitol Records 11C 078-80 678LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Capitol Records 056 18 0678 1 / Capitol Records St-499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 054-080.678 / Capitol Records 056 18 0678 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 41 3072 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records GO 2022 / Capitol Records 0C 054-80 678LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-499LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
38 vinyl pressings of Mongrel are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, France, South Africa. One of them is Capitol Records SKAO-499, released August 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKAO-499, 2C 062-80 678, ST 499) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAO 1-499 and SKAO 2-499. 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.
