US
July 1969- Label and catalog number
- United Artists Records UA 50565
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Allied Pressing
- Runout / matrix
UA-4525 (X7172)A runout
UA-3446 (X7173)B runout
UA 4525A label
UA 3446B label
Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Goldsboro · 1969
Muddy Mississippi Line was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
UA-4525 (X7172)A runout
UA-3446 (X7173)B runout
UA 4525A label
UA 3446B label
UA - 4525
UA - 3446
UA4525 17932[mirrored]Side A Runout
UA3446 Ⓢ 19752[mirrored]Side B Runout
UA 4525Side A Label
UA 3446Side B Label
UA-4525 △77286Runout A
UA - 3446 △77285Runout B
UA - 4525Label A
UA - 3446Label B
UA-4525 △77286A-Side Runout Etching
UA-3446 △77285B-Side Runout Etching
UA 4525A-Side Label
UA 3446B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-50565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-50565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | United Artists Records 2 C006-90585 M / United Artists Records 2C 006-90.585 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAK-3226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | United Artists Records H 514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35034First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA-50565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50565First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records SUA-50565First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA-50565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50565First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35034First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35034First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Portugal | United Artists Records EP-12-467", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records UAK-32267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records UAK-32267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | United Artists Records UP 31657", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | United Artists Records UA 31657", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Muddy Mississippi Line are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 50565, released July 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 50565, UA-50565, SUA-50565, UP 35034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA-4525 (X7172) and UA-3446 (X7173). 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.