Vinyl pressings
by Bones · 1972
Roberta was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SP 25171-5 89445Run-out area side A Etched On Vinyl
SP 24773-6 89444Run-out area side B Etched On Vinyl
SP-25171-MOLabel side A
SP-24773-MOLabel side B
SP-25171-PLLabel side A
SP-24773-PLLabel side B
SP-25171-1 SRC 1-1A-side runout etching
ST-SP-25171-1 SRC 1-1B-side runout etching
SP-25171 SPA-side label
ST-SP-25171 SPB-side label
SGP 754 A-1Runout side A
SGP 754 B-1Runout side B
SP 25171-1BSide A Etched On Vinyl
SP 24773-1BSide B Etched On Vinyl
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Signpost SPS 70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Signpost 2C 006-93871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Stateside 1C 006-93 871 / Stateside 1C 006-93 871 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Japan | Stateside ISR-10311First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Columbia SGP 754First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Portugal | Signpost 8E 006 93871 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 608First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Spain | Signpost 1 J 006-93.871First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Signpost SGP 754First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Signpost SGP 754First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Signpost SP-70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Signpost SP-70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Signpost SP-70008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Australia | Regal Zonophone RZ-100597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Roberta are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Signpost SP-70008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-70008, SGP 754, SPS 70008, 2C 006-93871) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 25171-5 89445 and SP 24773-6 89444. 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.
