Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Bramlett · 1976
Lady's Choice was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
CP-1-0169 JW1 #1Side A Runout Etched variant 1
CP-2-0169 JW2 #1Side B Runout Etched variant 1
[CP-1-0169 JW1 #1 overwritten] CP-1-0169 JW1 #1 SUBSide A Runout Etched variant 2
CP-2-0169 JW2 #1 SUBSide B Runout Etched variant 2
CP-1-0169 WW1 #2 ——◁Side A Runout, Etched
CP-2-0169 WW1 ——◁Side B Runout, Etched
STERLINGSide A/B Runout, Stamped
CP-1-0169 LW1 1 ✲ STERLINGSide A Runout
CP-2-0169 LW1 2 ✲ STERLINGSide B Runout
CP-1-0169 WW1 #2 ——◁ STERLINGSide A runout hand etched / STERLING stamped
CP-2-0169 JW 2 #1 ——◁ STERLINGSide B runout hand etched / STERLING stamped
2429145 A//1▽420 03 1 1 2Runout side A, stamped
2429145 B//1▽420 03 3 1 1Runout side B, stamped
2429-145 ALabel Side A
2429-145 BLabel Side B
CP-0169 (B scratched out) ASide I Runout Etched
CP-0169 BSide II Runout Etched
ZDT.Etched Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Capricorn Records 2429 145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Capricorn Records 2429 145 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Capricorn Records CNL 25036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Capricorn Records 2429 145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Capricorn Records 2429 145LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Lady's Choice are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CP 0169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 0169, 2429 145, 2429 145 A, VIP-6333) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CP-1-0169 JW1 #1 and CP-2-0169 JW2 #1. 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.
