Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1970
McLemore Avenue 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.
29 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 14 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.
STL-0103 [MR logo] △14574 Mastercraft P.R.Runout side A
STL-0104 [MR logo] △14574-X Mastercraft P.R.Runout side B
STL-0103Label side A
STL-0104Label side B
STL-0103 - 1 T 1Runout, Etched, Side 1
STL-0104 - 2 T 1Runout, Etched, Side 2
Mastercraft PRRunout, Script
STS-2027, STL-0103Label, Side 1
STL-0103 - 2 TRunout, Etched, Side 1
STL-0104 - 2 TRunout, Etched, Side 2
Mastercraft PRRunout, Script, both sides
STL-0103Label, Side 1
STL-0103 [Mastercraft strikethrough] 3-2-70 PRSide 1 runout
STL-0104 [M logo stamp] 3-2-70 [Mastercraft strikethrough] PRSide 2 runout
STL-0103Side 1 label
STL-0104Side 2 label
PRBoth sides runout etched
MastercraftBoth sides runout strikethrough
2Side A runout stamped
4Side B runout stamped
X T I STL-0103 -1 Mastercraft P.R.Side A runout etched
X T I STL-0104 -1 Mastercraft P.R. BSide B runout etched
STL-0103Side A label
STL-0104Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Stax SKL-933760First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Stax SKL-933760First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Stax STS 2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Stax STS. 2027 / Stax STS-2027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Denmark | Stax STS-2027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Stax SXATS 1031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Stax 569033 / Stax 569 033First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | Stax 569033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Stax 1C 062-91 242First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Israel | Stax STS-2027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Stax 33 X 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Stax MW-1019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Stax STS 2027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Stax SKL 933760First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Stax SZB.8284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Stax SXE 016LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Stax SXE 016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Stax SXE 016LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Stax MPS-8552 / Stax STS-2027LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Stax STS-2027 / Stax MPS-8552LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Stax CR00289 / Craft Recordings CR00289LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Stax 2325008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Stax STS 2027LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325008LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
42 vinyl pressings of McLemore Avenue are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1970 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STS-2027.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STS-2027, STM-2027, STS 2027, SXATS 1031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STL-0103 [MR logo] △14574 Mastercraft P.R. and STL-0104 [MR logo] △14574-X Mastercraft P.R.. 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.
