Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Holly · 1971
Portrait In Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year. 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.
04408-1 A Manufactured In GermanySide A runout stamped
04408-1 B Manufactured In GermanySide B runout stamped
04408-2 A Manufactured In GermanySide C runout stamped
04408-2 B Manufactured In GermanySide D runout stamped
COPS 4408/1 ALabel Side 1
04408-1 ASide 1
Manufactured In GermanySide 1
COPS 4408/1 BLabel Side 2
04408-1 A Manufactured In Germany IIIRunout side A
04408-1-B-1 Manufactured In Germany IRunout side B
04408-2 A Manufactured In Germany IIIRunout side C
04408-2 B Manufactured In Germany IIRunout side D
COPS 4408/1 ALabel Side 1
04408-1 ASide 1
Manufactured In GermanySide 1
COPS 4408/1 BLabel Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Germany | Coral COPS 4408/1-2First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Coral COPS 4408/1-2First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Coral COPS 4408/1-2First yearLP, Compilation, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Coral COPS 4408/1-2First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | MCA Records 250 470-1 / MCA Coral 250 470-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | MCA Coral 300 937-370 / 300 935 / 300 936LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral COPS 4408-D1/2 / MCA Coral 6.28183 DPLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 0082.009-2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral COPS 4408/1- (D)2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 6.28183 DP / MCA Coral COPS 4408-D/1-2LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 6.28183 DP / MCA Coral COPS 4408-D/1-2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral COPS 4408-D/1-2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Coral COPS 4408-D / EMI-Bovema Holland COPS 4408-DLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Coral COPS 4408-DLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Portrait In Music are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Germany. One of them is Coral COPS 4408/1-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COPS 4408/1-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 04408-1 A Manufactured In Germany and 04408-1 B Manufactured In Germany. 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.
