Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Miles · 1970
Them Changes 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.
25 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.
SR 61280-A-M1 2T AA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
SR 61280-B-M1 1T B8B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
SR 61280-A-M1 2T AA-Side Runout Stamped [except 2T A etched], variant 2
SR 61280-B-M1 \T B2B-Side Runout Stamped [except \T B2 etched], variant 2
SR 61280-A- M1 1-1 MRSide A runout, Variant 1
SR 61280-B- M1 1-1 MRSide B runout, Variant 1
SR 61280-A- M1 1-11 MRSide A runout, Variant 2
SR 61280-B- M1 1-11 MRSide B runout, Variant 2
SR 61280- M5 -1-1 PRSide A runout
SR 61280-B- M5 11-1 PRSide B runout
SR 62180-A-M6Side A Runout (Stamped), Variant 1
SR 62180-B-M5Side B Runout (Stamped), Variant 1
SR 61280-A-M6 C1Side A Runout (Stamped), Variant 2
SR 61280-B-M5 11-1 PRSide B Runout (Stamped), ("11-1 PR" etched) Variant 2
SR 61280-A- M6 E ̶I̶ A1Side A Runout, Variant 1
SR 61280-B- M3 1-1111 PH 2Side B Runout, Variant 1
SR 61280-A- M5 1-1 PRSide A Runout, Variant 2
SR 61280-A- M6 E ̶I̶ A2Side B Runout, Variant 2
SR 61280-A- M1 1 oSide A stamped, etched
SR 61280-B- M8 1Side B stamped, etched
SR 61280 ASide A label
SR 61280 BSide 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 | Argentina | Mercury 6338042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Argentina | Mercury 6338042 / Mercury 6338042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Mercury RS152 / Mercury 6338016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Barbados | Mercury SR-61280 / Mercury SR61280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Mercury SR 61280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Chile | Mercury 6338 016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Ecuador | Mercury LP-70002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Mercury 6463 007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Mercury 6338 016 / Mercury SR 61280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Mercury 6338 016First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Mercury SR-61280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Mercury 6463 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Mercury 63 38 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Mercury 6338 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Mercury MOVLP1066 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1066LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Spain | Elemental Music 700246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury SR 61280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SR 61280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6338 016 / Mercury SR 61280LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | Mercury 6338 016 / Mercury SR 61280LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 6430 049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 6430 049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Fontana 6430 049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61280LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SR61280LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mercury SR61280LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 61280 / Mercury SR61280LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR61280 / Mercury SR-61280LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Mercury 3011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP-5504 / Fontana 6430 049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of Them Changes are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1970 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury SR 61280.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 61280, SR-61280, SR61280, 6338 016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 61280-A-M1 2T A and SR 61280-B-M1 1T B8. 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.
