Vinyl pressings
by Buffy Sainte-Marie · 1972
Moonshot 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.
20 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
XSV233964-2A VSD 79312 A 3AA-side runout, variant 1
XSV233965-2B VSD 79312 B 2AB-side runout, variant 1
XSV233964-2E V SD 79312 A A1A-side runout, variant 2
XSV233965-2F V SD 79312 B A1B-side runout, variant 2
VSD 79312 ASide A, runout
VSD 79312 B PRSide B, runout
VSD-79312-A XSV 233964Side A, label
VSD-79312-B XSV 233965Side B, label
XSV233964-2A VSD 79312 AA-side runout, variant 1
XSV233965-2B VSD 79312 BB-side runout, variant 1
XSV233964-2E V SD 79312 A A1A-side runout, variant 2
XSV233965-2F V SD 79312 B A1B-side runout, variant 2
XSV233964-2G 1T V SD 79312 ARunout A, variant 1
XSV233965-2G V SD 79312 B 1TRunout B, variant 1
XSV233964-2G 1T V SD 79312 A A A1Runout A, variant 2
XSV233965-2G V SD 79312 B 1T A1Runout B, variant 2
VSD-79312-A XSV 233964Label A
VSD-79312-B XSV 233965Label B
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 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Vanguard 60044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Vanguard VSD 79312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Vanguard 519047First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | France | Vanguard 519047First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Germany | Vanguard 1C 062-93 464First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Vanguard SR780First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Vanguard SR-780First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD-79312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Vanguard VSD-79312 / Vanguard VSD 79312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Sweden | Vanguard VSD 79312First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79312 / Pye Records VSD 79312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD-79312 / Vanguard VSD·79312First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Vanguard VSD•79312 / Vanguard VSD • 79312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vanguard 519047 -519 047 CLP | LP |
| ? | Sweden | Vanguard VSD 79312LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | USA & Canada | Vanguard VSD•79312 / Vanguard VSD • 79312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Moonshot are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD•79312.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD•79312, VSD-79312, VSD 79312, VSQ-40003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV233964-2A VSD 79312 A 3A and XSV233965-2B VSD 79312 B 2A. 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.
