Vinyl pressings
by Carly Simon · 1974
Hotcakes was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 18 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.
7E-1002A-5 CP TMLRunout side A variant 1
7E-1002B-5 CP TML 2Runout side B variant 1
7E-1002A-7 TML CPRunout side A variant 2
7E-1002B-6 TML CPRunout side B variant 2
7E-1002 A TML 0-1 SM1-1 SP TVC AA side runout variant 1
7E-1002 B TML ƧP 0-1 SM1-1 SP TVCB side runout variant 1
7E-1002 A TML 0-1 SM1-1 SP TVC AA side runout variant 2
7E-1002 B TML 0-1 SM1-2 SP TVC AB side runout variant 2
T 7E-1002-A9 TML CTHRunout A side variant 1
T 7E-1002-B9 TML CTHRunout B side variant 1
T 7E-1002-A-8 TML CTH V 5Runout A side variant 2
T 7E-1002B-9 TML CTH V5Runout B side variant 2
7E-1002 A TML 0-1 SM1-1 SP TVC AA Side Etch, except TML Stamp
7E-1002 B TML ƧP 0-1 SM1-1 SP TVCB Side Etch, except TML Stamp
7E-1002A-4 CSM A2 S2 TMLRunout side A
7E-1002B-4 CSM 1 S1 TMLRunout side B
7E-1002-ALabel A
7E-1002-BLabel B
S1 7E-1002A-4 CSMSide A - Etched
S1 7E-1002B-4 CSMSide B - Etched
TMLBoth Sides - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | Elektra 50-14.096/1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Elektra 7E-1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Elektra ELLP-526 / Elektra 3-03-404-013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Elektra 7E-1002 / Elektra 7ES-1002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Elektra 52005 / Elektra 52.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 005 / Elektra 7E-1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Elektra 0411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Elektra K 52005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Elektra P-8407EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Elektra P-8407EFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS 1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6033 / Elektra 7E 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM-71002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Elektra 52005LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Elektra 7E 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 52005 / Elektra K52005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 7E - 1002LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
41 vinyl pressings of Hotcakes are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1974 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Malaysia, Uruguay and more. One of them is Elektra 7E-1002, released January 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1002, EQ-1002, 7E 1002, K 52005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E-1002A-5 CP TML and 7E-1002B-5 CP TML 2. 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.
