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Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits

by Cass Elliot · 1970

32 pressings9 countriesFolk RockRock

Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits

4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

October 1970
Label and catalog number
Dunhill DS 50093ABC Records DS 50093
Format
LP, Album, Compilation
Runout / matrix

DS 50093A-RESide A etched variant 1

DS-50093-B-RESide B etched variant 1

DS 50093-ASide A etched variant 2

DS-50093-B-RESide B etched variant 2

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US

October 1970
Label and catalog number
Dunhill DSX-50093ABC Records DSX-50093
Format
LP, Compilation, Promo
Runout / matrix

DS 50093 A-RE MR (in circle) 7(Stamped)∆15236 (1)Side 1 Runout

DS 50093 A-RE MR (in circle) 7(Stamped) ∆15236-X (1)Side 2 Runout

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Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Stateside 5C054.91.887
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

91887A//14 369-1/Y

91887B//14.370-1/Y

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 32 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s24 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970NetherlandsStateside 5C054.91.887First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970South AfricaDunhill SJSL 150First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970USDunhill ST-93376 / Dunhill DS 50093LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition
1970USDunhill ST–93376 / Dunhill ST 93376LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition
1970USDunhill DS 50093 / ABC Records DS 50093First yearLP, Album, CompilationLP, Album, Compilation
1970USDunhill DSX-50093 / ABC Records DSX-50093First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo
1971UKProbe SPB 1020 / Probe 1E 062 ○ 91887LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1971USDunhill DS 50093 / ABC Records DS 50093LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1971USDunhill DS 50093 / ABC Records DS 50093LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1973AustraliaProbe SPBA 3009LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1973CanadaABC/Dunhill Records DS 50093 / ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50093LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition
1973CanadaRCA Victor DS-50093, DS 50093LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1973New ZealandStateside SSLM 6113LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1973USDunhill DS 50093LP, Compilation, Promo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo
1973USDunhill DS 50093 / ABC Records DS 50093LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
All 24 pressings from the 1970s
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USMCA Records MCA 719LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaABC Records DS 50093LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaABC/Dunhill Records DS-50093 / ABC/Dunhill Records DS 50093LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?New ZealandStateside SSLM 6113LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USABC Dunhill DSX-50093LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USMCA Records MCA-719LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?USABC Dunhill DSX-50093LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
?USDunhill DS-50093 / ABC Records DS-50093LP, CompilationLP, Compilation

Tracklist

  1. A1It's Getting Better2:59
  2. A2Dream A Little Dream Of Me3:24
  3. A3Make Your Own Kind Of Music2:25
  4. A4Words Of Love2:13
  5. A5New World Coming2:11
  6. A6Move In A Little Closer, Baby2:38
  7. B1One Way Ticket2:49
  8. B2The Good Times Are Coming2:53
  9. B3Easy Come, Easy Go2:46
  10. B4Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By2:48
  11. B5Ain't Nobody Else Like You2:26
  12. B6A Song That Never Comes2:33

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits are there?

32 vinyl pressings of Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.

When was Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Netherlands, South Africa. One of them is Dunhill DS 50093, released October 1970.

How do I tell if my copy of Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS 50093, DSX-50093, 5C054.91.887, SJSL 150) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS 50093A-RE and DS-50093-B-RE. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Mama's Big Ones: Her Greatest Hits on vinyl worth?

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.

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