Vinyl pressings
by Cheech & Chong · 1974
Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album 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.
13 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-S2Side A runout, hand-etched, variant 1
ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-S3Side B runout, hand-etched, variant 1
[squiggle] 2 ODE SP 77049(RE-2)-S1 A5Side A runout, hand-etched, variant 2
[squiggle] 1 ODE SP 77050(RE-2)-S3 A3Side B runout, hand-etched, variant 2
ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-M2 -EX MR(circled) △19353(X)Side One etched
ODE SP 77050 (RE-2)-M1 MR(circled)△19353-XSide Two etched
P ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-P2 3 C 3Side A runout, etched [P, C, 3 stamped] - Variant 1
P ODE SP 77050 (RE-2)-P1 3 A2Side B runout, etched [P, 3, A2 stamped]
P ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-P2Side A - Variant 2
P ODE SP 77050 (RE-2)-P2Side B .- Variant 2
ODE•77025•A1 3 ARunout side A, stamped
ODE•77025•B1 2 ARunout side B, stamped
ODE 77025-ALabel side A
ODE 77025-BLabel side B
T1 ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-T1 E 1A-side runout, variant 1
T1 ODE SP 77050 (RE-2)-T2 A 8B-side runout, variant 1
T1 ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-T1A-side runout, variant 2
T1 ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-T1 AB-side runout, variant 2
ODE SP 77050 (RE-2)-M1 (MR) △19353-XA runout etching, (MR) logo stamped
ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-M2 -EX (MR) △19353(X)B runout etching, (MR) logo 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 | Australia | Ode Records L35345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | A&M Records L-35345 / Ode Records L35345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Taiwan | First Record FL-2515LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | UK | Ode Records ODE 77025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records ODE SP-77025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records ODE SP 77025 / Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Ode Records SP-77025First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3253LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3253LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ode Records ODE SP 77025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ODE SP 77025, SP-77025, ODE 77025, L35345) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-S2 and ODE SP 77049 (RE-2)-S3. 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.
