Vinyl pressings
by Clarence Carter · 1973
Sixty Minute Man / Mother-In-Law was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZSSB-146629-1E FAS-10311 K-5430Runout Side A, etched
ZSSB-146630-1E FAS-10312 K-5431Runout Side B, etched
FAS-10311Label Side A
FAS-10312Label Side B
T ZSSB-146629-1A FAS-10311-1Runout side A, etched variant 1
T ZSSB-146630-1A FAS-10312 TIIIRunout side B, etched variant 1
T ZSSB-146629-1A FAS-10311-1Runout side A, etched variant 2
T ZSSB-146630-1A FAS-10312Runout side B, etched variant 2
p ZSSB-146629-1C FAS-10311A-Side Runout Etching
p Z̶S̶S̶B̶-̶1̶4̶6̶6̶3̶0̶-̶1̶C̶ FAS-10312B-Side Runout Etching
FAS-10311A-Side Label
FAS-10312B-Side Label
FA-10311Label A
FA-10312Label B
45 UP 35552 A-1 U > KTStamped in run out on A side
45 UP 35552 B-1 U > KTStamped in run out on B side
45 UP 35552 A-1 U > KTStamped in run out on A side
45 UP 35552 B-1 U > KTStamped in run out on B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records UAK-5180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | United Artists Records 8068First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UP33352First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UP 35552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UP 35552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Fame FA - 10311First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Kenya | United Artists Records FM 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAK 5180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Panama | United Artists Records FM-XW250-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35552First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Fame FM-XW250-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Fame FM-XW250-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Fame FM-XW250-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Fame FM-XW250-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Sixty Minute Man / Mother-In-Law are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Fame FM-XW250-W.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FM-XW250-W, UP 35552, UAK-5180, 8068) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSSB-146629-1E FAS-10311 K-5430 and ZSSB-146630-1E FAS-10312 K-5431. 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.
