Vinyl pressings
by Clover Leaf · 1971
Tell The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
5C006-24431A//HD15.723-2-YRunout side A etched
5C006- 24431B//HD15724-1-YRunout side B etched
5C 006-24431-ALabel side A
5C 006-24431-BLabel side B
5C006-24431A//HD15.723-1-YRunout side A etched
5C006- 24431B//HD15724-1-YRunout side B etched
(5C 006-2443-A)Label side A
(5C 006-2443-B)Label side B
5C006-24431A//HD15.723-2-YRunout side A etched
5C006- 24431B//HD15724-1-YRunout side B etched
(5C 006-2443-A)Label side A
(5C 006-2443-B)Label side B
5c006-2443/A//HD15.723-2-Y
5c006-2443/B//HD15.724-1-Y
24 4 31 MA 21 M3 281089Runout side A, stamped
2 44 31 M B 21 M3 281090Runout side B, stamped
C 0006 - 24.431 M ALabel side A
C 0006 - 24.431 M BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Belgium | Imperial 4 C 006- 24431 / Columbia 4 C 006- 24431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Pathé 2 C006 - 24431 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 006-24 431First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Columbia 3C 006-24431First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006-24431 / Imperial 5C 006-24 431First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006- 24431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006- 24431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 006-24 431 / Imperial 5C 006-24431First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Odeon 7l-33147", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | US | Bang Records B-5947", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Canyon Y-23-N7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Tell The World are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and more. One of them is Imperial 5C 006-24431.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-24431, 5C 006- 24431, 5C 006-24 431, 4 C 006- 24431) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-24431A//HD15.723-2-Y and 5C006- 24431B//HD15724-1-Y. 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.
