Vinyl pressings
by Cold Blood · 1972
First Taste Of Sin was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
MS 2074 A 31381-1B [Artisan logo] B SXRunout side A
MS 2074 A 31382-1 [Artisan logo] ARunout side B
31,381Side A Label
31,382Side B Label
MS 2074 A 31381-1B [Artisan logo]Side 1, etched
MS-2074 31382 [Artisan logo]Side 2, etched
[Artisan logo]Stamped
31,381Side 1 Label
T1 MS-2074 31381-1-2 [Artisan logo]Runout A
MS-2074 T1 31382-1-2 [Artisan logo]Runout B
31,381Label A
31,382Label B
31,381A Side Label
31,382B side Label
SX \ MS-2074 A P 31381-1A ◵ BA Side Etch exc ᴘ, ◵ stamps
MS-2074 P 31382-1A ◵ 1AB Side Etch exc ᴘ, ◵, "1A" stamps
S MS2074 A 31381-1B [Artisan Logo] A7Runout A, variant 1
S MS-2074 B 31382-1A [Artisan Logo] A4Runout B, variant 2
S 1 MS-2074 A 31381-1A [Artisan Logo] A2Runout A, variant 2
S MS2074 B 31382-1B [Artisan Logo] A1Runout B, variant 2
MS 2074 A 31381-1B [Artisan logo] ARunout, side A
MS 2074 B 31382-1B [Artisan logo] ARunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8253RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Reprise Records GX 01-572First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records Reprise RS 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records Reprise 2074 / Reprise Records MS 2074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074 / Reprise Records 2074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074 / Reprise Records 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074 / Reprise Records 2074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2074LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of First Taste Of Sin are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Japan, Mexico and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2074.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2074, Reprise 2074, P-8253R, GX 01-572) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 2074 A 31381-1B [Artisan logo] B SX and MS 2074 A 31382-1 [Artisan logo] A. 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.
