US
May 1973- Label and catalog number
- Paramount Records PAA-0216
- Format
- 7"
Vinyl pressings
by Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen · 1973
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) 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.
12 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MB 27456-BS-1-11-1 TLC(boxed)A Side Runout
MB27458-AS-2-11-1 TLC(boxed) PRB Side Runout
MB 27456-SA Side Label
MB 27458-SB Side Label
MB 27456-AS-6A Side Label
MB 27458-BS-6B Side Label
MB 27458-SLabel A
MB 27456-SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Paramount Records PMK-5179First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Paramount Records PAA 0216XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Paramount Records 1C 006-94.864 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-94.864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Paramount Records PAA 0216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Paramount Records PMK 5179First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | UK | Paramount Records PARA 3040First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAA-0216 / Paramount Records PAA 0216First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAA-0216First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAA-0216First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAA-0216First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAA-0216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAA-0216First year7" | 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Paramount Records PAA-0216, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAA-0216, PARA 3040, PMK-5179, PAA 0216X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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