Vinyl pressings
by Cream · 1970
Live Cream was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 16 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.
2383016 A//1▽420 11 1 3Side A, stamped, variant 1
2383016 B//1▽420 11 11Side B, stamped, variant 1
2383016 A//1▽420 12 1 4Side A, stamped, variant 2
2383016 B//1▽420 11 4Side B, stamped, variant 2
TAB 3-A 2383-016-ASide A runout stamped
TAB 3-B 2383-016 BSide B runout stamped
2383-016 ASide A label
2383-016 BSide B label
ST-C-701849-A A MO LW ATSide A etched runout, variant1
ST-C-701850-A A MO LW ATSide B etched runout, variant 1
ST.C-701847-AA MO (MR) Σ ⌐ AT △14617 aB WSide A runout, variant 2
ST_C-701850-AA-MO(MR) T △14617-X Σ ⌐ AT aB WSide A runout, variant 2
ST-C-701849
ST-C-701850
ST-C-701849-A LW ATA-side runouts
ST-C-701850-A LW ATB-side runouts
ST-C-701849CTHA-side label matrix
ST-C-701850CTHB-side label matrix
ST-C-701849-A LW AT aB WSide A etched runout
ST-C-701850-A LW AT aB WSide B etched runout
ST-C-701849 PRSide A label matrix
ST-C-701850 PRSide B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Polydor 2383016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2383 016 / Polydor 2383016First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2384016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor MP 2105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | Polydor 2383 016 / Polydor 2383-016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Polydor 2482024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Polydor 2482024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2383016 / Polydor 2383.016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Polydor 2383016 / Polydor 2383 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RSO MWA 7006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | RSO MWX 4003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | RSO 24 75 211LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | RSO SPELP 93 / RSO 2394 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | RSO 422-827 577-1 / RSO RS-1-3014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | RSO 18MW 0063LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Polydor 535484-8 / Universal Music Group 0600753548486LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK | Polydor 535 484-8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | RSO 2394 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australasia | RSO 2394 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Polydor 2383 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Polydor 2383 016 / R.S.O. 2383 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 2442 117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2442 117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2479 152LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2383 016LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Karussell 2383 016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RSO 2394 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | RSO 2479 152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Polydor 2482024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Philippines | Polydor 2383016LP | LP |
| ? | UK | RSO 2394 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2383 016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
76 vinyl pressings of Live Cream are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1970 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor 2383 016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2383 016, SD 33-328, 33-328, 2383016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2383016 A//1▽420 11 1 3 and 2383016 B//1▽420 11 11. 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.
