Vinyl pressings
by Darts · 1979
Duke Of Earl was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
006-63006-A-40647-1YRunout side A, variant 1
006-63006-B-40648-2YRunout side B, variant 1
006-63006-A-40647-1Y 8Runout side A, variant 2
006-63006-B-40648-2Y 6Runout side B, variant 2
MAG 147 A-1U
MAG 147 A-1U
∙STRAWBERRY∙ MAG 147 A-1USide A runout, variant 1
"TO 'ORRIBLE 'ORRISS " ∙STRAWBERRY∙ MAG 147 B-1USide B runout, variant 1
∙STRAWBERRY∙ MAG 147 A-1U P RSide A runout, variant 2
"TO 'ORRIBLE 'ORRISS " ∙STRAWBERRY∙ MAG 147 B-1U 2Side B runout, variant 2
∙STRAWBERRY∙ MAG 147 A-1USide A runout
"TO 'ORRIBLE 'ORRISS " ∙STRAWBERRY∙ MAG 147 B-1USide B runout
63 006 A-1Runout A, stamped
63 006 B-1Runout B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Magnet SP 1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | Magnet 006 CRY 63 006 / Crystal 006 CRY 63 006First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | Magnet MAG 147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Magnet 5C 006-63006First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Magnet 1A 006-63006First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Magnet 5C 006-63006First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Magnet MAG 147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Rhodesia | Magnet MAGS 1506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | Magnet MAGS 1506First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Reflejo 10 C 006-063006First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Magnet MAG 147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Magnet MAG 147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Maxi MX-034 / Peerless MX-03412", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Duke Of Earl are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Netherlands, UK, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Magnet 5C 006-63006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-63006, 1A 006-63006, MAG 147, 006 CRY 63 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 006-63006-A-40647-1Y and 006-63006-B-40648-2Y. 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.
