Vinyl pressings
by David Munrow · 1974
Munrow & Marriner was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
2YEA 5015-1Side A Runout Stamped
2YEA 5016-1Side B Runout Stamped
2YEA.5015Side A Label, in parentheses
2YEA.5016Side B Label, in parentheses
S-1-37019-G2Etched on runout side A
S-2-37019-W1Etched on runout side B
02 441 A - 1Runout side A stamped
02 441 B - 1Runout side B stamped
1 C 063-02 441 ALabel side A
1 C 063-02 441 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Angel Records S-37019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C063-02 441 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C063-02 441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 063-02441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3028 / His Master's Voice ASD.3028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Angel Records S-37019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 063-02441LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 791LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-05904LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Hi-Q Records HIQLP 038LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 063-02 441 / His Master's Voice 1C 063-02 441LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club 1477 E / World Record Club 1477ELP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of Munrow & Marriner are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3028.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3028, S-37019, 1C063-02 441, 5C 063-02441) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 5015-1 and 2YEA 5016-1. 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.
