Vinyl pressings
by Donny & Marie Osmond · 1974
Morning Side Of The Mountain 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.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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.
2006 474 S1 320 D 1Runout side A, variant 1
2006 474 S2 320 D 1Runout side B, variant 1
2006 474 S1 320 1 ⟷Runout side A, variant 2
2006 474 S2 320 1 FRunout side B, variant 2
2006474 A//1▽420 05 14 1 6Stamped runout, side A
2006474 B//2 420 05 11 13Stamped runout, side B
(Ƨ) ↓ 74L6297 S RC-1 FIG 10-21-74A Side Runout
74L6612 S RC-1 X 10-21-74B Side Runout
74 L 6297A Side Label
74 L 6612B Side Label
74 L 6297A Side Label
74 L 6612B Side Label
M-14765 74L 6297 S Re-1-1-1 FIG PR DA Side Runout
M-14765 74L 6612 S Re-2-1-1 PR DB Side Runout
74 L 6297A Side Label
74 L 6612B Side Label
M 14765 74L6297 M RE-1 K-8872A-Side Runout Etching
M 14765 74L6297 STEREO RE-1 K-8871B-Side Runout Etching
74 L 6297Side A&B Label
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 | Austria | MGM Records 2006 474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Belgium | MGM Records 2006 474First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Kolob Records 2006 474 / MGM Records M-14765First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | MGM Records M-14765 / Kolob Records M-14765First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Kolob Records 2006 474 / MGM Records M-14765First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Ireland | MGM Records 2006 474First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Netherlands | MGM Records 2006 474 / Kolob Records 2006 474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | MGM Records 2006 474First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Philippines | MGM Records MGM-14-080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | MGM Records 2006 474First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records M 14765 / Kolob Records M 14765First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records M 14765 / Kolob Records M 14765First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records M 14765 / Kolob Records M 14765First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | MGM Records M 14765 / Kolob Records M 14765First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
19 vinyl pressings of Morning Side Of The Mountain are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, UK, US, Austria and more. One of them is MGM Records 2006 474.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2006 474, M 14765, M-14765, MGM-14-080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2006 474 S1 320 D 1 and 2006 474 S2 320 D 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.
