Vinyl pressings
by Dory Previn · 1972
Mary C. Brown And The Hollywood Sign was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
UAS-5657-1 BBB 66Side A runout variant 1
UAS-5657-2 BBB 66Side B runout variant 1
UAS-5657-A (2) BB 66Side A runout variant 2
UAS-5657-B (2) BB 66Side B runout variant 2
UAS-5657-A-1Side A runout
UAS-5657-B-1Side B runout
UAS-5657-1Side A runout
UAS-5657-2Side B runout
UAS-5657-A BBSide A runout
UAS-5657-2 BBSide B runout
UAS-5657-A-1 1T BB ASide A runout
UAS-5657-B-1 1T BBSide B runout
UAG 29435 A-3 G 1
UAG 29435 B-4 G 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS-5657 / United Artists Records UAS 5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 36231 / United Artists Records UAS-5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 29435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 29435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAG 29435LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records L36231LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Mary C. Brown And The Hollywood Sign are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is United Artists Records UAS-5657.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS-5657, UAG 29435, L 36231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS-5657-1 BBB 66 and UAS-5657-2 BBB 66. 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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