Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Palmieri · 1975
Unfinished Masterpiece was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CLP 120A-1#2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYCA runout etched, [anvil/lathe] stamped, variant 1
CLP 120B-1#2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYCB runout etched, [anvil/lathe] stamped, variant 1
CLP 120A-RE-1 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYCA runout etched, [anvil/lathe] stamped, variant 2
CLP 120 B-1 #2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYCB runout etched, [anvil/lathe] stamped, variant 2
CLP 120 A Bestway 12.28-77Side A
CLP 120 B Bestway 12-28.77Side B
CLP 120A-1#2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYCA Side
CLP 120B-1#2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYCB Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Trova JXT-60012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Coco Records CLP-120 / Coco Records CLP 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Coco Records CLP-120 / Coco Records CLP 120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Coco Records CLP-120 / Coco Records CLP 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Soul Posters SP 2018 / Coco Records SP 2018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Philips FDX-232LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Philips FDX-232LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Turkey | Yankı YP 611LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Coco Records CLP-120LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Coco Records CLP 120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Coco Records CLP 120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Coco Records CLP-120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Famoso ELDF-1174LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Unfinished Masterpiece are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Argentina. One of them is Coco Records CLP-120.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP-120, JXT-60012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLP 120A-1#2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYC and CLP 120B-1#2 [anvil/lathe] Al Brown FW/NYC. 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.
