Vinyl pressings
by Eric Burdon & War · 1970
The Black-Man's Burdon was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
MGS2320-2-1SE4710-2 [Block-shaped S] 21Side A runout, variant 1
MGS2321-2 S̶E̶4̶5̶1̶0̶ SE4710-2 [Block-shaped S] 21Side B runout, variant 1
MGS2322-2 S̶E̶4̶5̶1̶0̶ SE4710-2 [Block-shaped S] 21Side C runout, variant 1
MGS2323-2 S̶E̶4̶5̶1̶0̶ SE4710-2 [Block-shaped S] 21Side D runout, variant 1
MGS 2320-2 SE 4710Side A runout, variant 1
SE-4710 MGS-2321-3Side B runout, variant 1
MGS 2322-2 SE 4710Side C runout, variant 1
SE-4710 MGS-2323-3Side D runout, variant 1
MGS 2320-2 SE 4710Side A runout/etched, variant 1
K SE 4710-2 MGS 2321-3Side B runout/etched, variant 1
MGM Records Mfg. Bloomfield, NJ markSide B & C runout/stamped, variant 1
MGS 2322-2 S̶̷E̶̷ ̶̷4̶̷5̶̷1̶̷0̶̷ SE 4710-2Side C runout/etched, variant 1
MGS 2320-2 SE 4710-I-D A2Side A runout/etched
MGS 2321-2 SE 4710-I-C ASide B runout/etched
MGS 2322-2 I-C SE4710Side C runout/etched, variant 1
MGS 2323-2 I-F A 2 5Side D runout/etched
AIB MGS 2320 - 2 A (a few strike through letters) AI SE4710 - 2 [Block-shaped S] 1Side A runout
MGS 2321 - 2A (a few strike through letters) A2A SE4710 - 2 [Block-shaped S] 1Side B runout
MGS 2320Center label A-side
MGS 2321Center label B-side
MGS 2320Side A Label
MGS 2321Side B Label
MGS 2322Side C Label
MGS 2324Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | MGM Records SE 4710-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Liberty LDS.84003/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Liberty LDS 84.003 / Liberty LDS 84.004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 475/76 X / Liberty LBS 83 475 XFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Liberty A-0015First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | Liberty LBS 84003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | India | Liberty LDS 84003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Liberty LDS.84003/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL 934193/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Liberty LDS.84003/4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Liberty LDS.84003/4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records SE 4710-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records SAMP-4710First yearLP, Promo, Sampler · Promo | LP, Promo, Sampler · Promo |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records SE 4710-2 / MGM Records SE 4710-2AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records SE-4710-2First yearLP, Album, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | LAX Records 301.036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records SE 4710-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | MGM Records L-304024/25 / MGM Records E-304024/25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | United Artists Records LBS 83475/76XLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | United Artists Records LBS 83 475/76 / Liberty LBS 83 475/76 xLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | SR International 92 873 / SR International 92 874LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Liberty LLS-67006 - 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL 934193/4 / United Artists Records SUAL 934193/4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Life Studio 54 Life 247 / Life Studio 54 LIFE 247LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Turkey | Liberty LBS 83475/76 X / Liberty 280LP, Album | LP, Album |
44 vinyl pressings of The Black-Man's Burdon are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records SE-4710-2, released December 22, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE-4710-2, SE 4710-2, SAMP-4710, LDS.84003/4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGS2320-2-1SE4710-2 [Block-shaped S] 21 and MGS2321-2 S̶E̶4̶5̶1̶0̶ SE4710-2 [Block-shaped S] 21. 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.
