Vinyl pressings
by Focus · 1975
Mother Focus 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.
32 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 21 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.
AA 2344 053 1Y1 (P) 1975 670Side A, variant 1
AA 2344 053 2Y1 (P) 1975 670Side B, variant 1
AA 2344 053 1Y1 (P) 1975 670 111 06Side A, variant 2
AA 2344 053 2Y1 (P) 1975 670 18 06Side B, variant 2
2302036 A//2▽420 05 11 3Side A stamped etchings, variant 1
7ML-S 2302036 B//1 ML 11 1 2Side B stamped etchings, the 7ML-S is upside-down to the rest of the run-outs, variant 1
2302036 A//2▽420 05 11 14Side A stamped etchings, variant 2
7ML-S 2302036 B//1 ML 11 19Side B stamped etchings, the 7ML-S is upside-down to the rest of the run-outs, variant 2
2302036 A // 2 ▽ 420 05 1 1 1Side A runout
2302036 B // 2 ▽ 420 03 1 1 3Side B runout
2302-036 ASide A label
2302-036 BSide B label
ST-C-753377-AAA-I AT PRC TML-MA Side Etched Var 2
ST-C-753378-BBB-I ̷S̷T̷-̷C̷-̷7̷5̷3̷3̷7̷8̷-̷A̷ ̷B̷ TML-S PRCB Side Etched Var 2
ST-C-753377RIA Side Label
ST-C-753378RIB Side Label
ST-C-753377-ASide A runout. Variant 1
ST-C -7533 78 BSide B runout. Variant 1
ST-C-753377-A AT PR TMI-MSide A runout, etched/stamped. Variant 2
ST-C -7533 78 B TMI-S PRSide B runout, etched/stamped. Variant 2
ST-C-753378 AASide A variant 1
ST-C-753378 BBSide B variant 2
ST-C-753377-AA MR AT △19974 (1) PR TML-MSide A runout variant 2
ST-C-753378-BB ̷S̷T̷-̷C̷-̷7̷5̷3̷3̷7̷8̷-̷A̷ ̷B̷ TML-S MR △19974-X (2) PRSide B runout variant 2
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 | Polydor 2310408 / Polydor 5561First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | Polydor 2302 036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Philips 6305 280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Philips 6305 280First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Philips 6305 280First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2310 408 / Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | Polydor 2302 036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Polydor 2310 408First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | EMI EMS-50115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP320 / Red Bullet RB 33.192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Mother Focus are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 2344 053, released August 29, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2344 053, 2302 036, SD 36-117, 2310 408) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 2344 053 1Y1 (P) 1975 670 and AA 2344 053 2Y1 (P) 1975 670. 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.
