Vinyl pressings
by Funkadelic · 1973
Cosmic Slop was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022-A M HCA-side runout etching
CANADIAN LTD P WB-2022-B M HCB-side runout etching
(WB 2022 A)A-side label
(WB 2022 B)B-side label
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022-A M HCA-side runout etching
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022-B M HCB-side runout etching
WB 2022 AA-side label
WB 2022 BB-side label
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022- A MHCSide 1 runout etching, hand etched
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022- B MHCSide 2 runout etching, hand etched
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022-A M HCA-side runout etching
CANADIAN LTD P WB-2022-B M HCB-side runout etching
(WB 2022 A)A-side label
(WB 2022 B)B-side label
CANADIAN LTD WB-2022-A-Z-5- 2 MHC ✲Side A runout
CANADIAN LTD. WB-2022-B-Z-5- MHC 1 ✲Side B runout
WB 2022 ASide A label
WB 2022 BSide B label
WB 2022 A TVL-A TsA-side runout etching
WB 2022 B TVL-A TsB-side runout etching
(WB 2022 A)A-side label
(WB 2022 B)B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Westbound Records 9198-2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Westbound Records WB 2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Westbound Records W-223LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Westbound Records W-223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Westbound Records W-223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Westbound Records W-223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Westbound Records SEWA 035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | Westbound Records SEWA 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | Westbound Records SEWA 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | Westbound Records SEWA 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | Westbound Records SEWA 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Europe | Westbound Records SEWA 035LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2009 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M173LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M173LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M173LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Original Record EU 3011LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Canada | Westbound Records SEWA-035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Westbound Records WB 2022LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| ? | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M173 / Westbound Records 4m173LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of Cosmic Slop are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is Westbound Records WB 2022, released July 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 2022, 9198-2022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CANADIAN LTD WB-2022-A M HC and CANADIAN LTD P WB-2022-B M HC. 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.
