Vinyl pressings
by Gary Wright · 1970
Extraction 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.
2 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year. 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.
SP-4453-M-1 (MR) [Artisan Logo] △15304 (2)A Side runout
SP-4454-M-1 (MR) [Artisan Logo] △15304-x (1)B Side runout
[Artisan Logo] (MR)A and B Side stamped
SP-4453-M-1 (MR) [Artisan Logo] △15304 (2)A Side runout
SP-4454-M-1 (MR) [Artisan Logo] △15304-x (1)B Side runout
[Artisan Logo] (MR)A and B Side stamped
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 | US | A&M Records SP-4277First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP-4277First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Brazil | A&M Records A&M 2077LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | A&M Records SP 4277 / A&M Records SP 4.277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 64.277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | A&M Records AML 88LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | A&M Records AML 88LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | South Africa | A&M Records AMR 2151LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 2004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4277LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4277LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Germany | A&M Records 85 093 ITLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L-36,165LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-934112LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Extraction are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is A&M Records SP-4277, released December 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4277) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4453-M-1 (MR) [Artisan Logo] △15304 (2) and SP-4454-M-1 (MR) [Artisan Logo] △15304-x (1). 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.
