UK
1974- Label and catalog number
- Phoenix Records PR.4434
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Black Labels
Vinyl pressings
by Gene And Eunice · 1974
Ko Ko Mo / This Is My Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
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 | US | United Artists Records XW1517", Reissue, Styrene | 7", Reissue, Styrene |
| 1974 | UK | Phoenix Records PR.4434First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Phoenix Records PR.4434First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Aladdin XW1517", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Jamaica | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| ? | Jamaica | Imperial 0157", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| ? | US | Imperial 0157", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Imperial 0157", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Imperial 0157", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Ko Ko Mo / This Is My Story are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK. One of them is Phoenix Records PR.4434.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR.4434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.