Vinyl pressings
by George Carlin · 1972
FM & AM was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ST-LD-712427 AAA-1 AT/GPSide A runout, variant 1
ST-LD-712428 AAA-1 AT/GPSide B runout, variant 1
ST-LD-712427B AT/GP PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-LD-712428 ATAAA-1 AT/GP PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-LD-712427CC -REPL- AT/GP [Monarch Records Logo] △16835 (1R) PRSide A runout
ST-LD-712428BB -EX AT/GP [Monarch Records Logo] △16835-X (3) PRSide B runout
ST-LD-712427 MOA Side label matrix
ST-LD-712428 MOB Side label matrix
St-LD-712427B AT/gp PRSide A etched, variant 1
St-LD-712428B AT/gp PRSide B etched, variant 1
St-LD-712427C AT/gp PRSide A etched, variant 2
St-LD-712428B AT/gp PRSide B etched, variant 2
ST-LD-712427 B At/Gp 0-1 PR-SPSide A runout
ST-LD-712428 B At/Gp 0-1 PR-SPSide B runout
ST-LD-712427 SPA Side label matrix
ST-LD-712428 SPB Side label matrix
ST-LD-712427 PRA Side label
ST-LD-712428 PRB Side label
MX166213A Side label
MX166214B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic LD 7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 7214LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 7214 / Little David Records LD-7214First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 7214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Little David Records LD 7214LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 7214LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 7214LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Little David Records LD 7214LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Little David Records LD 7214LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of FM & AM are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Little David Records LD 7214, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD 7214, ATL 40 413) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-LD-712427 AAA-1 AT/GP and ST-LD-712428 AAA-1 AT/GP. 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.
