Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1974
Faces In Reflection 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.
9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
0666 226 S1 21 22018 4 S1 320 1 A 1Runout side A, variant 1
0666 226 S2 21 22018 4 S2 320 A 1 1Runout side B, variant 1
0666 226 S1 21 22018 4 S1 320 1 DRunout side A, variant 2
0666 226 S2 21 22018 4 S2 320 1 BRunout side B, variant 2
0666 226 S1 21 22018 4 S1 320 1 FRunout side A
0666 226 S2 21 22018 4 S2 320 A 1 CRunout side B
0666 226 S 1Label side A
0666 226 S 2Label side B
0666 226 S1 21 22018 4 S1 320 1 A 1Runout side A
0666 226 S2 21 22018 4 S2 320 A 1 1Runout side B
0666 226 S 1Label side A
0666 226 S 2Label side B
BASF MC 22018 A-1-1-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PRSide 1 runout
BASF MC 22018 B-1-1-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PR DSide 2 runout
BASF MC 22018 A-1 1-1 G.K. MASTERDISKSide A runout
BASF MC-22018 B-1 1-1 G.K. MASTERDISKSide B runout
0666 226 S1 21 22018 4 S1 320 1 A 1Runout side A
0666 226 S2 21 22018 4 S2 320 A 1 1Runout side B
0666 226 S 1Label side A
0666 226 S 2Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22018-4 / BASF 21 22018-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22018-4 / BASF 21 22018-4First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22018-4 / BASF 21 22018-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | MPS Records UXP-26-P / BASF UXP-26-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | MPS Records 15421 / MPS Records 5D064-99391LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | MPS Records 21 22018-4 / BASF 21 22018-4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MC 22018 / BASF MC 22018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MC 22018First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records 21 22018-4 / BASF 21 22018-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MC 22018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064-99391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6048-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | MPS Records JS-082 / CFE JS-082LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22018-4 / MPS Records 0212855MSWLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.022 / MPS Records MPS 15.421LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.022LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064-99391 / MPS Records 5C 064-99391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Faces In Reflection are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, US, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is MPS Records 21 22018-4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 21 22018-4, MC 22018, UXP-26-P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0666 226 S1 21 22018 4 S1 320 1 A 1 and 0666 226 S2 21 22018 4 S2 320 A 1 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.
