Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1974
Feel 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.
3 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.
MC-25355 A-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PRSide A runout, variant 1
MC-25355 B-1 MASTERDISK G.K. D PRSide B runout, variant 1
MC-25355 A-1-11-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PR DSide A runout, variant 2
MC-25355 B-1-1-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PR DSide B runout, variant 2
MC-25355 A-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PRSide A runout etched [variant 1]
MC-25355 B-1 MASTERDISK G.K. D PRSide B runout etched [variant 1]
MC-25355 A-1-11-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PR DSide A runout etched except "Masterdisk" stamped [variant 2]
MC-25355 B-1-1-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PR DSide B runout etched except "Masterdisk" stamped [variant 2]
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 | US | MPS Records MC 25355 / BASF MC 25355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MC 25355 / BASF MC 25355First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | MPS Records MC 25355 / BASF MC 25355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22312-4 / BASF 21 22312-4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22312-4 / BASF 21 22312-4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | BASF UXP-4-P / MPS Records UXP-4-PLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | MPS Records UXP-4-P / BASF UXP-4-PLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Portugal | MPS Records MPS 15438 / Dargil MPS 15 438LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | MPS Records 35 53847 / BASF 35 53847LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Argentina | MPS Records 20034 / BASF 20034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | MPS Records 68.023 / MPS Records MPS 15.438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064-99388 / Delta 5D 064-99388LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Germany | MPS Records 68.023 / MPS Records MPS 15.438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6008-PLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6008-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Verve Records 821-665-1 / MPS Records 821-665-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | MPS Records 21 22312-4 / BASF 21 22312-4LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MPS Records 68 023 / Carinia Records 68 023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064-99388 / MPS Records 15438LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
19 vinyl pressings of Feel are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US. One of them is MPS Records MC 25355, released December 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MC 25355) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-25355 A-1 MASTERDISK G.K. PR and MC-25355 B-1 MASTERDISK G.K. D PR. 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.
