Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1975
I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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 732 S1 17 22700 6 S1 320Runout side A, variant 1
0666 732 S2 17 22700 6 S2 320 1A ✻ LLRunout side B, variant 1
0666 732 S1 17 22700 6 S1 320 1CRunout side A, variant 2
0666 732 S2 17 22700 6 S2 320 1 E ERunout side B, variant 2
0666 732 S1 17 22700 6 S1 320Runout side A
0666 732 S2 17 22700 6 S2 320 1A ✻ LLRunout side B
0666 732 S 1Label side A
0666 732 S 2Label side B
0666 732 S1 17 22700 6 S1 320 1 A 1Runout Side A
0666 732 S2 17 22700 6 S2 320 1 A 1Runout Side B
0666 732 S 1Label Side A
0666 732 S 2Label Side B
ZAGL 465A
ZAGL 466B
MC-25671-A-1 PRC STERLINGRunout Side A
MC-25671-B-1 PRC STERLINGRunout Side B
MC-25671-ALabel Side A
MC-25671-BLabel Side B
PR 7070A
PR 7070B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia & New Zealand | MPS Records 17 22700-6 / BASF 17 22700-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | MPS Records MDLP 12478First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | MPS Records 17 22700-6 / BASF 17 22700-6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | MPS Records 17 22700-6 / BASF 17 22700-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | MPS Records 17 22700-6 / BASF 17 22700-6First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | MPS Records UXP-35-P / BASF UXP-35-PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | MPS Records UXP-35-P / BASF UXP-35-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | MPS Records BFL 3128 / BASF BFL 3128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | MPS Records BAP 5071 / BASF BAP 5071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK & Europe | MPS Records 17 22700-6 / BASF 17 22700-6LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25671 / BASF MC 25671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25671 / BASF PR7070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25671First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25671 / BASF MC 25671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25671 / BASF MC 25671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | PA USA PR7070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Portugal | MPS Records MPS 15459 / Dargil MPS 15 459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6004-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | France | MPS Records 877 488-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | France | MPS Records 817 488-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | MPS Records 817 488-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | MPS Records 17 22700-6LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MPS Records 68.024 / MPS Records 0068.024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | MPS Records 17 22700-6 / BASF 20-22700/6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 064D-99393 / MPS Records 15459LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064-99393LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5C 064-99393LP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is MPS Records 17 22700-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 17 22700-6, BAP 5071, MC 25671, MDLP 12478) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0666 732 S1 17 22700 6 S1 320 and 0666 732 S2 17 22700 6 S2 320 1A ✻ LL. 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.
