Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1976
Liberated Fantasies was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
0022 835 S1 320 D 1Runout side A, variant 1
0022 835 S2 320 1 GRunout side B, variant 1
0022 835 S1 320 C 1Runout side A, variant 2
0022 835 S1 320 1 A 1Runout side B, variant 2
0022 835 S1 320 A 1 1Runout side A stamped
0022 835 S2 320 A 1Runout side B stamped
CC 0022 835 S 1Matrix label side A
CC 0022 835 S 2Matrix label side B
G-22835 A-2-1-1 PRC KENDUN BSIDE 1
G-22835 B-2-1-1 PRC KENDUN BSIDE 2
AA 22 835 1Y1 ℗1976 670 111 06Runout side A
AA 22 835 2Y1 ℗1976 670 111 06Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | MPS Records G 22835 / BASF G 22835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | MPS Records CC 228 355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | MPS Records CC 228 355First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | MPS Records KUX-6-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | MPS Records CC 228 355 / MPS Records CC-22835-5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | MPS Records G22835First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | MPS Records 68.026 / MPS Records MPS 15.474LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | MPS Records 5C 064D-99392 / Delta 5C 064D-99392LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | MPS Records 5C 064D-99392 / MPS Records 15474LP, Album, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6050-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | MPS Records CC 228 355LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 821 838-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Liberated Fantasies are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is MPS Records CC 228 355.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CC 228 355, G22835, G 22835, KUX-6-P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0022 835 S1 320 D 1 and 0022 835 S2 320 1 G. 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.
