Vinyl pressings
by Gordon Lightfoot · 1975
Cold On The Shoulder 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.
30 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
MS-2206 31822-1 • 1B T A2 S2Side A runout, etched, Variant 1
MS-2206 T1 31823-2-1 D1Side B runout, etched except D is stamped, Variant 1
T1 MS 2206 31822-1-2Side A runout, etched, Variant 2
MS-2206 31823-1 1B SXT D5Side B runout, etched, Variant 2
MS 2206 31822-1 XSide A, runout, etched
MS 2206 31823-1 [I.I]Side B, runout, etched [stamped]
MS-1-2206 LW-2 ✲ ✲A
MS-2-2206 LW-2 ✲ ✲B
31,822A Side Label
31,823B Side Label
1S MS-2206 31822-1-1BA Side Etch, var. 1
1S MS-2206 31823-1-1BB Side Etch, var. 1
P MS-2206 31822-2 A 1 BRunout A, variant 1
P MS-2206 31823-1Runout B, variant 1
P MS-2206 31822-1 X A 2Runout A, variant 2
P MS-2206 31823-1 1 ARunout B, variant 2
31,822A Side Label
31,823B Side Label
MS-1-2206 WW-3 #3 SP 1-2A Side Etch
MS-2-2206 WW 2 #3 SP 1-1B Side Etch
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 | Reprise Records MS 2206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2206First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2206First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1975 | France | Reprise Records 54 033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 033 / Reprise Records MS 2206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 033First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 033 / Reprise Records REP 254 033First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 033 / Reprise Records MS 2206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 033 / Reprise Records REP 54033-ZFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | Reprise Records BAN 54033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Reprise Records K 54033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8551RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8551RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Reprise Records GWEA-5148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54 033 (MS 2206)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2206LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 54033LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Cold On The Shoulder are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2206, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2206, MS4 2206, K54033, 54 033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2206 31822-1 • 1B T A2 S2 and MS-2206 T1 31823-2-1 D1. 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.
