Vinyl pressings
by Gregg Allman · 1973
Laid Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
A \ CP-0116 40483-1-B A 8Runout, side A variant 1
S | CP-0116 40484-1-A A 10Runout, side B variant 1
CP-0116 40483-1-A A 2Runout, side A variant 2
C | CP-0116 40484-1-ARunout, side B variant 2
P CP-0116 40483-1-D E1Side A Runout, Variant 1
P CP-0116 40484-1-C ASide B Runout, Variant 1
P CP-0116 40483-1-C CLSide A Runout, Variant 2
P CP-0116 40484-1-C 31 ASide B Runout, Variant 2
CPN-0116A-1BLabel, side A
CPN-0116B-1ALabel, side B
CP-1-0116-G-3ꔷ 40483-1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Etch + Stamp
CP-2-0116 ⥛ ✲Side B Etch + Stamp
(S40,483)Side A Label
(S40,484)Side B Label
R121668 ALabel, Side I
R121668 BLabel, Side II
S | CP-0116 40483-1- A4Runout, side A
| CP-0116 40484-1- A A6Runout, side B
S40,483Label, side A between brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Barbados | Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Capricorn Records CAP 47 508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Capricorn Records CAP 47 508First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Capricorn Records P-8396W / Warner Bros. Records P-8396WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Capricorn Records P-8396WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records CAP 47 508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Capricorn Records CPX 0116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Capricorn Records K 47508 / Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Capricorn Records CAP 47 508 / Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0116LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Polydor 831 941-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Analogue Productions APP 091 / Universal Music Special Markets B0023449-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Mercury 7741387 / UMe 7741387LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Mercury B0029706-01 / UMe B0029706-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Mercury B0029706-01 / UMe B0029706-01LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0116LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CP 0116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0116LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Polydor CPN 0116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Laid Back are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1973 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CP 0116, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 0116, CP 0116 A, K 47508, CAP 47 508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A \ CP-0116 40483-1-B A 8 and S | CP-0116 40484-1-A A 10. 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.
