Vinyl pressings
by Hamilton Bohannon · 1979
Cut Loose was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
p MDS-3002-2-54970-A7-CP Masterfonics-MA-Side Runout Etching
p MDS-3002-2-54971-B3-CP Masterfonics AB-Side Runout Etching
MDS-3002-ASide A label
MDS-3002-BSide B label
MDS-3002-2-54970-A7-CP Masterfonics - MRunout Side A
MDS-3002 2-54971-B4-CP MasterfonicsRunout Side B
MDS-3002-APrinted on Label Side A
MDS-3002-BPrinted on Label Side B
74044 2-55072-A6-CS MasterfonicsA-Side Runout Etching
74404 2-54569-B6-CS MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching
2-54569 6167.764Side A label
2-56072 6167.764Side B label
MK-AA
MK-77-BB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | Mercury 6167 778First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Mercury M-74044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Mercury 45-70035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Mercury 9198 082First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2413First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Mercury 6167 778First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Mercury 9198 082First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Mercury 6167 774First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Mercury MDS-3002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Mercury MK-77First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Mercury 74044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Mercury MDS-3002First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Mercury 74044First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Mercury 74044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Mercury 74044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Cut Loose are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury MDS-3002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MDS-3002, 74044, MK-77, 9198 082) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p MDS-3002-2-54970-A7-CP Masterfonics-M and p MDS-3002-2-54971-B3-CP Masterfonics A. 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.
