Vinyl pressings
by Harry Nilsson · 1974
Pussy Cats was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
CPL 1 - 0570 A - 3 MCR I B1Variant 1: Side A etched / stamped
CPL 1 - 0570 B - 3 MCR I A1Variant 1: Side B etched / stamped
CPL 1 - 0570 A - 4 MCR I A3Variant 2: Side A etched
CPL 1 - 0570 B - 3 MCR I A4Variant 2: Side B etched
CPL 1 - 0570 A - 1 MCR HSide A runout etched, H stamped, variant 1
CPL 1 - 0570 B - 2 MCR HSide B runout etched, H stamped, variant 1
CPL 1 - 0570 A - 2 MCR HSide A runout etched, H stamped, variant 2
CPL 1 - 0570 B - 1 MCR HSide B runout etched, H stamped, variant 2
APD1-0570A-1 HRunout A, Stamped
APD1-0570B-1 HRunout B, Stamped
APD1-0570-ALabel A
APD1-0570-BLabel B
APL1 0570-A-1E A2AB(Variant 1) Side A etched
APL1 0570-B-1E A2S(Variant 1) Side B etched
APL1 0570-A-1E A2K(Variant 2) Side A etched
APL1 0570-B-1E A2E(Variant 2) Side B etched
APL10570-A-1E A2RRunout (Etched) Side 1
APL1 057 0-B-1E A2HRunout (Etched) Side 2
APLI 0570-A_1E A2TVariant - Runout (Etched) Side 1
APLI 0570-B-1E A2MVariant - Runout (Etched) Side 2
CPL1-0570-A TXDSide A, etched
CPL1-0570-B TXDSide B, etched
CPL1-0570-ASide A label
CPL1-0570-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4352 / RCA Victor CPL1-0370First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor CPL1-0570GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor CPL1-0570First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | RCA Victor 110.4001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA APL1-0570 / RCA CPL1-0570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA CPL1-0570LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Israel | RCA Victor CPL1-0570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA Victor CPL1 0570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor CPL1-0570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor CPL1-0570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1 0570 / RCA Victor CPL1-0570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA APL1 0570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor APD1-0570First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor CPL1-0570LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | RCA Victor 110.4001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0674 / RCA RGM-0674LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | RCA Victor 19658843981 / RCA 19658843981LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor CPL1-0570LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA PL 10570LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Domido LD 6-030LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
28 vinyl pressings of Pussy Cats are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is RCA Victor CPL1-0570, released August 19, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPL1-0570, APD1-0570, APL1 0570, AVS-4352) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CPL 1 - 0570 A - 3 MCR I B1 and CPL 1 - 0570 B - 3 MCR I A1. 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.
