Vinyl pressings
by Haruomi Hosono · 1978
Cochin Moon was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
〄 SKLB 10997 2 - - MSide A Runout, Stamped (M = etched)
M SKLB 10998 2 - -Side B Runout, Stamped (M = etched)
SKLB 10997Side A Label
SKLB 10998Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | King Records SKS-28 / King Records SKS 28First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | King Records SKS-28First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan | King Records K20A-631LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Japan | NK Records NK - 01LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | Japan | King Records NAS2030LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Light In The Attic LITA174LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Light In The Attic LITA174LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 174LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | King Records SKS-28 / Light In The Attic LITA-174LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Light In The Attic LITA-174-1-1 / King Records SKS-28LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Cochin Moon are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Japan. One of them is King Records SKS-28.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKS-28) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 〄 SKLB 10997 2 - - M and M SKLB 10998 2 - -. 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.
