Vinyl pressings
by Henry Gross · 1975
Plug Me Into Something 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.
13 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
̶S̶T̶ ̶4̶5̶0̶3̶ ̶P̶1̶ TML-M SP-4741-P1Side A runout
̶S̶T̶ ̶4̶5̶0̶4̶ ̶P̶1̶ TML-M SP-4742-P1Side B runout
SP-4741Side A label
SP-4742Side A label
ST 4503 P1 TML-MRunout Side A
SP 4742-T-2 TML-M C T1Runout Side B
SP-4741Label Side A
SP-4742Label Side B
T1 SP S̶̷T̶̷ ̶̷4̶̷5̶̷0̶̷3̶̷ 4741 TH1 TML-SSide A Runout, etched; TLM-S is stamped
T1 SP 4742-T-2 TML-MSide B Runout, etched; TLM-M is stamped
SP-4741Label Side A
SP-4742Label Side B
SP 4741-M-1 TML-M [MR logo] Δ19628(2)Runout A Side, variant 1
SP 4742-M-1 TML-M [MR logo] Δ19628-X(2)Runout B Side, variant 1
SP 4741-M-1 TML-M [MR logo] △19628(1)Runout A Side, variant 2
SP 4742-M-1 TML-M [MR logo] △19628-X (2)Runout B Side, variant 2
MRin circle Runout Both sides
SP 4741-M-1 TML-M v Δ19628(1)Runout A Side
SP 4742-M-1 TML-M v Δ19628-X(1)Runout B Side
AMLS·64502·A1 1 ⋀ ALLENSide A
AMLS 64502 B2 1 BSide B
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 | A&M Records L 35479First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M-2146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 875 051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 88 768 IT / A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | A&M Records 88768-IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64502LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 875 051LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
16 vinyl pressings of Plug Me Into Something are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4502.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4502, AMLS 64502, L 35479, SA&M-2146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ̶S̶T̶ ̶4̶5̶0̶3̶ ̶P̶1̶ TML-M SP-4741-P1 and ̶S̶T̶ ̶4̶5̶0̶4̶ ̶P̶1̶ TML-M SP-4742-P1. 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.
