Vinyl pressings
by Hot Butter · 1972
Popcorn was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 19 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.
MS 3242A-2 STEVE+CHARLENE S.+B.J.Runout side A
MS 3242B-2 Jackie+Linda ARC91572Runout side B
MS 3242-AA-Side Label
MS 3242-BB-Side Label
MS 3242A-2 STEVE+CHARLENE S.+B.J.A-Side Runout Etching
MS 3242 B-2 JACKIE + LINDAB-Side Runout Etching
MS 3242-AA-Side Label
MS 3242-BB-Side Label
MS 3242A-2 STEVE+CHARLENE S.+B.J.Runout side A
MS 3242B-2 Jackie+Linda ARC91572Runout side B
MS 3242-AA-Side Label
MS 3242-BB-Side Label
NSPL 281698A-1 △G 1 NA side runout
NSPL 281698B-1 △G 1 NB side runout
NSPL.281698-AA side label
NSPL.281698-BB side label
2A 4 SMX 40913Side A etched
2A 12 SMX 40914Side B etched
SMX40913Side A label
SMX40914Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion L 34673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion L-34673 / Musicor Records L 34673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion ITFL-34,673 / Interfusion ITFL 34673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Belgium | Stateside 4C 054-93792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Musicor Records MS 3242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Ecuador | RCA Victor ECS-800-186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Barclay XBLY 920 399 / Barclay 920 399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Musicor Records 86 401 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Musicor Records 86 388 IT / PYE Records NSPL 28169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Greece | Columbia SCXG 1024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Musicor Records MRLS 34163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Musicor Records CD4W-7022First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Japan | Musicor Records SWG-7597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | RCA Victor MIL/S-4119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 054-93792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Castle Music ESM LP 936LP, Album, Reissue, 7" | LP, Album, Reissue, 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Birchmount BM 760LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 852LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Musicor Records MS 3242LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Musicor Records MS 3242LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Popcorn are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1972 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Musicor Records MS 3242.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 3242, NSPL 28169, L 34673, L-34673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 3242A-2 STEVE+CHARLENE S.+B.J. and MS 3242B-2 Jackie+Linda ARC91572. 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.
