Vinyl pressings
by Hot Butter · 1972
Popcorn / At The Movies 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.
71 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 32 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.
MUS 1458-A Ƨ 27374A side runout, Variant 1
MU 1458-B 4-18-72 X Ƨ 27617B side runout, Variant 1
MUS 1458-A Ƨ 28086A side runout, Variant 2
MU-1458B 4-18-72 28083B side runout, Variant 2
MUS 1458-A [SRC logo] [mirrored 26901]Runout, side A
[mirrored 26904] MU-1458B 4-18-72Runout, side B
MUS 1458-ALabel, side A
MU 1458-BLabel, side B
MUS 1458-A K-2173A side runout etched
MU 1458-B 4-18-72 K-2174B side runout etched
MUS 1458-AA side label
MU 1458-BB side label
MUS 1458-A (Ƨ) 29824Side A runout
MU 1458-A 29823Side B runout
MUS 1458-ASide A label
MU 1458-CSide B label
72236 A-1 Made in GermanyRun-out Side A, stamped
72236 B-1 Made in GermanyRun-out Side B, stamped
7N.25583-ALabel Side A
7N.25583-BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-2134First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-2134First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion ITFK-4699 / Interfusion MUS-1458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Musicor Records K 4699First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion ITFK-4699First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Musicor Records MK-4699First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Musicor Records MK 4699First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion ITFK-4699 / Interfusion MUS-1458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Austria | Musicor Records 12 236 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Austria | Musicor Records 12 236 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Brazil | RCA Victor 201.7001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Musicor Records MUS 1458XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Chile | RCA Victor MUS - 1458First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Colombia | RCA Victor 51-51480First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ecuador | RCA Victor ECK-200221First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Gusto Records GT4-22427", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | Canada | King Records GT4-22427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Stateside 4 C 006-93581 / Stateside C006-935817", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Musicor Records MUSGT 107X7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Musicor Records MUSGT 107X7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Musicor Records JET-21277", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| ? | Japan | Musicor Records VIP-10617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Musicor Records JET-21277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Philippines | Stateside SS-10137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | RCA MUS-14587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Musicor Records MUS 19597", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Musicor Records MUS 19597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Musicor Records MUS 19597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
86 vinyl pressings of Popcorn / At The Movies are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1972 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Italy, Argentina and more. One of them is Musicor Records MUS 1458.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MUS 1458, 7N.25583, MR 9401, 31A-2134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MUS 1458-A Ƨ 27374 and MU 1458-B 4-18-72 X Ƨ 27617. 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.
