US
1972- Label and catalog number
- Song Bird SB-1203
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Inez Andrews · 1972
I'm Free / Lord Don't Move The Mountain 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.
5 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
MCR 455Side A Label
MCR 456Side B Label
MCR 455Side A Label
MCR 456Side B Label
MCR-455 ℗DuKePeacocK1972MHC 165Side A runout
MCR-456 ℗DuKePeacocK1972MHC 165Side B runout
MCR 455Side A label
MCR 456Side 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 | US | Song Bird SB-1203First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Song Bird 1203First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Song Bird SB-1203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Song Bird 1203First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Song Bird 1203First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Song Bird SB-12037", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Song Bird SB-12037", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Song Bird SB-12037", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records D-26497", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-26497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of I'm Free / Lord Don't Move The Mountain are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US. One of them is Song Bird SB-1203.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SB-1203, 1203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.