Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Osmond · 1972
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 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.
26 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 14 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.
K14376 72L3226 2 ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP.Runout area side A
K14376 72L3197 Rev 2 ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP.Runout area side B
72 L 3226Label side A
72 L 3197-REVLabel side B
K 14376 72L3226 2 Ⓟ1972 MGM RECORD CORPA side runout, etched
K 14376 72L3226 Rev 2 Ƨ Ⓟ1972 MGM RECORD CORPB side runout, etched/stamped
K-1551 K14376 72L3226 ① (MR) ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP ∆87750Etched Runout - Side A
K-1550 K14376 72L3197 ① (MR) ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP ∆87678Etched Runout - Side B
72 L 3226Label Matrix - Side A
72 L 3197-REVLabel Matrix - Side B
K14376 72L3226 2 ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP.A Side runout
K14376 72L3197 Rev 2 ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP.B Side runout
72 L 3226A Side label
72 L 3197-REVB Side 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 | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Brazil | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2065 111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | MGM Records 2006 109 / Kolob Records 2006 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Ireland | MGM Records 2006-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | MGM Records 2006-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | MGM Records 2006-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | MGM Records K 14376First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | MGM Records PS 240First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | MGM Records 2006 109First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | MGM Records 2006-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | MGM Records 2006 1097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | MGM Records 2006 1097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Poland | Pracownia Pocztówek Dźwiękowych R. Daszkowska I S-ka 0180Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | US | MGM Records K-143767", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
33 vinyl pressings of Long Haired Lover From Liverpool are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records K 14376.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 14376, K-14376, 2006 109, 2006-109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K14376 72L3226 2 ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP. and K14376 72L3197 Rev 2 ℗1972 MGM RECORD CORP.. 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.
