Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cocker · 1990
Joe Cocker Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7934171-A1Side A runout variant 1
7934171-B1Side B runout variant 1
7934181-A1Side C runout variant 1
7934181-B1Side D runout variant 1
ESTSP 251 A - 1 - 1 -Side A run-out Stamped
ESTSP 251 B - 1 - 1 -Side B run-out Stamped
ESTSP 252 A - 1 - 1 - 2Side C run-out Stamped
ESTSP 252 B - 1 - 1 - 2Side D run-out Stamped
ESTSP 251 A-1-1-Side 1
ESTSP 251 B-1-1-3Side 2
ESTSP 252 A-1-1-Side 3
ESTSP 252 B-1-1-1Side 4
MX-74835Side 1 run-out Stamped. Variant 1
MX-74836Side 2 run-out Stamped. Variant 1
MX-74837Side 3 run-out Stamped. Variant 1
MX-74838Side 4 run-out Stamped. Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Capitol Records 10078 / EMI 7934612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australia | Capitol Records TVL 93329 / Liberation Records TVL 93329First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1990 | Brazil | Capitol Records 164 793416 1 / EMI 164 793416 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Colombia | EMI 11001280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Capitol Records 164 7 93416 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | France | Capitol Records 164-7 93416 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Capitol Records 7 93416 1 / Capitol Records 164-7 93417 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Capitol Records 25191-8 1LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Germany | Capitol Records 47117 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Greece | Capitol Records ESTSP 25 / Capitol Records 064 7934171/81First yearLP | LP |
| 1990 | Hungary | Capitol Records SLPXL 37448-49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Italy | Capitol Records 2-62 7934161First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Mexico | EMI 117 93416 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Portugal | Capitol Records 7934181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Capitol Records 182-7934161 / Capitol Records 182 79 3416 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1254LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Australia & New Zealand | Bloodlines BLOODLP14LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1254 / Parlophone MOVLP1254LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records ST(I) 7934161LP | LP |
24 vinyl pressings of Joe Cocker Live! are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1990 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, UK, South Korea, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records 164 7 93416 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 164 7 93416 1, ESTSP 25, EKPL-0117~0118, 10078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7934171-A1 and 7934171-B1. 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.
