Vinyl pressings
by Joe Henderson · 1969
Power To The People was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
MSP 9024A (MILESTONE) RH WSide A runout
MSP 9024B (MILESTONE) RH WSide B runout
MSP 9024A (MILESTONE) SON RHSide A Runout Variant 2
MSP 9024B (MILESTONE) SON RHSide B Runout Variant 2
MSP 9024A (MILESTONE) SON RHSide A runout
MSP 9024B (MILESTONE) SON RHSide B runout
MSP 9024-ALabel side A
MSP 9024-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Milestone MSP 9024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Milestone MSP 9024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Milestone SMJX 10099 / Milestone MILES-10018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Milestone SMJX 10099 / Milestone MILES-10018LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | Milestone MSP 9024 / CBS S 64068LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 64068 / Milestone S 64068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Milestone MSP 9024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Milestone MSP 9024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Milestone CR00655LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Milestone MSP 9024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Power To The People are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Milestone MSP 9024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSP 9024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MSP 9024A (MILESTONE) RH W and MSP 9024B (MILESTONE) RH W. 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.
