Vinyl pressings
by Joe Loss · 1973
Joe Loss In The Glenn Miller Mood was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SMFP 50082 A-1 3Runout side A, stamped - variant 1
SMFP 50082 B-1 2Runout side B, stamped - variant 1
SMFP 50082 A-1 2Runout side A, stamped - variant 2
SMFP 50082 B-1 2Runout side B, stamped - variant 2
SMFP50082 A YTX2020Runout Side A Stamped
SMFP50082 B YTX2021Runout Side B Stamped
SMFP50082-ALabel Side A
SMFP50082-BLabel Side B
SMFP 50082 A-1 3Runout side A, stamped - variant 1
SMFP 50082 B-1 2Runout side B, stamped - variant 1
SMFP 50082 A-1 2Runout side A, stamped - variant 2
SMFP 50082 B-1 2Runout side B, stamped - variant 2
SMFP 50082 AStamped in runout, Side A
SMFP 50082 BStamped in runout, Side B
SMFP 50082 ASide A - Label
SMFP 50082 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Axis AXIS 6170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80992First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Music For Pleasure MFP 50082 / Music For Pleasure x4024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Scandinavia | Music For Pleasure MFP 50082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50082First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure 2M046-05537 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.537LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure 2M046-05537 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.537LP | LP |
| 1974 | Europe | Music For Pleasure 2M046-05537LP | LP |
| 1974 | France | Music For Pleasure 2M046-05537 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046 - 05.537LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Music For Pleasure 2M046-05537LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Belgium | EMI 4M 024 05537LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Music For Pleasure 4M 024-0537LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Joe Loss In The Glenn Miller Mood are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 50082.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 50082, AXIS 6170, EOP-80992) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMFP 50082 A-1 3 and SMFP 50082 B-1 2. 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.
