UK
1969- Label and catalog number
- Major Minor SMLP66
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
SLP-066.A-1L SEL JTSide A runout stamped
SLP-066.B-1L SEL JTSide B runout stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Karen Young · 1969
Nobody's Child And 13 Other Great Songs 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.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SLP-066.A-1L SEL JTSide A runout stamped
SLP-066.B-1L SEL JTSide B runout stamped
SLP 066-1Side A runout stamped
SLP 066-2Side B runout stamped
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 | Netherlands | Major Minor SMLP66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSM 6095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Major Minor SMLP66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Major Minor MMLP 66First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Major Minor SMLP 66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Major Minor RP-80052LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Denmark | Starline SRS 5060 / Starline 1E 048 ◦ 04716LP | LP |
| 1971 | UK | Starline SRS 5060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Capri CA 99-HLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Columbia S-LEAC 1024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Regal SRS 5060LP | LP |
11 vinyl pressings of Nobody's Child And 13 Other Great Songs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Major Minor SMLP66.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMLP66, MMLP 66, SMLP 66, PCSM 6095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP-066.A-1L SEL JT and SLP-066.B-1L SEL JT. 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.