Vinyl pressings
by Leon & Mary Russell · 1977
Make Love To The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
TI PAK-1-3066 A RE-1 TH2 wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A
TI PAK-1-3066 B TH-1 wlyRunout side B
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped on both sides
PAK-1-3066 RE-1 LW1 WlyA-Side Etched
PAK-2-3066 LW1 WlyB-Side Etched
PAK-1-3066-RE-1 ww1 wlyVariation 3 Etched Side A
PAK-2-3066 ww1 wlyVariation 3 Etched Side B
S1 PAK-1-3066 - RE-1 SM2 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL A3Side A runout
S1 PAK-1-3066 SM3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL A5Side B runout
P PAK-1-3066-RE-1 P-1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side A variant 1
P PAK-2-3066 P-1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B variant 1
PAK-1-3066-RE-1 P-1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL C 0 PRunout Side A variant 2
PAK-2-3066 P-1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL PRunout Side B variant 2
PAK-1-3066 - RE-1 WW1 · ─◁ wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A
PAK-2-3066 WW1 wly · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B
PAK3066-1 MX184003-BSide 1 Stamped Runout
PAK3066-2 MX184004Side 2 Stamped Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Paradise Records KPD 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10381WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10381WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records PAK 3066 / Paradise Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records PAK 3066 / Warner Bros. Records 896First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Paradise Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Paradise Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Paradise Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Paradise Records PAK 3066LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Paradise Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Paradise Records PAK 3066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Make Love To The Music are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Paradise Records PAK 3066.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAK 3066, 36.039, KPD 3066, P-10381W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI PAK-1-3066 A RE-1 TH2 wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL and TI PAK-1-3066 B TH-1 wly. 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.
