Vinyl pressings
by Leroy Hutson · 1975
Hutson was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
I S CU-5002 41068-1A A6Side A runout, etched, variant 1
I S CU-5002 41069-1C A2Side B runout, etched, variant 1
5 CU-5002 41068-1B SX AXSide A runout, etched, variant 2
I S CU-5002 41069-1ASide B runout, etched, variant 2
CU-5002 41068-1A A2 S1Etched in runout, Side A
CU-5002 41069-1B A1 S1Etched in runout, Side B
S41,068Printed on label, Side A
S41,069Printed on label, Side B
K·56139·A1 [ )· ALLEN AA Runout
K·56139·B1 [ )· A ALLENB Runout
K 56139 AA Label
K 56139 BB Label
S59 - CV - 5002 - 1 10 / 11 / 75Run-out area A-side
S59 - CV - 5002 - 2 10 / 11 / 75Run-out area B-side
(Cu 5002/1)Side A Label
(Cu 5002/2)Side B Label
S41, 068Side I 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Curtom CU 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Curtom CU 5002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Curtom CU 5002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Curtom CU 5002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Curtom W 56139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Sequel Records NEM LP 442LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Soul Brother Records LP SBCS 21LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Curtom CU 5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Acid Jazz AJXLP422 / [pias] AJXLP422LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Curtom CU 5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Hutson are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Italy, Canada. One of them is Curtom CU 5002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CU 5002, K 56139, W 56139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I S CU-5002 41068-1A A6 and I S CU-5002 41069-1C A2. 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.
