Vinyl pressings
by Leroy Hutson · 1976
Hutson II was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CU-1-5011 WW2 ─◁ R.DA. AUDIO LABS.Side A Etched Runout ('AUDIO LABS.' is stamped)
CU-2-5011 WW2 ─◁ R.DA. AUDIO LABS.Side B Etched Runout ('AUDIO LABS.' is stamped
Cu-1-5011 LW2. 3 ✲ R.DA. AUDIO LABS.Runout side A, variant, 1
2 Cu-2-5011 LW2. 1 R.DA. ✲ AUDIO LABS.Runout side B, variant, 1
Cu-1-5011 LW2. 2 ✲ R.DA. AUDIO LABS.Runout side A, variant, 2
2 Cu-2-5011 LW2. 1 R.DA. ✲ AUDIO LABS.Runout side B, variant, 2
Cu-1-5011 JW1 #1 AUDIO LABS. RDA: 0Side A runout variant 1
Cu-2-5011 JW2 #2 RDA. AUDIO LABS. 0 FLICKSide B runout variant 1
Cu-1-5011 JW12 #1 AUDIO LABS. RDA 0Side A runout variant 2
Cu2-5011 JW2 #1 RDA. AUDIO LABS. 0 FLICKSide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5011LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Canada | Curtom CU 5011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Sequel Records NEM LP 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Sequel Records NEMLP 500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Acid Jazz AJXLP423 / [pias] AJXLP423LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | UK | Acid JazzLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Curtom CU 5011LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Hutson II are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada. One of them is Curtom CU 5011, released November 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CU 5011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CU-1-5011 WW2 ─◁ R.DA. AUDIO LABS. and CU-2-5011 WW2 ─◁ R.DA. AUDIO LABS.. 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.
