Vinyl pressings
by Linda Hoyle · 1971
Pieces Of Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1971, the album's first year. 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.
6360060 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1 06Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
6360060 2Y//1▽420 1 2 1 06Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
6360060 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1 06Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
6360060 1Y//1▽420 1 1 4 06Side B runout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 060LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Paramount Records PAS 6029LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-5016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Akarma AK 220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | South Korea | Merry Go Round BMRL-1001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Italy | Akarma AK 220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Europe | Lilith LR328LPLP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Repertoire Records REP 2223 / Repertoire Records V118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Akarma AK 220LP, Album, Partially Unofficial, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Partially Unofficial, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Pieces Of Me are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK. One of them is Vertigo 6360 060, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360060 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1 06 and 6360060 2Y//1▽420 1 2 1 06. 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.
