Vinyl pressings
by Lobo · 1971
Introducing Lobo 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.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BTS 2003 A ARP STERLING LHRunout Side A
BTS 2003 B ARP STERLING LHRunout Side B
BTS 2003ALabel Side A
BTS 2003BLabel Side B
BTS 2003 A (MR) △15999 STERLING LHRunout A
BTS 2003 B (MR) △15999-X STERLING LHRunout B
BTS-2003-ALabel A
BTS-2003-BLabel B
BTS 2003 A STERLING LH ARC4-28-71Runout Side A
BTS 2003 B ARC4-28-71 STERLING LHRunout Side B
BTS 2003ALabel Side A
BTS 2003BLabel Side B
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 | Australia | Philips 636 9800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Big Tree Records BTS 2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Philips 6369 800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Philips 6369 800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Philips 63 69 800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Philips 6369 800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2003First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2003 / Big Tree Records BTS-2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2003 / Big Tree Records BST-2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Philips 6369 800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Taiwan | First Record FL-2070LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1294LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Germany | Philips 6369 800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Philips 6369 800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips 6369800LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Big Tree Records BT 2100LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2003, BTS 2100LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Introducing Lobo are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, South Africa, Germany and more. One of them is Big Tree Records BTS 2003, released April 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 2003, 6369 800, 636 9800, 63 69 800) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS 2003 A ARP STERLING LH and BTS 2003 B ARP STERLING LH. 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.
