Vinyl pressings
by Loretta Lynn · 1970
Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns" was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
7-12232-3S-C1B RA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
7-12233-6S-B1B RB-Side Runout Etching variant 1
7-12232-3S-A3D RSide A Runout Etching variant 2
12233-3S-A3C RSide B Runout Etching variant 2
2 7 12232 7Side A stamped
2 7 12233 3Side B stamped
7 12232 9A-Side Runout stamped
7 12233 2B-Side Runout stamped
7-12232A-Side Label
7-12233B-Side Label
7-12232A-Side Label
7-12233B-Side Label
MG-12232 - 1B U JT 1Side 1 runout
MG-12233-1B U JT 1DSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 1474 / MCA Records MAP/S 1474First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Decca DL 75163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 1474First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | MCA Records SMCA.520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | MCA Records MUP 407First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75163First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Decca DL 75163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Coral COPS 1474LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Coral COPS 1474LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5037LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns" are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca DL 75163.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 75163, MUPS 407, MUP 407, MAPS 1474) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-12232-3S-C1B R and 7-12233-6S-B1B R. 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.
