Vinyl pressings
by Love Unlimited Orchestra · 1975
Music Maestro Please 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.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
1S M-480-AS - 1B A3Side A - Runout Etching
1S M-480-BS -1A A3Side B - Runout Etching
M-480-ASSide A - Center Label
M-480-BSSide B - Center Label
M-480-AS XRunout variant 1: side A
M-480-BSRunout variant 1: side B
T↾ M-480-AS-3 ARunout variant 2: side A
T I M-480-BS-2 ARunout variant 2: side B
P M-480-AS XSide A - Runout Etching
P M-480-BS X X ASide B - Runout Etching
M-480-ASSide A - Center Label
M-480-BSSide B - Center Label
BT 480 A-1◇X 1 MSide A runout
BT 480 B-1◇X 1 RSide B runout
✝BT 480-A✝Side A label
✝BT 480-B✝Side B label
N BT 480 A-1 ⃟X I
P BT 480 B-1 ⃟X I
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 | Australia | 20th Century Records L-35,772First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Philips 6370 239 / Philips T-480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | 20th Century Records T-480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | 20th Century Records T-480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | 20th Century Records 9209-480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | 20th Century Records 6370 239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | 20th Century Records 6370 239First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | 20th Century Records 6370 239LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Greece | Philips 6370 239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | 20th Century Records T-480 / 995First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Philips 6370 239 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Panama | 20th Century Records T-480 / 20th Century Records TC-480First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Music Maestro Please are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is 20th Century Records T-480, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-480, BT 480, L-35,772, 6370 239) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S M-480-AS - 1B A3 and 1S M-480-BS -1A A3. 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.
