Vinyl pressings
by Luther Ingram · 1969
My Honey And Me / I Can't Stop was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
KO-0228 MASTERCRAFT P.R.Runout, side A, etched
KO-0229 MASTERCRAFT P.R.Runout, side B, etched
KO-0228-PLLabel Side A
KO-0229-PLLabel Side B
p(stamped/inverted) KO -0228 MASTERCRAFT(scribed)A side deadwax
P(stamped/inverted) KO-0229 MASTERCRAFT(scribed)B side deadwax
KO-0228 MASTERCRAFT
KO-0228 MASTERCRAFT
KO-0228 RE [SRC stamp] LW [Mastercraft strikethrough] WSSSide A runout
[SRC stamp] KO-0229 LW Mastercraft PRSide B runout
KO-0228-SPLabel Side A
KO-0229-SPLabel Side B
KO-0228 MASTERCRAFT PRRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
KO-0228-PLLabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Stax KO KO 2104XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | KoKo KO KO 2104XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | KoKo KOA-2104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | KoKo KOA-2104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | KoKo KOA-2104First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided |
| 1969 | US | KoKo KOA-2104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | KoKo KOA-2104First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Stax KK-35237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Stax STAX 1427", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Stax SN 21157", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of My Honey And Me / I Can't Stop are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is KoKo KOA-2104, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KOA-2104, KO KO 2104X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KO-0228 MASTERCRAFT P.R. and KO-0229 MASTERCRAFT P.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.
