UK
1969- Label and catalog number
- Parlophone R 5808
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
7XCE 21359-1 A KTRunout side A stamped
7XCE 21360-1 0 KTRunout side B stamped
7XCE 21359Label side A
7XCE 21360Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Mahna Mackay · 1969
Mah-Na-Mah-Na 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.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
7XCE 21359-1 A KTRunout side A stamped
7XCE 21360-1 0 KTRunout side B stamped
7XCE 21359Label side A
7XCE 21360Label side B
7XCE 21359-1 R KT 1Side A Stamped Runout
7XCE 21360-1 R KT 1Side B Stamped Runout
7XCE 21359Side A Label
7XCE 21360Side B Label
04246A//12.577-1.Runout side A, etched
04246B//12.578-1.Runout side B, etched
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 | Australia | Parlophone A-8904First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-04.246MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5808First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5808First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Parlophone 5C 006-04246 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone A-89047", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | France | Odeon 2C 006-04246 M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04246 M / Odeon 1C 006-04 246 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Portugal | Parlophone 8 E 006-04246 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Mah-Na-Mah-Na are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5808.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5808, 5C 006-04246 M, A-8904, NZP.3337) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21359-1 A KT and 7XCE 21360-1 0 KT. 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.