Vinyl pressings
by Mandrill · 1975
The Best Of Mandrill 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.
8 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
PD-6047-AS-3 MR V Δ19879 (1) STERLING RLSide A Etched (MR logo & STERLING Stamped)
PD-6047-BS MR Δ19879-X (1) STERLING RLSide B Etched (MR logo Stamped)
PD-6047-AS-1 STERLING RL 22Side A runout
PD-6047-BS-1 STERLING RL 22Side B runout
T1 PD-6047-AS-2 STERLING RLSide 1 etched (STERLING - stamped)
T1 PD-6047-BS-2 STERLING RLSide 2 etched (STERLING - stamped)
PD-6047-A G M ºSide A runout etched, º stamped
PD-6047-B G M ºSide B runout etched, º stamped
PD 6047-ASide A label
PD 6047-BSide B label
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 | Canada | Polydor PD 6047 / Polydor 2391 186First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Polydor LP-75078First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2391 186First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2391 186First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | South Korea | Yegrin BH-00026LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1975 | UK | Polydor 2391-188First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6047 / Polydor PD 6047First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD6047 / Polydor PD 6047First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6047First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2610LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2391-186LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Mandrill are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is Polydor PD6047.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD6047, PD 6047, 2391-188, LP-75078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-6047-AS-3 MR V Δ19879 (1) STERLING RL and PD-6047-BS MR Δ19879-X (1) STERLING RL. 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.
