Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band · 1973
Messin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
6360087 1Y//2∇420 1 1 4 04Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1
6360087 2Y//2∇420 1 1 4 04Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1
6360087 1Y//2∇420 1 1 6 04Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
6360087 2Y//2∇420 1 1 04 1Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2
6360087 1Y // 2▽420 1 1 1 0 04Side A runout variant 1
6360087 2Y // 2▽420 1 1 1 0 04Side B runout variant 1
6360087 1Y // 2▽420 1 1 1 2 04Side A runout variant 2
6360087 2Y // 2▽420 1 1 1 2 04Side B runout variant 2
6360087 1Y//2∇420 1 1 1 04Side A runout, stamped
6360087 2Y//2∇420 1 1 04 1Side B runout, stamped
6360 087 1YSide A label
6360 087 2YSide B label
6360087 1Y//2∇420 1 2 04Runout, Side A - stamped
6360087 2Y//2∇420 1 2 04Runout, Side B - stamped
6360 087 ALabel, Side A
6360 087 1Label, Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 087 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 111LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Bronze L36386LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Australia | Bronze 24 261LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Bronze 14C 062-61691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Bronze 28 856 XOT / Bronze 28 856-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Bronze 28 856 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 150 / Bronze CLALP 150LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cohesion COMME 7Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Creature Music MANNLP005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Creature Music MMLPP5LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Bronze BRO 2022 / Bronze BRO 261LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 087LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | EMI 1973LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Bronze 28 856 XOTAlbum, Reissue, LP | Album, Reissue, LP |
| ? | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 087LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Bronze BRON 261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Messin' are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 087, released June 15, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 087, 6360 087 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360087 1Y//2∇420 1 1 4 04 and 6360087 2Y//2∇420 1 1 4 04. 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.
