US
1971- Label and catalog number
- Volt VOS-6012
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
T2 VS-0157-1 Mastercraft HCSide A runout etched
T1 VS-0158-2 MHCSide B runout etched
VS-0157Side A label
VS-0158Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Margie Joseph · 1971
Margie Joseph Makes A New Impression was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
T2 VS-0157-1 Mastercraft HCSide A runout etched
T1 VS-0158-2 MHCSide B runout etched
VS-0157Side A label
VS-0158Side B label
VS-0157 (MR) M HC △15323 (1)Runout A etch; (MR) stamp
VS-0158 (MR) Mastercraft HC △15323-X (1)Runout B etch; (MR) stamp
VS-0157Side A Label
VS-0158Side B Label
VS-0157 Mastercraft HCRunout side A hand-etched
DRunout side A machine-stamped
VS-0158 M HCRunout side B hand-etched
5 ɅRunout side B machine-stamped
P VS-0157 Mastercraft HCSide A runout etched
P VS-0158 M HCSide B runout etched
VS-0157Side A label
VS-0158Side B label
VS-0157Side A label
VS-0158Side B label
T2 VM-0159-1 Mastercraft HCA-side runout etching
T1 VM-0160-1 M HC AB-side runout etching
VM-0159Side A label
VM-0160Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Volt VOS-6012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Stax 2362-008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOS-6012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOS-6012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOS-6012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOM-6012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOS-6012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Volt VOS-6012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Stax STX 1051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stax 2325 031LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 031LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Margie Joseph Makes A New Impression are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Volt VOS-6012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VOS-6012, VOM-6012, 2362-008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T2 VS-0157-1 Mastercraft HC and T1 VS-0158-2 MHC. 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.
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