Vinyl pressings
by Mary Travers · 1972
Morning Glory was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T1 #40133-3C e Λ 2Side A Etched [Λ Stamped]
T2 40134-3D Λ eSide B Etched [Λ Stamped]
T1 #40133-2CSide A Etched Variant 2
T\ 40134-2DSide B Etched Variant 2
S BS-2609 40133.3F ⓥ A1Side A
S 1 #40134-2E ⓥ A4Side B
P 0 40133-3A ∧Side A runout, variant 1
P 0 #40134-3B C Ⓓ BSide B runout, variant 1
P o # 40134-3B DC 4ASide A runout, variant 2
P # 40134-3B DC 3 BSide B runout, variant 2
BS-2609A ACR G T.Runout Side A. Stamped
BS-2609B G T. ACRRunout Side B. Stamped
S40133Side A label
S40134Side B label
BS 2609 40133 3F Manufactured in GermanyRunout side 1
# 40134 · 2F Manufactured in GermanyRunout side 2
S 40 133Label side 1
S 40 134Label side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS-2609First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 154 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 154First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P 8248WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P 8248WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS.2609 / Warner Bros. Records B -WBS-2609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2609LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Morning Glory are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2609.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2609, BS-2609, WB 46 154, P 8248W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 #40133-3C e Λ 2 and T2 40134-3D Λ e. 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.
