Vinyl pressings
by Melanie · 1971
Brand New Key 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.
37 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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.
MP-1942-AM-7A-Side Runout Etching
MP-1942-BS-IIIII 19 SSSB-Side Runout Etching
MP 1942-MA-Side Label
MP 1943-SB-Side Label
MP-1942-AM-20A-Side Runout Etching
MP-1942-BS-IIIII 19 SSSB-Side Runout Etching
MP 1942-MA-Side Label
MP 1943-SB-Side Label
MP 1942 -AM- 20 PRA side runout etched
MP1943 -BS -23 PRB side runout etched
MP-1942-AM-14-1-11 PRA side runout etched Variant 2
MP-1943-BS-16-1-1111 PRB side runout etched Variant 2
MP 1942-AM-22A-side runout
MP 1943-BS-24B-side runout
MP 1942-MA-side label
MP 1943-SB-side label
MP 1942-AM -29A side - runout (etched), variant 1
MP 1943-AS -BOB side - runout (etched), variant 1
MP 1942-AM -23A side - runout (etched), variant 2
MP 1943-BS- 32B side - runout (etched), variant 2
MP-1942-AM-16 P.R.A-Side Runout Etching
MP-1942-BS-16-1-IIIII P.R.B-Side Runout Etching
MP 1942-MA-Side Label
MP 1943-SB-Side 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 | Australia | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Austria | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 267XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Buddah Records BDGT 90X / Golden Treasures BDGT 90XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | France | Buddah Records 610072 / Buddah Records 610072LFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Greece | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1971 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2506-DAFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Buddah Records LL 2506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2506-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Lebanon | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Buddah Records 2011 105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Buddah Records BDGT 90X / Golden Treasures BDGT 90X7", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Neighborhood Records NRA-42017", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
42 vinyl pressings of Brand New Key are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Neighborhood Records NRA-4201, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NRA-4201, 2011-105, PD.9786, 2011 105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MP-1942-AM-7 and MP-1942-BS-IIIII 19 SSS. 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.
