Vinyl pressings
by Michael Martin Murphey · 1973
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir 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.
14 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
SP-4675Matrix, Side A
SP-4676Matrix, Side B
A & M SP 4675 RE-2 M2 (Repl) MR[circled] 17848(6)Runout, Side A Variant 1
A & M SP 4675 RE-1 MR[circled] 17848-X(1)Runout, Side B Variant 1
A&M SP 4675 RE-1 P3side A runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4676 RE-1 P1side B runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4675 RE-1 P3 A3side A runout, variant 2
A&M SP 4676 RE-1 P1 A5side B runout, variant 2
T1 A&M SP 4675 RE-1 T1 C2A side runout etch, exc C stamp
T1 A&M SP 4676 RE-1 T1 Λ10B side runout etch, exc Λ stamp
SP-4675A side label
SP-4676B side label
A & M SP 4675 REJ M2 (Repl) MR[circled] ^ ->17848(3)Runout, Side A
A & M SP 4675 RF-1 MR[circled] ^17848-X(2)Runout, Side B
SP-4675Matrix, Side A
SP-4676Matrix, Side B
T1 A & M SP 4675 RE-1 T1 CRunout, Side A
T1 A & M SP 4676 RE-1 T1 CRunout, Side B
SP-03137-AMatrix, Side A
SP-03137-BMatrix, Side B
A&M SP-03137-A-RCA-1 I A1 CRunout, Side A
A&M SP-03137-B-RCA 1 I A1 CRunout, Side B
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 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4388First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Stateside ISP-80894First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | EMI EMA 754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | EMI EMA 754First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | EMI EMA 754 / EMI 0C 064 ◦ 05350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | EMI EMA 754 / EMI 0C 064 ◦ 05350LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-4388First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-3137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4388LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4388.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4388, A&MSP 3137, EMA 754, SP 4388) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4675 and SP-4676. 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.
