Vinyl pressings
by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band · 1970
Loose Salute was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
ZPRS-8283-10S-A2D RRunout Side A variant 1
ZPRS-8284-3S-A2D RRunout Side B variant 1
ZPRS-8283-10S-A2D RRunout Side A variant 2
ZPRS-8284-3S-A3A RRunout Side B variant 2
ZPRS-8283-12 S HRunout side A, stamped
ZPRS-8284-1 S HRunout side B, stamped
ZPRS-8283Matrix side A, on label
ZPRS-8284Matrix side B, on label
ZPRS-8283-11S I A2Side A runout, variant 1
ZPRS-8284-5S A1 ISide B runout, variant 1
ZPRS-8283-11S I A2Side A runout, variant 2
ZPRS-8284-5S 1 A3Side B runout, variant 2
ZPRS-8283Runout side A, stamped
ZPRS-8284-5SRunout side B, stamped
ZPRS-8283Matrix side A, on label
ZPRS-8284Matrix side B, on label
ZPRS-8283 TGSide 1
ZPRS-8284 TGSide 2
ZPRS-8283 111+ ⒷSide 1, stamped
ZPRS-8284 111+Side 2, stamped
SHP-6178 (ZPRS-8283)⑤Side 1, label
SHP-6178 (ZPRS-8284)⑤Side 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SHP-6178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4415First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPVS - 1168First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4415First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Not On LabelLP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1971 | South Africa | RCA 38-293 / RCA Victor 38-293LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-4415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA PG-119LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-3006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-3006LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Sundazed LP 5513 / RCA Victor 88843040441LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2383LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor PM-4415LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Loose Salute are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4415, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4415, SHP-6178, LPVS - 1168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPRS-8283-10S-A2D R and ZPRS-8284-3S-A2D R. 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.
