Vinyl pressings
by Mickey Newbury · 1971
'Frisco Mabel Joy 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.
13 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
1 EKS-74107-A-2 CS SX B 4Variant 1, side A runout
2 EKS-74107-B-1 CS SX AVariant 1, side B runout
EKS 74107-A gƐ SX B1 SVariant 2, side A runout
EKS 74017-B gƐ E ƧVariant 2, side B runout
EKS - 74107 - A - 2Side A
EKS - 74107 - B - 1Side B
P 2 EKS-74107-A-1 GƐ SXSide A runout, variant 1
P EKS-74107-B-2 CP GƐSide B runout, variant 1
P 2 EKS- 74107- A- 1 GƐ SX 2 BSide A runout, variant 2
P EKS - 74107 - B -2 CP GƐ A 2Side B runout, variant 2
EKS - 74107 - A 3aSide A etched
EKS - 74107 - B 3bSide B etched
EKS - 74107 - A - 2 as AVariant 2 Side A etched
EKS - 74107 - B - 1 GS AVariant 2 Side B etched
EKS 74107-A-1 gƐ SXSide A runout, etched
EKS 74017-B-3 CP ƐsSide B runout. etched
EKS-74107-A-1 9Σ 5x ASide A runout, etched
EKS-74107-B-2 9Σ 5x BSide B runout, etched
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 | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Exulta ELK 42 105 / Elektra EKS 74 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS.74107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Elektra EQ-4107First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1971 | UK | Elektra K 42105 / Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Elektra K 42105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Elektra ELK 42 105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Drag City DC-475LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Fat Possum Records FP1861-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42105 / Elektra EKS-74107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of 'Frisco Mabel Joy are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-74107, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-74107, K 42105, EQ-4107, ELK 42 105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 EKS-74107-A-2 CS SX B 4 and 2 EKS-74107-B-1 CS SX A. 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.
