Vinyl pressings
by Mike Curb Congregation · 1970
Burning Bridges / My Home Town 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.
11 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.
K14151 70L1338-1 Re1 DP [s-shaped block stamp] 13A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] K14151 70L1189 Re1 11B-Side Runout Etching
70-L-1338A-Side Label
70-L-1189B-Side Label
K14151 7OL1338 RE-1 DP (MR) Δ81407 (1)A Side, runout, etched / except (MR) stamped
K14151 7OL1189·2 RE-1 (MR) Δ83586 (1)B Side, runout, etched / except (MR) stamped
70-L-1338Side A label
70-L-1189Side B label
K14151 (unreadable crossed out) 70L1338A-Side Runout Etching
K14151 70L1189-4 Re1B-Side Runout Etching
70-L-1338A-Side Label
70-L-1189B-Side Label
K14151 70L 1338-1 Re1 DP [s-shaped block stamp] 11A-Side Runout Etching
K14151 70L 1338-1 Re1 DP [s-shaped block stamp] 12B-Side Runout Etching
70-L-1338Labels
2006 010-A · 7XS7121 ·Run-Out Groove Etching A-Side at 12 & 6 O'clock
2006 010-B · 7XS7122 ·Run-Out Groove Etching B-Side at 6 & 11 O'clock
2006 010-ACentre Label A-Side
2006 010-BCentre Label B-Side
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 | MGM Records MGM-61First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | MGM Records 14151 XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 011First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Norway | MGM Records 2006 011First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | MGM Records 2006 011 / MGM Records 2006.011First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K14151First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K141517", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K14151First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K-14151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K14151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K 141517", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | MGM Records K-14151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | MGM Records 20 06 0117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | MGM Records K141517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Burning Bridges / My Home Town are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is MGM Records K14151.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K14151, K-14151, MGM-61, 14151 X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K14151 70L1338-1 Re1 DP [s-shaped block stamp] 13 and [s-shaped block stamp] K14151 70L1189 Re1 11. 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.
