Vinyl pressings
by Millie Jackson · 1979
Live And Uncensored was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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-2-6725-AS·PW (PR)P STERLINGRunout side A, etched, STERLING is stamped
SP-2-6725-BS·PW (PR)P STERLINGRunout side B, etched, STERLING is stamped
SP-2-6725-CS·PW (PR)P STERLINGRunout side C, etched, STERLING is stamped
SP-2-6725-DS·PW (PR)P STERLINGRunout side D, etched, STERLING is stamped
SP-2-6725-AS-PRC-C-1-1-1 STERLINGA-side runout
SP-2-6725-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 STERLINGB-side runout
SP-2-6725-CS ch 1-1-1 STERLINGC-side runout
SP-2-6725-DS-PRC-C-1-1-1 STERLINGD-side runout
A-2 ⊿ SP-2-6725-AS-K STERLINGSide A runout
A-1 ⊿ SP-2-6725-BS-K STERLINGSide B runout
A-1 ⊿ SP-2-6725-CS-K STERLINGSide C runout
A-2 ⊿ SP-2-6725-DS-K STERLINGSide D runout
A- 1 < SP-2-6725-AS-K [Sterling stamp]
A-3 < SP-2-6725-BS-K [Sterling stamp]
A-2 < SP-2-6725-CS-K [Sterling Stamp]
A-1 < SP-2-6725-DS-K [Sterling stamp]
SP-2-6725-AS-PRC-R-1 [Sterling stamp]Side A runout
SP-2-6725-BS-PRC-R-1 [Sterling stamp]Side B runout
SP-2-6725-CS-PRC-R-1 [Sterling Stamp]Side C runout
SP-2-6725-DS-PRC-R-1 [Sterling stamp]Side D runout
SP-2-6725-AS-CTC-2 [Sterling stamp] T I
SP-2-6725-BS-CTC-1 [Sterling stamp] TI
SP-2-6725-CS-CTC-1 [Sterling stamp] TI
SP-2-6725-DS-CTC-2 [Sterling stamp] TI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2669 051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Polydor 2672 053First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor 2683 073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Spring Records 2683 073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Not On LabelLP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725 / Dayspring SP-2-6725First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725 / Polydor 2929 077/078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725 / Polydor 2929 077First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725 / Polydor 2672 053First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6725First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | Spring Records 2672 053LP | LP |
| 1980 | US | Polydor 2672 053LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Spring Records MPZ 8133/4 / Polydor MPZ 8133/4LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Spring Records MPZ 8133/4 / Polydor MPZ 8133/4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Spring Records, Inc. SP-2-6725LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Spring Records SP-2-6742LP | LP |
| 1985 | France | Vogue 406508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Important Records TAD 001LP | LP |
| 1985 | UK | Towerbell Records TAD LP 001 / Important Records TAD LP 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Southbound SEW2 038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Live And Uncensored are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, France, Italy. One of them is Spring Records SP-2-6725, released November 19, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-2-6725, 2683 073, 2669 051, 2672 053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-2-6725-AS·PW (PR)P STERLING and SP-2-6725-BS·PW (PR)P STERLING. 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.
