Vinyl pressings
by Monty Python · 1974
Monty Python Live At Drury Lane was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
CLASS 4 A-5U ORVariant 1, side A runout
CLASS 4 B-2U THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PORKY TRISHY MELLY YEAH OR 3Variant 1, side B runout
CLASS 4 A-5U OR 1Variant 2, side A runout
CLASS 4 B-2U OR THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PORKY TRISHY MELLY YEAH 1Variant 2, side B runout
CLASS 4 A-5U 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
CLASS 4 B-2U OR THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PORKY TRISHY MELLY YEAHSide B runout, stamped / etched, variant 1
CLASS 4 A-5U 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
CLASS 4 B-2U OR THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PORKY TRISHY MELLY YEAHSide B runout, stamped / etched, variant 2
CLASS 4 A // 2 M 12 5 A PORKEY PRIME CUTSide A Stamped [OR etched]
CLASS 4 B // 2 M 1 1 13 A PECKOSide B Stamped [OR etched]
CLASS 4-ALabel Side A
CLASS 4-BLabel Side B
6369 956 1 2YS 3678Runout Side A
6369 956 2 2YS 3679Runout Side B
6369 956 1Label Side A
6369 956 2Label Side B
... .6369956 A 6212 700Side A
.6369956 B...4762 700 *Side B2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Unknown | Charisma 6369 956First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Charisma 6369 956First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Charisma 6369 956First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Charisma 6369 956 / Charisma 6369956First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Charisma SUC 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CLASS 4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CLASS 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CLASS 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Charisma 9211-4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Virgin VIP VVIP104 / Virgin VIP VVIP 104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Virgin MPYTHONLP5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | UMC 806111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | EMI 00602458896206 / Virgin 00602458896206LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Virgin CLASS-4 / Charisma CLASS-4LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Charisma CA-1-1502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Charisma CA-1-1502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 4LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
24 vinyl pressings of Monty Python Live At Drury Lane are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is Charisma CLASS 4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLASS 4, 6369 956, SUC 155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLASS 4 A-5U OR and CLASS 4 B-2U THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PORKY TRISHY MELLY YEAH OR 3. 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.
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