UK
1980- Label and catalog number
- Charisma CAS 1152
- Format
- LP, Album · Censored Version
Vinyl pressings
by Monty Python · 1980
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
CAS 1152 A//2 ▽EPS EXCUSE THE PAUSE BETWEEN SIDES, WE'VE JUST NIPPED OUT TO THE PUB FOR A PINT. PORKYSide A runout, variant 1
CAS 1152 B//2 ▽EPS DEAR MUM PLEASE SEND ANOTHER CUPPA DOWN, STILL CUTTING THE PYTHON L.P. LUV PORKYSide B runout, variant 1
CAS 1152 A//2 ▽EPS 41 11 EXCUSE THE PAUSE BETWEEN SIDES, WE'VE JUST NIPPED OUT TO THE PUB FOR A PINT. PORKYSide A runout, variant 2
CAS 1152 B//2 ▽EPS 12 26 DEAR MUM PLEASE SEND ANOTHER CUPPA DOWN, STILL CUTTING THE PYTHON L.P. LUV PORKYSide B runout, variant 2
CAS 1152 A//3 ▽ E PS 1 2 1 EXCUSE THE PAUSE BETWEEN SIDES, WE'VE JUST NIPPED OUT TO THE PUB FOR A PINT. LUV PORKYRunout side A, stamped/etched
CAS 1152 B // 2 ▽ EPS 1 3 1 DEAR MUM PLEASE SEND ANOTHER CUPPA DOWN, STILL CUTTING THE PYTHON L.P. LUV PORKYRunout side B, stamped/etched
CAS 1152 A//2 EPS PORKY EXCUSE THE PAUSE BETWEEN SIDES WE'VE JUST NIPPED OUT TO THE PUB FOR A PINTRunout Side 1, stamped and etched
CAS 1152 B//2 EPS DEAR MUM PLEASE SEND ANOTHER CUPPA DOWN, STILL CUTTING THE PYTHON LP, LUV PORKYRunout Side 2, stamped and etched
AL 9536 SA STERLINGSide A Variant 1
AL 9536 SB STERLING CSide B Variant 1
T1 AL 9536 SA-1 LTH STERLING CSide A Variant 2
AL 9536 SB STERLING PSide B Variant 2
AL 5 8182 SA 1 STERLINGA
AL 5 8182 SB 1 STERLINGB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Charisma CA-1-2216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Charisma CA-1-2216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Charisma 6302 042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Charisma CAS 1152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Charisma (6302 042)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Charisma CAS 1152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Charisma CAS 1152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Charisma CAS 1152 / Charisma CAS. 1152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Charisma CAS 1152LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | UK | Charisma CAS1152First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Arista ALB6-8343LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9536First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 5-8182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista ALDJ 9536 / Arista AL 9536First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 9536First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Virgin MPYTHONLP8 / Virgin 0602537848577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Charisma 6302 042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Charisma CAS 1152.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1152, CAS1152, AL 9536, AL 5-8182) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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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