Vinyl pressings
by Mott The Hoople · 1973
All The Way From Memphis was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
CBS S 1764 A1 ΛA side, stamped - variant 1
CBS S 1764 B1 ΛB side, stamped - variant 1
CBS S 1764 A2A side, stamped - variant 2
CBS S 1764 B2 ΛB side, stamped - variant 2
CBS S 1764 A2 ⋀ KIPSide A runout, Variant 1
CBS S 1764 B2 ⋀Side B runout, Variant 1
CBS S 1764 A1 KIPSide A runout, Variant 2
CBS S 1764 B2 1.1.Side B runout, Variant 2
JZSP158525-2BMono runout
JZSP158526-2AStereo runout
JZSP 158525Mono label
JZSS 158526Stereo label
CBS 1764 - ARunout side A, etched
CBS 1764 -BRunout side B, etched
CBS S 1764 A2 B KIPSide A runout stamped
CBS S 1764 B2 BSide B runout stamped
S CBS 1764ASide A label
S CBS 1764BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1764 / CBS CBS 1764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS S CBS 1764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS S CBS 1764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 1764First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | South Africa | CBS SSC.1284First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45920First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45920First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | CBS CBS 1764First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 17647", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of All The Way From Memphis are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is CBS S CBS 1764, released August 31, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S CBS 1764, 4-45920, CBS S 1764, CBS 1764) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS S 1764 A1 Λ and CBS S 1764 B1 Λ. 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.
