UK
November 1974- Label and catalog number
- CBS CBS 69093CBS S 69093
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
CBS·S·69093·A1 AITCH O ASide A runout
CBS·S·69093·B1 1 O A KIPSide B runout
S 69093 ASide A label
S 69093 BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Mott The Hoople · 1974
Mott The Hoople Live 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.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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·69093·A1 AITCH O ASide A runout
CBS·S·69093·B1 1 O A KIPSide B runout
S 69093 ASide A label
S 69093 BSide B label
2T P AL-33282-3BSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
T1 P BL-33282-3BSide B runout. etched/ stamped, variant 1
P AL 33282-3ASide A runout., stamped, variant 2
P BL 33282-3DSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
P AL 33282-3A PSide A Stamped
P BL 33282-3A PSide B Stamped
AL 33282Side A label
BL 33282Side B label
P AL 33282-3A JSide A stamped variant 1
P BL 33282-3ASide B stamped variant 1
P AL 33282-3ASide A stamped variant 2
P BL 33282-3ASide B stamped variant 2
0 P AL-33282-3C 1ƧSide A stamped (1Ƨ etched)
0 P BL-33282-3C 1Ƨ L HSide B stamped (1Ƨ L H etched)
AL 33282Side A label
BL 33282Side B label
o 2T P AL-33282-3B A1Runout A
o 2T P BL-33282-3B A2 1Runout B
AL 33282Label A
BL 33282Label B
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 234601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS CBS 69093 / CBS 69093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474266 / CBS S 69093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS S 69093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | CBS CBS 69093 / CBS S 69093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33282First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Madfish SMALP 1158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Madfish SMALP1178LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33282LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33282LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Mott The Hoople Live are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBS 69093, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 69093, PC 33282, SBP 234601, SOPN 104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS·S·69093·A1 AITCH O A and CBS·S·69093·B1 1 O A KIP. 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.