Vinyl pressings
by Muddy Waters · 1971
McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2CH-1-60006-A-1 STM5440 A 𝒹𝓁 T2Runout, side A
2CH-1-60006-B-1 STM5441 C 𝒹𝓁 T1Runout, side B
2CH-1-6006-C-1 STM-5442 C 𝒹𝓁 TRunout, side C
2CH-1-60006-D-1 STM5443 A3 𝒹𝓁 T23Runout, side D
2CH-60006A-2 2 STM-5440B 3 P JMSA runout
2CH-60006B P STM-5441B runout
2CH-60006C 2 STM-5442 PC runout
2CH-60006D P STM 5443 ADRunout, side D
2CH-1-60006A-1 JMS STM-5440Runout Side A etch
2CH-1-60006B-2 JMS STM-5441Runout Side B etch
2CH-1-60006 C STM-5442Runout Side C etch
2 CH-1-60006 D STM-5443Runout Side D etch
2 CH-1-600006 A-3 (circle MR) △16169 (tiny jms)A-side runout
STM-5441 2-CH-1-60006 B-3 (circle MR) △16169-X (tiny jms)B-side runout
2CH 60006 C STM 5442 (circle MR) △16170C-side runout
2 CH 600006 D (2) STM 5443 (circle MR) △16170-xD-side runout
2 CH-1-600006 A-2 (circle MR) STM-5440 (tiny jms)Side 1 Etched
STM-5441 2-CH-1-60006 B-1 STM-5441(tiny jms)Side 2 Etched
2CH 60006 C STM 5442 (circle MR)Side 3 Etched
2 CH 600006 D STM 5443Side 4 Etched
9033-60006-S1A side etched runout
9033-60006-S2B side etched runout
9033-60006-S3C side etched runout
9033-60006-S4D side etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Chess 9033-60006First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Chess 9033-60006First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Chess 9033-60006 / Chess 2033-60006First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Chess 2CH-60006First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | UK | Chess 6310 100LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Chess 2CH-60006First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Chess 2CH-60006First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Chess 2CH-60006First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Chess 2CH-60006First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Germany | Bellaphon BLS 5551LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Chess BT-5107LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Chess 6641 539LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Chess 2ACMB-203LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Chess 427005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Chess ACMB 203/2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Chess 2CH-60006LP, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1982 | Canada | Chess CH-60006/2LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1986 | Finland | Chess DLP 202LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Chess 427005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BLST 6508LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Netherlands | Chess 6641 539LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chess 2CH-60006LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Chess 2CH-60006LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Chess 2ACMB-203LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is Chess 2CH-60006, released June 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2CH-60006, 9033-60006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2CH-1-60006-A-1 STM5440 A 𝒹𝓁 T2 and 2CH-1-60006-B-1 STM5441 C 𝒹𝓁 T1. 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.
