Vinyl pressings
by Nazareth · 1973
Loud'N'Proud 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.
21 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
CREST 4 A-3USide A runout stamped, variant 1
CREST 4 B-1USide B runout stamped, variant 1
CREST 4 A-3U MA 2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
CREST 4 B-1U ML 3Side B runout stamped, variant 2
CREST 4A 4U M MELLYSide A runout
CREST 4 B2U M MELLOSide B runout
CREST.4ASide A, center label
CREST.4BSide B, center label
T1 A&M SP-3617-T1Side A etched
T1 A&M SP-3618-T2 ROSSSide B etched
SP-3617Side A label
SP-3618Side B label
SP 3609-A SP-3617-YSide A runout
SP 3609-B SP3618-2 D.K.Side B runout
AM SP 3617- RC1Side A (Var. 1) runout
AM SP 3618 RC 2Side B (Var. 1) runout
AM SP 3617- RC1· I A1FSide A (Var. 2), etched runout [except stamped: I A1]
AM SP 3618 RC 2·· I A4BSide B (Var. 2), etched runout [except stamped: I A4]
A&M SP-3617-M1 MR Δ18644(1)A-Side Runout Etching
A&M SP-3618-M1 MR Δ18644-X(1)B-Side Runout Etching
SP-3617A-Side Label
SP-3618B-Side 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 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP3609 / A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6499 737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6499 737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6370 400 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6370 400First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Vertigo 6303 103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Vertigo 6370 400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Korea | High Stereo Light RB 105LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1973 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP-3609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Mountain TOPS 105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Sahara Records SAH-123LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00591 / Santa Records П93-00592LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK & Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP576 / Salvo MOVLP576LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Salvo SALVO382LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT193LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Vertigo 6370 400LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-3609LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-3609LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Not On Label RJ-5121-PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Promo · Promo, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Promo · Promo, Picture disc |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 6303 103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South East Asia | Not On Label (Nazareth (2)) 6303103LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Mountain TOPS 105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3609LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
66 vinyl pressings of Loud'N'Proud are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Mooncrest CREST 4, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CREST 4, SP-3609, SP 3609, SP3609) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CREST 4 A-3U and CREST 4 B-1U. 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.
