Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1970
Cracklin' Rosie was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
44 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 20 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.
UNI .500-4NY IIII2Runout A etched variant 1
UNI .501-4NY IIIII2Runout B etched variant 1
.500 T8 RE 2IIII IIIIRunout A etched variant 2
UNI .501 -4WY 2 IRunout B etched variant 2
5.00-T3-RERunout etching A, variant 1
.501 T-3Runout etching B, variant 1
500-T3-RERunout etching A, variant 2
501 T-3Runout etching B, variant 2
500-RE 2-T6 MR [In Circle] Δ81631Etched Side A, except MR stamped
501 RET-5 MR [In Circle] Δ81631-XEtched Side B, except MR stamped
5.00-T7 RE 2Variant 1 runout A
.501 T-8 21Variant 1 runout B
500 T8 RE 21Variant 2 runout A
.501 T-8 21Variant 2 runout B
500-T10-RERunout A, variant 1
501 T-9XRunout B, variant 1
500-T3-RERunout A, variant 2
501 T-3Runout B, variant 2
5.00-T3-RERunout etching A
.500-T3Runout etching B
.500Label A
.501Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 1151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | UNI Records 6073 016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MC/S-3594First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | UNI Records UNI-55250First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | France | UNI Records 6073 016 / UNI Records MC/S 3594First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | France | UNI Records 6073 016First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | UNI Records 6073 016 / UNI Records MC/S 3594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | UNI Records 6073 016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | UNI Records 6073 016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Israel | UNI Records UNI 529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | UNI Records 6073 016First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | MCA Records D-1029First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | MCA Records D-1029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Lebanon | MCA Records MC 3594First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Madagascar | UNI Records 6073 016First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | MCA Records MCAS-0277", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Malaysia | MCA Records 7-1707", Single | 7", Single |
51 vinyl pressings of Cracklin' Rosie are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1970 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, India, Canada and more. One of them is UNI Records 55250.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55250, UN 529, MCA 113, UN.529) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UNI .500-4NY IIII2 and UNI .501-4NY IIIII2. 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.
