US
June 1974- Label and catalog number
- London Records 45-LNN-202
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
- Runout / matrix
p CL 8042-5... BellSound sfA-side runout etching
p CL 8041-5... BellSound sfB-side runout etching
CL 8042Label A
CL 8041Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Olympic Runners · 1974
Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is 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.
18 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
p CL 8042-5... BellSound sfA-side runout etching
p CL 8041-5... BellSound sfB-side runout etching
CL 8042Label A
CL 8041Label B
35651 CL-8042-1... Bell Sound sfA-Side Runout Etching
35482 CL-8041-1... Ƨ Bell Sound sfB-Side Runout Etching
CL 8042Side A Label
CL 8041Side B Label
CL-8042-2-1Side A Runout (Version 1)
CL-8041-2-1Side B Runout (Version 1)
T CL-8042-2-1 Bell Sound sf TIIIISide A Runout (Version 2)
T CL-8041-2-1 Bell Sound sf TISide B Runout (Version 2)
CL 8043Label A
CL 8041Label 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 | Barbados | London Records LNN-202First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | London Records L 202First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Jamaica | London Records 454-202First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10455First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10455First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10455First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | London Records 45-202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | London Records 45-202 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | London Records 45-LNN-202First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1974 | US | London Records LON 202First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | London Records 45-LON-202First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | London Records 5N-202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | London Records 5N-202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | London Records 5N-202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | London Records 45-202-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is London Records 45-LNN-202, released June 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-LNN-202, 45-202, LON 202, 45-LON-202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p CL 8042-5... BellSound sf and p CL 8041-5... BellSound sf. 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.