UK
1967- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice 7EG 8975
- Format
- 7", EP · 4 Prong Centre
- Runout / matrix
7TEA 2228-2 T KTSide A
7TEA 2229-1 GR KTSide B
Vinyl pressings
by Paul Jones · 1967
Sings Songs From The Film Privilege was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
7TEA 2228-2 T KTSide A
7TEA 2229-1 GR KTSide B
7TEA 2228-1 G KT 1Runout Side A
7TEA 2229-1 G KT 1Runout Side B
7TEA.2228Label Side A
7TEA.2229Label Side B
7TEA 2228-2 KTA side runout stamped
7TEA 2229-1 KTB side runout stamped
7TEA2228A side label
7TEA2229B side label
17-02-370-1A
17-02-371-1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | His Master's Voice 7EGO 8975 / His Master's Voice 7EGO-8975First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 982First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 982First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Mexico | Capitol Records EPEM-10224First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | Mexico | His Master's Voice 7EG 8975First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1967 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7EG 8975First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1967 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice 7EGM 8975First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | His Master's Voice 7EGJ 8975First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice 7EG 8975First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice 7EG 8975First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | Chile | Odeon BSOD 150717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Sings Songs From The Film Privilege are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, France, Mexico and more. One of them is His Master's Voice 7EG 8975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7EG 8975, 7EGO 8975, EGF 982, EPEM-10224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TEA 2228-2 T KT and 7TEA 2229-1 GR KT. 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.