Vinyl pressings
by Pentangle · 1972
Solomon's Seal was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
K 44197 A4 PORKYSide A runout variant 1
K 44197 B4 PECKOSide B runout variant 1
K 44197 A4 7 A PORKYSide A runout variant 2
K 44197 B4 11 A PECKOSide B runout variant 2
K44197A4 PORKYSide One
K44197B4 PEC4ΩSide Two
MS 2100 31468-1-2 T A3Side A runout etched, A stamped, variant 1
MS 2100 31469-1-2 T A2Side B runout etched, A stamped, variant 1
MS-2100 31468-1-1 A 1 T1Side A runout etched, A stamped, variant 2
MS-2100 31468-1-2 D 1 TSide B runout etched, D stamped, variant 2
S1 MS-2100-A 31468-1A A5Runout A
S1 MS-2100-B 31469-1B A1Runout B
31,468Label, Side A, Printed
31,469Label, Side B, Printed
T MS-2100 31468-1-2 A5Side 1, Etched
T MS-2100 31469-1-2 ASide 2, Etched
P MS-2100 31468-1 3ARunout side A
P MS-2100 31469-1 1BRunout side B
31,468Label side A
31,469Label side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Reprise Records 44197 / Reprise Records N° 44 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 197First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Reprise Records K44197 / Reprise Records K 44197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8272RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8272RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2100 / Reprise Records K 44197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 44197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K44197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2100First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2100 / Reprise Records 2100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2100LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2100 / Reprise Records 2100LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2100 / Reprise Records 2100LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2100 / Reprise Records 2100LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Solomon's Seal are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records K44197, released September 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K44197, MS 2100, 44197, REP 44 197) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 44197 A4 PORKY and K 44197 B4 PECKO. 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.
