Vinyl pressings
by Pete Fountain · 1964
Licorice Stick was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MG9540T1Var 1: Runout, side A, stamped
MG9541T2Var 1: Runout, side B, stamped
MG9540T5Var 2: Runout, side A, stamped
MG9541T1Var 2: Runout, side B, stamped
7 9540 2side A runout stamped
7 9541 1 lside B runout stamped
7-9540side A label
7-9541⦿side B label
MG9540T4[Variant 1] Runout Side A
MG9541T3[Variant 1] Runout Side B
MG9540T4 2IIII[Variant 2] Runout Side A
MG954IT4 21[Variant 2] Runout Side B
MG9540T2Side One Stamped
MG9541T2Side Two Stamped
7---9540--1S ΛI Ⅰside A runout stamped
7---9541--1S ⅠΛIside B runout stamped
7-9540side A label
7-9541side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Coral CRL 57460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Coral CRL 757460 / Coral CRL 7-57460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Coral LVA 9226First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 57460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 57460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 57460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coral 7-98133First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Coral CRL 757460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Coral CRL 57460LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Coral SCL-931,444LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | MCA Records SMCA 518LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Coral CRL 757460 / Coral ST-91013LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Coral CRL 57460 / Coral T-91013LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
20 vinyl pressings of Licorice Stick are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Coral CRL 57460.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRL 57460, CRL 757460, 7-98133, LVA 9226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG9540T1 and MG9541T2. 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.
