Vinyl pressings
by Poco · 1975
The Very Best Of Poco was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
P AL 33538-2B 1 T OSide A (Variant 1)
P BL 33538-2D 1 T B6Side B (Variant 1)
P AL 33539-2A X PXT DSide C (Variant 1)
P BL 33539-2E 2T OSide D (Variant 1)
P AL-33538-2D PSide A Stamped
P BL-33538-2A 1 PSide B Stamped
P AL 33539-2A PSide C Stamped
P BL 33539-2B PSide D Stamped
o P AL 33538-2C S1 A10Side A stamped, etched S1, A10
o P BL 33538-2B S1 A12Side B stamped, etched S1, A12
P P AL 33539-2A v B3Side C stamped
o P BL 33539-2F S1 B11Side D stamped, etched S1, B11
P AL 33538-2B 2TRunout Side A
P BL 33538-2D 2 T 0Runout Side B
P AL-33539-2F 1 T o [ >Runout Side C
P BL 33539-2E 2T [Runout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic 2ELPS 0018First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Brazil | Epic 144337/8First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic EG 33537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic EG 33537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 88135First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Epic 2SBPC 474338First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 88135First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 88135LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Epic PEG 33537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Epic PEG 33537First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Epic PEG 33537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Epic PEG 33537First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Epic PEG 33537First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Epic EPC 88135LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Epic PEG 33537LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic PEG 33537LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic EG 33537LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 88135LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic 465584 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 88135LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Epic 465584 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 33537LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 33537LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PEG 33537LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of Poco are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic PEG 33537.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PEG 33537, EPC 88135, 2ELPS 0018, 144337/8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL 33538-2B 1 T O and P BL 33538-2D 1 T B6. 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.
