Vinyl pressings
by Pussy · 1969
Pussy Plays was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
Side 1: "BT-5002.A-IG" Side 2: "BT-5002.B-IG" machine stamped at 6 o'clock, "JT" machine stamped at 12 o'clock both sides, "1" Machine stamped at 9 o'clock both sides, what resembles a "D" machine stamped at 3 o'clock both sides
SMR 2005 A 10•10•69Side A Runout
SMR 2005 B 10•10•69Side B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Italy | Saint Martin Record SMR 2005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Italy | Jupiter Records RPR 101 314LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Akarma AK 288LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5002, BT 5002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | UK | Morgan Blue Town BT5002CLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Morgan Blue Town BT5002G / Morgan Blue Town BT5002GRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK | Not On Label B.T. 5002GRLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2020 | Europe | Morgan Blue Town BT5002GLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Morgan Blue Town BT5002G / Morgan Blue Town BT5002PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Fantazia Music F BT 5002-29LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Morgan Blue Town BT5002G / Morgan Blue Town BT5002PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Italy | Akarma AK 288LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Morgan Blue Town BT5002PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Jupiter Records RPR 101 314LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Jupiter Records RPR 101 314 / Jupiter Records JUPITER 101 314LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
17 vinyl pressings of Pussy Plays are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Italy. One of them is Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B.T. 5002, SMR 2005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Side 1: "BT-5002.A-IG" Side 2: "BT-5002.B-IG" machine stamped at 6 o'clock, "JT" machine stamped at 12 o'clock both sides, "1" Machine stamped at 9 o'clock both sides, what resembles a "D" machine stamped at 3 o'clock both sides. 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.
