Vinyl pressings
by Pussycat · 1975
Mississippi 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
5C006-25312 A//HM25497-1-XRunout side A etched, variant 1
5C006-25312 B//HM25498-1-XRunout side B etched, variant 1
5C006-25312 A//HM25497-1-X 2 3 1Runout side A etched ("2 3 1" stamped), variant 2
5C006-25312 B//HM25498-1-X 23 1 1Runout side B etched ("2 3 1 1" stamped), variant 2
5C.006 25312A YM1495Side A runout
5C.006 25312B YM1495Side B runout
5C-006-25312Side A label
5C-006-25312Side B label
4 C 006-25312 ALabel Side A
4 C 006-25312 BLabel Side B
6C 006-25312-ARunout side A
6C 006-25312-BRunout side B
006-25312ALabel side A
006-25312BLabel side B
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 | EMI International EMI-11027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | EMI 4 C 006-25312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Denmark | EMI 6C 006-25312 / EMI 5C 006-25312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-25 312 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-25 312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-25 312 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-25 312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | EMI IEMI 5042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-25 312 / EMI 5C 006-25312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-25 312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI Holland 5C 006-25312 / EMI 5C 006-25 3127", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-25 312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Norway | EMI 8C 006-25312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Peru | EMI 01.21.756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | EMI EMIJ 4105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SEMI 88913 / EMI 5C 006-25 3127", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
44 vinyl pressings of Mississippi are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and more. One of them is EMI 5C 006-25 312.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-25 312, EMI-11027, 4 C 006-25312, 6C 006-25312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-25312 A//HM25497-1-X and 5C006-25312 B//HM25498-1-X. 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.
