Vinyl pressings
by Rotary Connection · 1968
The Rotary Connection was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
UR4S-4885 #16536Matrix Side A
UR4S-4886 #16537Matrix Side B
XCSV127129-1B T oRunout A Stamped [Var 1]
UR4S-4885-1D 16536 LPS-312 S-1Runout A, Etched [Var 1]
UR4S-4885-1F 16536 LPS-312 S-1 RSide A Runout
UR4S-4886-1F 16537 LPS-312 S-2 RSide B Runout
UR4S 4885Side A Label Left Side
#16536Side A Label Right Side
UR4S-4885-1C 16536 LPS-312 S-1Side A Runout
UR4S-4886-1C 16537 LPS-312 S-2Side B Runout
UR4S-4885-1 16536 LPS-312 S-1 I B3Side A Runout (variant 1)
UR4S-4886-1H 16537 LPS-312 S-2 I A3Side B Runout (variant 1)
UR4S-4885-1 16536 Ω LPS-312 S-1 I A3Side A Runout (variant 2)
UR4S-4886-1 16537 Ω LPS-312 S-2 I A4Side B Runout (variant 2)
UR4S-4885-1B Ω 16536 LPS-312 S-1 ∆11381 (MR)Side A runout
UR4S-4886-1B Ω 16537 LPS-312 S-2 ∆11381-X (MR)Side B runout
o XCSV127129-1B 2 T A3 UR45-4885-1D 16536 LPS-312 S-1Side 1 runout
o XCSV127130-1A I T C2 UR45-4886-1D 16537 LPS-312 S-2Side 2 runout
XCSV-127129 # 16536Side 1 label
XCSV-127130 # 16537Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Chess CHLS 253First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet Concept CC 312 / Cadet Concept LP 312First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Chess MAR S-3159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Chess CHLS 1006 / Chess CHLS.1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Chess CRL.4538First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 312 / Cadet Concept LPS-312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LP-312 / Cadet Concept LP 312First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS-312 / Cadet Concept LPS 312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Argentina | MICROFON I-197 / Cadet Concept I-197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet Concept LPS 312 / Cadet Concept CCS 312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet Concept LPS 312 / Cadet Concept CCS 312First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet Concept LPS312First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 312 / Cadet Concept 312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | Cadet Concept CC 312 / Cadet Concept LPS 312LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Cadet Concept LPS 312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Checker 6467 300LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet Concept LPS 312 / GRT Corporation LPS-312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of The Rotary Connection are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Cadet Concept LPS 312, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 312, LPS-312, LP-312, DJLP-312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UR4S-4885 #16536 and UR4S-4886 #16537. 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.
