Vinyl pressings
by Ry Cooder · 1972
Into The Purple Valley was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MS-2052 31258-1Side A (etched)
MS-2052 31259-2Side B (etched)
MS-2052 31258-1Variant 2 - Side A (etched)
MS 2052-B 31259-1A SCRVariant 2 - Side B (etched)
MS-2052 31258-1Side A runout, Variant 1, etched
MS-2052 31259-3Side B runout, Variant 1, etched
. MS-2052 31258-1 VSide A runout, Variant 2, etched / stamped
P MS-2052 31259-3 C2Side B runout, Variant 2, etched / stamped
T1 MS-2052 31258-1-1Side A runout, etched
T1 MS-2052 31259-1-1Side B runout, etched
31,258Side A label
31,259Side B label
P MS-2052 31258-1 Λ 0Side A Runout
I MS-2052-B 31259-1A SX CTSide B Runout
31,258Side A Label
31,259Side B Label
P MS-2052 31258-1 A 3Side A runout
MS-2052 P 31259-2 3 ASide B runout
31,258Side A label
31,259Side B label
MS 2052-A 31258-1A CKetched, side A
MS 2052-B 31258-1B CKetched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Reprise Records RLLP-2013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 142 / Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2052 / Reprise Records 2052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8231RLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44142 / Reprise Records K 44142LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 142 / Reprise Records K 44 142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 142 / Reprise Records K 44142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 142 (MS 2052)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records K44142 / Reprise Records REP 44 142LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records K 44142 / Reprise Records K44142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44142 / Reprise Records K 44142LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 142 / Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44142 / Reprise Records K 44 142LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44 142 / Reprise Records MS 2052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
58 vinyl pressings of Into The Purple Valley are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2052, released February 8, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2052, K 44142, RLLP-2013, REP 44 142) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2052 31258-1 and MS-2052 31259-2. 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.
