Vinyl pressings
by Ry Cooder · 1974
Paradise And Lunch was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
Ƨ MS-2179 31714-1C SxSide A runout, variant 1
z MS-2179 31715-1B SxSide B runout, variant 1
MS-2179 I 31714-1A Sx BSide A runout, variant 2
I MS-2179 31715-1C Sx ASide B runout, variant 2
MS-2179 31714-1C SX cA
MS-2179 31715--1B SX Ɛ A
MS-2179 31714-1ARunout A, variant 1
MS-2179 31715-1ARunout B, variant 1
MS-2179 31714-1C A2 2 1Runout A, variant 2
MS-2179 31715-1B A5 S 1Runout B, variant 2
P MS-2179 l 31714-1A SX 7 BRunout side A etched
P l MS-2179 31715-1B SX C 3Runout side B etched
31,714Label side A
31,715Label side B
S MS-2179 | 31714-1A A3Side A Runout [Etched]
S I MS-2179 31715-1C A\Side B Runout [Etched]
K 44260 A1A runout stamped
K 44260 B1B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 260First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8500RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Reprise Records K 44260 / Reprise Records REP 44260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Reprise Records REP 44260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Reprise Records K 44260LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records MS 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Reprise Records 44260LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | Reprise Records 44260 / Reprise Records 44 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Reprise Records LB 44260 / Reprise Records 44260LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | Reprise Records MS 2179 / Speakers Corner Records Reprise MS 2179LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records MS 2179 / Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-449 / Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records K 44 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records K 44260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records K 44 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records K 44 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 (MS 2179)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 (MS 2179)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records K 44 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44 260 / Reprise Records MS 2179LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
56 vinyl pressings of Paradise And Lunch are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2179, released June 8, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2179, REP 44260, REP 44 260, P-8500R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ƨ MS-2179 31714-1C Sx and z MS-2179 31715-1B Sx. 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.
