Vinyl pressings
by Shawn Phillips · 1971
Collaboration was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SP 4547 T2 T1 A&MSide A, Variant 1
SP 4548 T2 ○ B 5Side B, Variant 1
A&M SP 4547 T2 T7Runout, Side A, Variant 2
A&M SP 4548 T2 T1Runout, Side B, Variant 2
MR (In circle)Runout Both Sides
SP-4547Label Side A
SP-4548Label Side B
A&M SP 4547-P2Side A runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4548-P2Side B runout, variant 1
P A&M SP 4547 P1 3 BSide A runout, variant 2
P A&M SP 4548 P3 2 BSide B runout, variant 2
A&M SP-4547 M2 ex MR in circle Triangle with a line 16458(10)Runout Side 1
A&M SP 4548 M2 (ex) MR in circle ⊿ 16458-XRunout Side 2
T1 A&M SP 4547 T2 BSide A Runout, etched
T1 A&M SP 4548 T2 OSide B Runout, etched
SP-4547Side A Label
SP-4548Side B Label
p A+M SP 4547-P2 BA-Side Runout Etching
p A+M SP 4548 P3 A1B-Side Runout Etching
SP-4547A-Side Label
SP-4548B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4324 / A&M Records SP 4324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Europe | A&M Records AMLS 64324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64324First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP 4324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP 4324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AML-120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 64324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Collaboration are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Europe. One of them is A&M Records SP 4324.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4324, SP-4324, AMLS 64324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 4547 T2 T1 A&M and SP 4548 T2 ○ B 5. 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.
