Vinyl pressings
by Shuggie Otis · 1974
Inspiration Information 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.
5 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1 S PAL-33059-1B KENDUN ZA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
\ PBL-33059-1A KENDUN A 6B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
1 PAL-33059-1A KENDUN o SXA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
2 PBL-33059-1A KENDUN o SX CB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
\T PAL-33059 1A KENDUN Sx/T[Variant 1] Side A runout, etched ["KENDUN" stamped]
2 PBL-33059-1A KENDUN SX A2[Variant 1] Side B runout, etched ["KENDUN" stamped]
X PAL-33059-1B KENDUN o SX T[Variant 2] Side A runout, etched ["KENDUN" stamped]
2 PBL-33059-1A KENDUN o SX A[Variant 2] Side B runout, etched ["KENDUN" stamped]
1 S PAL-33059-1C C2Side A Runout
1 S PBL-33059-1D D1Side B Runout
AL 33059Side A Label
BL 33059Side B Label
\ PAL-33059-1A KENDUN X5Side 1
S \ PBL-33059-1A KENDUNSide 2
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 | US | Epic KE 33059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 33059First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 33059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | CBS MOT-60.033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 33059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Luaka Bop LBCDJ32LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2001 | US | Luaka Bop 72438-50473-1-2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2001 | US | Luaka Bop 6 80899 0045-1-0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2001 | US | Luaka Bop 72438-10169-1-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2007 | US | Epic KE 33059LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2009 | US | Epic P 747285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Luaka Bop LUAKA BOP 0045LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP867 / Epic MOVLP867LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | 8th Records ETH747285HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP867 / Epic MOVLP867LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Get On Down GET51465-LP / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 19439882081LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Get On Down GET 51465-LP / Epic 19439882071LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic KE 33059LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Epic KE 33059LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic P 747285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Inspiration Information are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Venezuela. One of them is Epic KE 33059, released October 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KE 33059, MOT-60.033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S PAL-33059-1B KENDUN Z and \ PBL-33059-1A KENDUN A 6. 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.
