Vinyl pressings
by Sir Douglas Quintet · 1968
Mendocino 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
42720 1 MRRunout side A, variant 1
42439 2 MRRunout side B, variant 1
42720 2 MRIRunout side A, variant 2
42439 2 MRIIRunout side B, variant 2
42720 1 MRRunout Side A
42439 2 MRRunout Side A
1-42720Side A Label
1-42439Side B Label
1-42720 FA side etched runout
1-42439 FB side etched runout
1-42720A side label
1-42439B side label
1-42720Side A Label
1-42439Side B Label
127 421.1 FLabel side A
127 421.2 FLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Smash Records S. 2191First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Mercury 127 421 MCFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Mercury 127 421 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Mercury 127 421 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Mercury 127 421 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Madagascar | Mercury S-2191 MCFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | South Africa | Mercury TOS 520First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records S-2191 / Mercury S-2191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records S-2191 / Mercury S-2191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Mercury RF-117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Austria | Mercury 127 421 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Austria | Mercury 127 421 MCF7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Austria | Mercury 127 421 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Belgium | Mercury MCF 127421 / Mercury MCF 127.4217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Belgium | Mercury MCF 127421 / Mercury MCF 127.4217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | Oval 16 374 AT7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | UK | Oval OVAL 10077", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1975 | UK | Oval OVAX 10077", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1975 | UK | Oval OVAL 10077", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Mercury TOS5207", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Mercury MCF 1274217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Philips Mcf1274217", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
35 vinyl pressings of Mendocino are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, France, Italy and more. One of them is Smash Records S-2191, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-2191, S. 2191, 127 421 MCF, S-2191 MCF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 42720 1 MR and 42439 2 MR. 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.
