Vinyl pressings
by Sister Janet Mead · 1973
The Lord's Prayer was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 14 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.
3 SMX 43511 2ASide A handwritten run-outs
7 SMX 43512 2ASide B handwritten run-outs, the 7 is rotated 90° to the left
MX43511Side A label
MX43512Side B label
AM-2582-S-M5-REPL. [MR logo] △93276 ROSSRunout side A, variant 1
AM-2583-S-M6-REPL [MR logo] △93276-X ROSSRunout side B, variant 1
AM-2582-S-M1 [MR logo] △93276Runout side A, variant 2
AM-2583-S-M2 [MR logo] △93276-XRunout side B, variant 2
AM-2582-S-P1A side deadwax - etched variation 1
A&M-2583-S-P3 ROSSB side deadwax - etched variation 1
AM-2582-S-P4 ROSSA side deadwax - etched variation 2
A&M-2583-S-P3 ROSSB side deadwax - etched variation 2
AM-2582-S-TI TIRunout A var 1
T A&M-2583-S-T2 TI ROSSRunout B var 1
T A&M-S-T3 TIII ROSSRunout A var 2
AM-2853-S-TI TIIIRunout B var 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Festival Records K-5379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Barbados | A&M Records 1491-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1491-SFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1491First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1491First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 13 210 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 13 210 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Guatemala | A&M Records AM-1491-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | A&M Records 1491-SFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AM-209First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Festival Records K-5379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Peru | A&M Records 01.09.236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Philippines | Festival Records FEL-5226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | A&M Records 13210-AFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7103First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records AM-1491-S7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Colombia | A&M Records SCI.0277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of The Lord's Prayer are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Australia, UK, US, Barbados and more. One of them is Festival Records K-5379.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-5379, AMS 7103, AM-1491-S, 1491-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3 SMX 43511 2A and 7 SMX 43512 2A. 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.
