Vinyl pressings
by Skyhooks · 1975
Ego Is Not A Dirty Word was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
29 SMX 47475 2A2Side 1 runout, etched variant 1
17 SMX 47476 2ASide 2 runout, etched variant 1
30 SMX 47475 2ASide 1 runout, etched variant 2
32 SMX 47476 2ASide 2 runout, etched variant 2
SRM-1-1066- A-3 KENDUN -B-Side A runout, etched [KENDUN stamped]
SRM-1-1066- B3 KENDUN -A-Side B runout, etched [KENDUN stamped]
SRM-1-1066-ASide A label
SRM-1-1066-BSide B label
T1 SRM-1-1066-A-2 -A-Side A, etched, Variant 1
T1 SRM-1-1066-B1 -A- CTSide B, etched, Variant 1
KENDUNBoth sides, stamped, Variant 1
T1 SRM-1-1066-A-2 KENDUN -A-Runout Side A, etched, KENDUN stamped, Variant 2
TI SRM-1-1066 ASide A
TI SRM -1-1066 B (A scratched out)Side B
KENDON -A- on both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Mercury 6303 900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Mercury 6303 900First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Mercury 6303 900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Mercury 6303 900First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion L35575First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | Mercury 6303 900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Mercury 6303 900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1066First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Mushroom L 35575 / Mushroom L-35,575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7085LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Mushroom L 19221 / Mushroom L19221LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Mushroom L 35575 / Mushroom L-35,575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Ego Is Not A Dirty Word are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Australia, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Mushroom L 35575, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 35575, 6303 900, SRM-1-1066, L35575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 29 SMX 47475 2A2 and 17 SMX 47476 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.
