Vinyl pressings
by Starbuck · 1975
Moonlight Feels Right / Lash LaRue 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.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
PVT 1087 I-I [SRC logo]A side runout etched
PVT 1088 I-I [SRC logo]B side runout etched
STERLINGBoth sides stamped
PVT 1087-S SPA side label
PVT-1087-1 1 - 1 PRCA side runout etched
PVT-1088-1 1 - 1 PRCB side runout etched
STERLINGBoth sides stamped
PVT-1087 - S BEST 8.26.75 STERLING
PVT-1088 - S BEST 8.26.75 STERLING
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 | Australia | Private Stock PVT-11143First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Private Stock PVT-11143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Private Stock PS-1016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Private Stock 4193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Private Stock EMR-20069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Private Stock EMR-20069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Private Stock 5C 006-97896First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Private Stock PVT 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Panama | Private Stock 4193First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Peru | Private Stock 01.25.785First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Private Stock PVTJ 1008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Private Stock 10C006-97896First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 45,039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PSR 45,039First year7", Styrene, Stereo | 7", Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Private Stock PS 45,039First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Private Stock PSRGT 234X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Private Stock 1C 006-97 8967", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Moonlight Feels Right / Lash LaRue are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Brazil, Guatemala and more. One of them is Private Stock PS 45,039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 45,039, PSR 45,039, PVT-11143, PS-1016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PVT 1087 I-I [SRC logo] and PVT 1088 I-I [SRC logo]. 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.
