Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1970
Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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.
NSPL 18344A-1 *TRunout side A variant 1
NSPL 18344B-1 *TRunout side B variant 1
NSPL 18344A-1 ✳T 1 FRunout side A variant 2
NSPL 18344B-1 ✳T 1 ERunout side B variant 2
JLS-3018-A1 11-11 PRRunout, side A
JLS-3018-B 1-1-1 PRRunout, side B
JLS 1 3018 ALabel, side A
JLS 1 3018 BLabel, side B
JLS-3018-A 1A A\Side A runout
JLS-3018-B 1A A\Side B runout
JLS 1 3018 ASide A label
JLS 1 3018 BSide B label
JLS-3018-ASide A Etched
JLS-3018-BSide B Etched
JLS-3018-A 1A A\ S 1Side A runout
JLS-3018-B 1A A\ S 1Side B runout
JLS 1 3018 ASide A label
JLS 1 3018 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.908 / Pye Records 12.908First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.908First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | Australia | Astor SPLP-1338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Astor SPLP-1338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Astor SPLP-1338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | Musidisc HI-FI-2234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18344First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 758First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Pye Records NSPL 18344 / Zafiro ZL-355LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | PRT NSPL 18344LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ET / PRT 80 880 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Japan | PRT SP20-5224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26695LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 42033LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | BMG BMGRM083LP / Sanctuary BMGRM083LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT431LP / Sanctuary BMGCAT431LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ITLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ET / Pye Records 80 880 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ET / PRT 80 880 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Pye Records 80 880 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | PRT PRLP 11LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | PRT ZL-355 / Pye Records NSPL 18344LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18344LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18344LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18344 / Pye Records NSPL.18344LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18344LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | PRT NSPL 18344 / Pye Records NSPL 18344LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
48 vinyl pressings of Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records NSPL 18344, released October 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NSPL 18344, JLS-3018, JLS 3018, 12.908) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSPL 18344A-1 *T and NSPL 18344B-1 *T. 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.
