Vinyl pressings
by Tavares · 1974
Hard Core Poetry was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
ST-1-11316-Z5• 1 ✲Runout A etched / 1 ✲ stamped
ST-2--11316-Z5• ✲Runout B etched / ✲ stamped
ST 1-11316Matrix A, on label
ST 2-11316Matrix B, on label
0 ST 1-11316-Z1#2 TML-MRunout A etched / 0, TML-M stamped
0 ST-2-11316 Z2#2 TML-SRunout B etched / 0, TML-S stamped
ST-1-11316Matrix A, on label
ST-2-11316Matrix B, on label
ST 1-11316-Z4 #1 TML-S • —⊲Runout side A, Variant 1
ST-2-11316-Z4 TML-S • —⊲Runout side B, Variant 1
ST 1-11316-Z6 - TML-S • —⊲ ✲Runout side A, Variant 2
ST-2-11316-Z6 TML-S • —⊲ ✲Runout side B, Variant 2
E-ST1 11316-1Runout side A
E-ST2 11316-1 RJLRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 064 - 81.756First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-81 756 / EMI Electrola 1 C 062-81 756First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 11316First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST-11316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80011First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Capitol Records E-ST 11316 / Diskoton LPL 0231LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Hard Core Poetry are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11316.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11316, E-ST 11316, 2C 064 - 81.756, 1 C 062-81 756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11316-Z5• 1 ✲ and ST-2--11316-Z5• ✲. 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.
