Vinyl pressings
by The Cowsills · 1969
In Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
MGS-1830 RE-1 F.B.G. SE-4619 S-1 1 1 SSide A runout, block-shaped S
MGS 1831 SE4619 Side 2 1 3 SSide B runout, block-shaped S
SE 4619 Side 1 MGS1830-1 13 [block-shaped S]Side A runout, variant 2
SE 4619 Side 2 MGS1831-1 12 [block-shaped S]Side B runout, variant 2
SE4619 Side1 MGS 1830Side A Runout Etched
SE4619 Side2 MGS 1831-1Side B Runout Etched
MGS-1830 RE-1 F.B.G. SE-4619 S-1Side 1 Etched
MGS 1831 SE4619 Side 2Side 2 Etched
1 1Side 1 Stamped
1 3Side 2 Stamped
2XMG 297-1 RSide A
2XMG 298-1 RSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | MGM Records SE 4619First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | MGM Records LP 31.008 / MGM Records LP-31.008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | MGM Records SE-4619 / MGM Records SE 4619First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | MGM Records SE 4619 / MGM Records SE-4619First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Birchmount BM598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | MGM Records SE 4619 / MGM Records SE-4619First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | MGM Records ES 4058 / Trutone ES 4058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | MGM Records MGM CS 8111First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | MGM Records MGM C 8111First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | MGM Records SE 4619 / MGM Records SE-4619First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | MGM Records SE 4619 / MGM Records SE-4619First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | MGM Records SE-4619 / MGM Records SE 4619First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | MGM Records SMM-1182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1766LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of In Concert are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MGM Records SE-4619, released April 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE-4619, SE 4619, MGM CS 8111, MGM C 8111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGS-1830 RE-1 F.B.G. SE-4619 S-1 1 1 S and MGS 1831 SE4619 Side 2 1 3 S. 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.
