Vinyl pressings
by The Crusaders · 1976
Those Southern Knights was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
BTSD 6024 A (ml)-4 1-1 PRCA-side runout, variant 1
BTSD 6024-B-2-1-1 PRCB-side runout, variant 1
BTSD B̶T̶F̶D̶ 6024 A (m1) -4 - 1-1 PRCA-side runout, variant 2
BTSD B̶T̶F̶D̶ 6024 B -2 - 1-1 PRCB-side runout, variant 2
BTSD 6024 A (ml)-1G A4 \SA-side runout, etched, variant 1
BTSD 6024-B-1B A1 \SB-side runout, etched, variant 1
BTSD 6024 A (Ml)-1E B 1 I SA-side runout, etched, variant 2
BTSD 6024-B-1C B I SB-side runout, etched, variant 2
BTFD 6024 A (MI) KRun-out A-side [etched]
BTFD 6024 B-XRun-out B-side [etched]
BTSD 6024-ALabel A-side
BTSD 6024-BLabel B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Blue Thumb Records 50-14.228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | ABC Blue Thumb BTSD-6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | ABC Blue Thumb 6-31-404-001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Blue Thumb 9307-6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Blue Thumb 9307-6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Blue Thumb Records BTSD 6.024 / ABC Records 68.010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Blue Thumb 27 485 XOT / ABC Records 27 485 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Blue Thumb Records BLT 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Thumb Records VIP-6325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | ABC Blue Thumb BTSD-6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Blue Thumb LP-0119 / Mediterraneo LP-0119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Blue Thumb BTSD-6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 201 807 / MCA Records 201 807-320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Coral MCA-37147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37147 / MCA Coral MCA-37147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | MCA Records 250 534-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 250 534-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 0062.717LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 807 - 270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 807-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCA 1649LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
44 vinyl pressings of Those Southern Knights are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is ABC Blue Thumb BTSD-6024, released May 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTSD-6024, BTSD 6024, BT-6024, ABCL 5164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTSD 6024 A (ml)-4 1-1 PRC and BTSD 6024-B-2-1-1 PRC. 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.
