Jamaica
1973- Label and catalog number
- Upsetter UP. 100
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
SCR + 15Side A Runout
SCR + 14Side B Runout
Vinyl pressings
by The Gatherers · 1973
Words Of My Mouth was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SCR + 15Side A Runout
SCR + 14Side B Runout
SCR+26+ASide A Label
SCR+14Side B Label
DU-153 ASide A Label
DU-153 BSide B Label
DU-153 ASide A Label
DU-153 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Jamaica | Upsetter UP. 100First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | UpsetterFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | UpsetterFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Duke Records DU-153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Duke Records DU-153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Orchid ORC7107", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1998 | UK | Orchid ORC7107", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Upsetter UP 1007", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Black Art ART147", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Orchid ORC7107", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Words Of My Mouth are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1973 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is Upsetter UP. 100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP. 100, DU-153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCR + 15 and SCR + 14. 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.