Vinyl pressings
by The Hues Corporation · 1973
Freedom For The Stallion 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.
15 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
APL1-0323-A-1SRunout side A, variant 1
APL1-0323-B-1SRunout side B, variant 1
APL 1 0323A -2S I [Artisan logo] A2Runout side A, variant 2
APL 1 0323B -2S I [Artisan logo] A1Runout side B, variant 2
HRunout Both Sides, Stamped
APL1-0323-ASide A Label
APL1-0323-BSide B Label
APL1-0323-A-30 A2Runout A
APL1-0323-B 20 [Artisan Logo] A3Runout B
APL1-0323-ALabel A
APL1-0323-BLabel B
APL1 0323 ASide A Label
APL1 0323 BSide B Label
APL1 0323-A-2ESide 1 - Etched
AIASide 1 - Etched
AICSide 1 - Etched Variant
APL1 0323-B-1ESide 2 - Etched
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 | Argentina | RCA AVS-4265 / RCA Apl 1-0323/ APL 1.0323-BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4265 / RCA Victor APL 1-0323First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Korea | Yegrin S-500LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1973 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | RCA APL1-0323 / RCA Victor APL1-0323LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | RCA Victor APL1-0323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | RCA Victor APL1-0323LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Freedom For The Stallion are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0323, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0323, AVS-4265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-0323-A-1S and APL1-0323-B-1S. 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.
