Vinyl pressings
by The Meters · 1969
Cissy Strut / Here Comes The Meter Man 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.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
JOZ-644- SELECT SOUND [Monarch logo] SM △75393Side A run out
JOZ-645- SELECT SOUND [Monarch logo] SM △75393-XSide B run out
JOZ-644Side A Label
JOZ-645Side B Label
Joz-644-SELECT SOUND SM LWA-side runout etching
Joz-645-SELECT SOUND SM LWB-side runout etching
Joz-644Label A
Joz-645Label B
Joz-644-1 SELECT SOUND A4B SM RA-Side Runout Etching
Joz-645-1 SELECT SOUND A1L SM RB-Side Runout Etching
Joz 644Label A
Joz 645Label B
JOZ-644-SELECT SOUND SM MAY 19 19 69Side A runout
(Side B) JOZ-645-SELECT SOUND SMSide B runout
Joz-644Side A label
Joz-645Side B label
JOZ-644- SMA Side Runout Etched
SELECT SOUNDA Side Runout Stamped
JOZ-645- SMB Side Runout Etched
SELECT SOUNDB Side Runout Stamped
JOZ-644- SELECT SOUND [Monarch logo] SM △75393Side A runout
JOZ-645- SELECT SOUND [Monarch logo] SM △75393-XSide B runout
JOZ-644Side A Label
JOZ-645Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Jubilee J-1005First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | France | Jubilee 663First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 6637", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Italy | Jubilee JGN-NP 07005First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Josie 45-1005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Trinidad & Tobago | Josie 45-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Josie 45-1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Josie 45-10057", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-25137", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 208917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Cissy Strut / Here Comes The Meter Man are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, France, Italy and more. One of them is Josie 45-1005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-1005, J-1005, 663, JGN-NP 07005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JOZ-644- SELECT SOUND [Monarch logo] SM △75393 and JOZ-645- SELECT SOUND [Monarch logo] SM △75393-X. 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.
