Vinyl pressings
by The Mike Theodore Orchestra · 1979
High On Mad Mountain was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
ST-WT-784205-A̶ -A (PR)P [Criteria logo] MFRunout side A
ST-WT-784206 - A (PR)P [Criteria logo] MFRunout side B
ST-WT-784205-PRLabel side A
ST-WT-784206-PRLabel side B
ST-WT-784205- ̷A̷ -AA MR △24202 (2) Criteria MF (PR)Side A Runout
ST-WT-784205-AA △24202-X ① Criteria MF (PR)Side B Runout
ST-WT-784205-MOSide A Label
ST-WT-784206-MOSide B Label
ST-WT-784205-A̶ -A (PR)P [Criteria logo] MFSide A runout, variant 1
ST-WT-784206 - A (PR)P [Criteria logo] MFSide B runout, variant 1
ST-WT-784205-A̶ A A-1-11 (PR) [Criteria logo] MFSide A runout, variant 2
ST-WT-784206 A A A -1 (PR) [Criteria logo] MF PRCSide B runout, variant 2
STWT 794205 · 1A · 2HZ DM 2Side A run-out area [Hand-etched]
STWT 794206 · 1A · 2HZ DM 2Side B run-out area [Hand-etched]
ST-WT-794205Side A label
ST-WT-794206Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.101First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QWT 6109 / Westbound Records QWT 6109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Westbound Records WE 50 606First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Westbound Records W 50606First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Westbound Records W 50606First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Atlantic GWEA-5353First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.138 / Westbound Records S 90.138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Westbound Records WT 6109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Westbound RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Westbound Records WT 6109First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | US | Westbound Records WT 6109First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Westbound Records LPS-200.2584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Westbound Records ST-WT-784206LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of High On Mad Mountain are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Brazil, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Westbound Records WT 6109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WT 6109, 30.101, QWT 6109, WE 50 606) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-WT-784205-A̶ -A (PR)P [Criteria logo] MF and ST-WT-784206 - A (PR)P [Criteria logo] MF. 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.
