Vinyl pressings
by The Mothers · 1971
Fillmore East - June 1971 was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 15 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.
MS 2042A 31272-1BVariation 1 side A runout, etched
S / MS 2042-B 31273-1B 8 AVariation 1 side B runout, etched
MS 2042 31272-1-2Variation 2 side A runout, etched
MS 2042 31273-1Variation 2 side B runout, etched
P MS 2042 31272-1Runout side A, variant 1
P MS 2042 31273-1Runout side B, variant 1
P MS 2042 31272-1 1Runout side A, variant 2
P MS 2042 31273-1 B 2Runout side B, variant 2
T2 MS 2042 31272-1-1Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
T MS 2042 31273-1-1Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
T1 MS 2042 31272-1-1Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
T1 MS 2042 31273-1-2Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
MS-2042 31272-1Runout A
MS-2042 31273-1Runout B
31,272Label A
31,273Label B
S 1 MS 2042-A 31272-1BSide A runout
S 1 MS 2042-B 31273-1B A3Side B runout
MS 2042 A 31272-1BSIDE A
MS 2042 B 31272-1B ASIDE B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Austria | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Reprise Records 44150 / Reprise Records 44 150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Reprise Records 44150LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise RecordsLP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Greece | Reprise Records RS 0322 / Reprise Records MS-2042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | Reprise Records MS-2042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Reprise Records K 44150 / Bizarre Records K 44150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Reprise Records K 44150 / Bizarre Records K 44150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8151RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Gamma GWEA-5068 / Reprise RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-491 / Reprise RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Barking Pumpkin Records BPR 8888-6LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Zappa Records ZR20038-F / UMe ZR20038-FLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records REP 44 150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2042 / BIzarre Records MS 2042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2042 / BIzarre Records MS 2042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44150 (MS-2042) / Reprise Records REP 44150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44150 / Reprise Records 44 150LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44150 / Reprise Records 44 150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44150 / Reprise Records 44 150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS-2042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS-2042LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS-2042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 150 / Reprise Records MS 2042LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
84 vinyl pressings of Fillmore East - June 1971 are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1971 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Brazil and more. One of them is Bizarre Records MS 2042, released August 2, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2042, MS-2042, K 44150, 97.005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 2042A 31272-1B and S / MS 2042-B 31273-1B 8 A. 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.
