Vinyl pressings
by The Mothers · 1969
Uncle Meat 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.
19 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
S 1 30871 MS 2024 A - 1B A4Disc 1, A-Side (I) run-out, hand-etched
ᔓ 1 30874 MS 2024 D - 1B A3Disc 1, D-Side (IV) run-out, hand-etched
S 1 30872 MS 2024 B - 1B A1Disc 2, B-Side (II) run-out, hand-etched
S 1 30873 MS 2024 C - 1B A2Disc 2, C-Side (III) run-out, hand-etched
30871 MS2024A -1A T1Runout side A, variant 1
30874 MS2024D -1A T1Runout side D, variant 1
30872 MS2024B -1A T1Runout side B, variant 1
30873 MS2024C -1A T1Runout side C, variant 1
T 30871 MS2024A-1A 1Side I Runout Etched, variant 1
30874 MS2024B-1CSide II Runout Etched, variant 1
30872 MS2024C -1D PXTSide III Runout Etched, variant 1
T 30872 MS2024C -1A 1Side III Runout Etched (Variant), variant 1
30871 MS2024A-1B 1Side A runout etched, variant 1
MS-2024 30872 XSide B runout etched, variants 1 & 4
2MS 2024 30873Side C runout etched, variants 1, 2 & 4
30874 MS2024D -1CSide D runout etched, variant 1
30871 MS2024A -1C o PDisc 1, Runout, Side I
30874 MS2024D -1C o PDisc 1, Runout, Side IV
30872 MS2024B -1C o PDisc 2, Runout, Side II
30873 MS2024C -1D o PDisc 2, Runout, Side III
30871 MS 2024A-1F 1 PSide A runout
30872 MS 2024B-1F A 1 PSide B runout
30873 MS 2024 C-1F B 1 PSide C runout
30874 MS 2024D-1E 1 A 1 PSide D runout
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 | Bizarre Records 2024 / Reprise Records 2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Bizarre Records MS 2024 / Reprise Records MS 2024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Reprise Records MS 2024 / Bizarre Records MS 2024LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Reprise Records MS 2024 / Reprise Records 2MS 2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8151-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8151-2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Reprise Records 2RS 2024 / Reprise Records 2 RS.2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records MS 2024 / Bizarre Records MS 2024LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8151-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Reprise Records SJET-8151-2LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 64 005 / Reprise Records 2 MS 2024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records 2MS-2024 / Bizarre Records 2024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Reprise Records CRV 2009 / Reprise Records (2 MS 2024)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Bizarre Records K 64005LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 64 005 / Reprise Records 64 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 64 005 / Reprise Records 64 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records 2MS 2024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records 2MS 2024 / Reprise Records 2024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records 2MS 2024 / Reprise Records 2024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Barking Pumpkin Records BPR 8888-1LP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK & Europe | Zappa Records 0238391, ZR3839-1 / Barking Pumpkin Records 0238391LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Zappa Records ZR 3839-1 / Barking Pumpkin Records ZR 3839-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Reprise Records 2MS 2024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Reprise Records 2MS 2024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 64 005 / Reprise Records 64 005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 64 005 / Reprise Records 64 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 64 005 / Reprise Records MS 2024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 64 005 / Reprise Records 64 005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 64 005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bizarre Records 2MS 2024 / Bizarre Records 2024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 2MS 2024LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of Uncle Meat are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Bizarre Records 2024, released April 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2024, 2MS 2024, TRA 197, MS 2024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 1 30871 MS 2024 A - 1B A4 and ᔓ 1 30874 MS 2024 D - 1B A3. 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.
