Vinyl pressings
by The Move · 1968
Move was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 12 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.
XCARX 41-1 1 GRunout side A, stamped
XCARX 42-1 1 GRunout side B, stamped
XCARX 41-1 R 2Runout side A, variant 2, stamped
XCARX 42-1 R 1Runout side B, variant 2, stamped
1 YCARX 41-1 0 1Side 1 runout, stamped
1 YCARX 42-1 P 1Side 2 runout, stamped
YCARX 41-1 R 1Side 1 runout, stamped
YCARX 42-1 R 1Side 2 runout, stamped
YCARX 41-1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
YCARX 42-1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
YCARX 41-1 R 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
YCARX 42-1 GRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
YCARX 41 -1Side1
YCARX 42 -1Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records FL-32886First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-932,886 / Festival Records (S)FL-932886First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Stateside SSSX 340685First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Stateside SSSX 340685First yearLP, Mispress | LP, Mispress |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 184 142 / Polydor 184142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 184 142First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Israel | Tarantula LRZ. 1002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records SFL-932886First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 184 142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Singapore | Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Continental Records SZB 8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Continental Records ZB 8183 / Continental Records ZB.8183First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Stateside LSL 60.005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Regal Zonophone LRZ 1002First yearLP, White Label, Mono · Mono | LP, White Label, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Odeon CMT-1150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Intercord 25 102-5 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Intercord 126.302 / Cube Records 136.312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Polydor 24 75 683LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Victoria VLP - 305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1621 / Fly Records MOVLP1621LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Horizon SH66-94020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Move are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, France and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone LRZ 1002, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRZ 1002, SLRZ 1002, HSSL 1006, FL-32886) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCARX 41-1 1 G and XCARX 42-1 1 G. 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.
