Vinyl pressings
by The Natural Four · 1974
Natural Four was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
CRS•8600•A•2 Bell Sound BRE SONRunout side A etched, 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 stamped
CRS•8600 B-2 Bell Sound BRE SONRunout side B etched, 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 stamped
CRS8600ALabel side A
CRS8600BLabel side B
CRS-8600-A-7-1-1 Bell Sound Sre PR DSide A Runout
CRS-8600-B-7-1-1 Bell Sound Sre PR DSide B Runout
CRS•8600•A•2 Bell Sound BRE SONRunout side A
CRS•8600 B-2 Bell Sound BRE SONRunout side B
CRS8600ALabel side A
CRS8600BLabel side B
CRS•8600•A•4 SRE △18744(1)Runout side A etched
CRS•8600 B-4 SRE △18744-X(1)Runout side B etched
Bell Sound (MR)Runout both sides stamped
(CRS-8600-A)Label side A
CRS•8600•A•2 Bell Sound BRE SONRunout side A etched, 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 stamped
CRS•8600 B-2 Bell Sound BRE SONRunout side B etched, 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 stamped
CRS8600ALabel side A
CRS8600BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Curtom CRS 8600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Buddah Records YP-7048-DAFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600 / Curtom CRS-8600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600 / Curtom CRS-8600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600 / Curtom CRS-8600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CRS 8600 / Curtom CRS-8600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | Solid Records SOLID-0003 / Charly Records CPLP8127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | UK | Charly Records CPLP8127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Curtom NEMLP 501 / Sequel Records NEMLP 501LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
12 vinyl pressings of Natural Four are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Curtom CRS 8600.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRS 8600, YP-7048-DA) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRS•8600•A•2 Bell Sound BRE SON and CRS•8600 B-2 Bell Sound BRE SON. 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.
