Vinyl pressings
by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils · 1976
Men From Earth was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
T1 SP 4939 T2 TML-S D 1 3Side A runout, variant 1
T1 SP 4940 T2 TML-S D 2 8Side B runout, variant 1
T1 SP 4939 T2 TML-S ASide A runout, variant 2
T1 SP 4940 T2 TML-S ASide B runout, variant 2
SP 4939 M1 TML-M (MR) △21253 (3)Side 1 Etched TML-M (MR) Stamped
SP 4940 M2 TML-S (MR) △21253-x (2)Side 2 Etched TML-S (MR) Stamped
(SP-4939)Label Side 1
(SP-4940)Label Side 2
P SP 4939 P2 TML-SSide A runout
P SP 4940 P2 TML-SSide B runout
SP-4939Side A label
SP-4940Side B label
P SP 4939 P2 TML-S 1 BSide A runout
P SP 4930 P1 TML-MSide B runout
SP-4939Side A label
SP-4940Side B label
SP-4939Side A label
SP-4940Side B label
AMLH 64601 A1 SP 4939 M1 TML-M (MR) △21253Runout side A
AMLH 64601 B1 SP 4940 M2 TML-M (MR) △21253-XRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 36000 (SP-4601)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 36000 (SP-4601)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-69842LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 985.040 / A&M Records 985 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | A&M Records 27 963 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 36000 (SP-4601)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4601First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4601LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4601LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | A&M Records SP-4601First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Men From Earth are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4601.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4601, AMLH 64601, L 36000 (SP-4601), 985.040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 SP 4939 T2 TML-S D 1 3 and T1 SP 4940 T2 TML-S D 2 8. 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.
