Vinyl pressings
by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils · 1975
The Car Over The Lake Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SP 4835Side 1 etched
TML-M SP 4836 P-2Side 2 etched, TML-M stamped
EV-92275ST-Variant 1 flexidisc runout etched
WU-A- 922755I_ _I/Variant 2 flexidisc runout etched
SP 4835 M-1 (MR) △20115(1) TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
SP 4836 M-2 (MR) △20115-X(5) TML-MRunout side B, variant 1
SP 4836 M-2 (MR) Δ20115(2) TML-SRunout side A, variant 2
SP 4836 M-2 (MR) Δ20115-Χ(2) ΤΜL-MRunout side B, variant 2
SP 4835 M-1 TML-M (MR) △20115 (1)Runout A etch; TML-M (MR) stamp
SP 4836 M-2 TML-M (MR) △20115-X (2)Runout B etch; TML-M (MR) stamp
EV-92275STFlexi-disc Etched
SP-4835Label A
TML-MSide A stamped
T1 SP-4835 T-2Side A etched
TML-SSide B stamped
T1 SP-4836 T-2Side B etched
TML-S SP 4835 ASide 1 etched; TML-S and A stamped
TML-M SP 4836 P-2Side 2 etched, TML-M stamped
EV-92275ST-Flexidisc runout etched
SP-4835Side 1 label
P SP4835Side A runout, variant 1
P SP 4836 P-2 TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
EV-92275ST_ 1-2Side C runout, variant 1
P SP4835 5 A 1Side A runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L35726 / A&M Records L-35,726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L35726First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35726 / A&M Records L-35,726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4549First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 985 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 985 022 / A&M Records SP-4549First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 89 543 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | A&M Records GP-272First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | A&M Records 89.543 - I / A&M Records 89543 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLH.64549 / A&M Records SP-4549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLH.64549 / A&M Records AMLH 64549First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4549 / A&M Records 92275SFirst yearLP, Album, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | LP, Album, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-4549First yearLP, Album, Promo, Flexi-disc, 7" · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Flexi-disc, 7" · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of The Car Over The Lake Album are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4549.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4549, AMLH.64549, L35726, L 35726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 4835 and TML-M SP 4836 P-2. 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.
