Vinyl pressings
by The Politicians · 1972
The Politicians Featuring McKinley Jackson was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
HA711A-11-Re CGH MR へ△16830Side A Etched Runout
HA711B-15-Re Hall MR へ △16841-XSide B Etched Runout
HA-711-ASide A Label Matrix
HA-711-BSide B Label Matrix
HA711A-15-Re Hall (MR) ∆16841Side A Etched Runout
HA711B-11-Re (MR) CGH ∆16830-XSide B Etched Runout
HA-711-ASide A Label Matrix
HA-711-BSide B Label Matrix
HA 711A-13 Hall ASPSide A Etched Runout
HA 711B-13 Hall ASPSide B Etched Runout
HA 711A14 J Hall SON K-5290Side A Etched Runout
HA 711B14 Hall SON K-5291Side B Etched Runout
HA711A-14 C Hall SON K-5240Side A
HA711B-14 M 11 Hall SON K-5241Side B
HA711A-11-Re CGH (MR) ∆16830Side A runout
HA711B-15-Re Hall (MR) ∆16841-XSide B runout
HA-711-ASide A label
HA-711-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | Hot Wax HA-711 / Hot Wax H.A.-711First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Hot Wax SHW 5007 / Hot Wax 1E 062 ◦ 93699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Hot Wax HA 711First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Hot Wax HA 711 / Hot Wax HA-711First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Hot Wax HA 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Hot Wax HA 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Hot Wax HA 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Hot Wax HA 711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan | P-Vine Records PLP 6684 / Hot Wax HA 711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | UK | Sequel Records NEMLP 444LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Demon Records DEMREC343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Politicians Featuring McKinley Jackson are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Brazil. One of them is Hot Wax HA 711, released June 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HA 711, SHW 5007, HA-711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HA711A-11-Re CGH MR へ△16830 and HA711B-15-Re Hall MR へ △16841-X. 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.
