Vinyl pressings
by The Popcorn Makers · 1972
Popcorn 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.
24 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
DS 121446 Arun-out groove A - Version 1
CED 121446 B M3 287602run-out groove B - Version 1
CED 121446 A M3 287601run-out groove A - Version 2
CED 121446 B M3 287602run-out groove B - Version 2
DS. 121446 Arun-out groove A
DS. CED 121446 Brun-out groove B
MX-40947A Side label
MX-40948B Side label
1 0105 306 S 1 MR28 072 A ℗ 1972 320 B 1Runout side A, stamped, var.1
1 0105 306 S 2 MR28 072 B ℗ 1972 320 C 1Runout side B, stamped, var.1
1 0105 306 S 1 MR28 072 A ℗ 1972 320 XRunout side A, stamped, var.2
1 0105 306 S 2 MR28 072 B ℗ 1972 320 2 WRunout side B, stamped, var.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Riviera RVK-4845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Riviera 121446First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Riviera 121446 / Riviera 121.446First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Riviera MR 28.072 / Riviera MR 28 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Riviera MR 28.072 / Riviera MR 28 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Riviera MR 28072 / Barclay MR 28.072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Riviera RIV NP 77062 / Riviera RIV/NP 77062First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Riviera RIV NP 77062 / Riviera RIV/NP 77062First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Riviera RIV NP 77062 / Riviera RIV/NP 77062First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Riviera RIV NP 77062 / Riviera RIV/NP 77062First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Riviera HIT-2048First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Riviera HIT-2048First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Riviera HIT-2048First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Riviera 121446First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Riviera 121446First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Riviera LM Recording System 62 6637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Codiscos SCI.087" | 7" |
| ? | Lebanon | Riviera RIV 8004 / Riviera 1214467", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Panama | Codiscos ON-13737", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
29 vinyl pressings of Popcorn are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in France, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Riviera 121446.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 121446, BAR 14, RVK-4845, MR 28.072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS 121446 A and CED 121446 B M3 287602. 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.
