Vinyl pressings
by The Wild Magnolias · 1974
Smoke My Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right) 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.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PD-14242-AS-1 4-24-74 35730 Ƨ STERLING RLA-Side Runout Etching
PD-14242-BS-1 4-24-74 35731B-Side Runout Etching
PD 14242-AA-Side Label
PD 14242-BB-Side Label
PD-14242-AS-2-1-1 Sterling RL PR DEtched Side A
PD-14242-BS-2-11-1 PR DEtched Side B
BAR 30 A IE D BILBORunout A
BAR 30 B IE A DBRunout B
BAR 30 A IE DA Side Stamped
62 076A & B Side Label
BILBOA Side Etching
BAR 30 B IE ∴ DBB Side Etching
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 | Australia | Barclay K-5807First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 62.076First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 660.022 / Barclay 660 022First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | France | Polydor PD 14242First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Barclay K5807First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Barclay BAR 30 / Barclay 62 076First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Barclay BAR 30First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Polydor PD 14242First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Polydor PD 14242First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Polydor PD 14242First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Polydor PD 14242First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | Spain | Barclay P-2107", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barclay 300207", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Barclay MB 28.1177" | 7" |
14 vinyl pressings of Smoke My Peace Pipe (Smoke It Right) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Polydor PD 14242.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 14242, BAR 30, K-5807, 62.076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-14242-AS-1 4-24-74 35730 Ƨ STERLING RL and PD-14242-BS-1 4-24-74 35731. 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.
