Vinyl pressings
by Third Ear Band · 1972
Music From Macbeth 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.
7 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
SHSP 4019 A-1Runout A, stamped, variant 1
SHSP 4019 B-1Runout B, stamped, variant 1
S̶H̶V̶L̶ ̶8̶0̶2̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ SHSP 4019 A-1 H 1Runout A, stamped, variant 2
S̶H̶V̶L̶ ̶8̶0̶2̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ SHSP 4019 B-1 GG 1Runout B, stamped, variant 2
0 4699 A 21 M6 285978Side A runout
0 4699 B 21 M6 285979Side B runout
04966-A - 10-7-72 IRunout A
04966-B - 10-7-72 IRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Harvest SHSP 4019 / Harvest 2C 062-04966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Harvest 2C 062-04966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Harvest 3C 062-04966First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Harvest SHSPJ 4019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4019 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 04966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4019 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 04966LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGO LP61LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Spain | Munster Records MR 410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4019 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 04966LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Music From Macbeth are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Japan, France, Italy and more. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4019, EOP-80510, 2C 062-04966, 3C 062-04966) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4019 A-1 and SHSP 4019 B-1. 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.
