US
1972- Label and catalog number
- Reprise Records K 44182
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Tom Paxton · 1972
Peace Will Come 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.
14 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MS-2096 31460-1-2 T ISide A
MS-2096 31461-1-2 T ISide B
MS-2096 31460-1 5 ARun out, Side A variant 1
MS-2096 31461-1Run out, Side B variant 1
P MS-2096 31460-1 1ASide A runout
P MS-2096 31461-1Side B runout
31,460Side A label
31,461Side B label
K 44182 A4 RAYS VSide A variant
K 44182 B4 VSide B variant
K44182A4 RAYS Z
K44182B4 12
K44182A4 RAYS 10Side A runout variant 1
K44182B3 RAYS 11Side B runout variant 1
K 44182 A4 2 RAYS. ⋀Side A runout variant 2
K 44182 B3. RAYS 2 ⋀Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K44182 / Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K44182 / Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K44182 / Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records K 44182First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2096First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2096 / Reprise Records 2096First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8273RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Reprise Records HRES 291-45LP | LP |
15 vinyl pressings of Peace Will Come are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records K 44182.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 44182, MS 2096, K44182, P-8273R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.