Vinyl pressings
by Uncle Louie · 1979
Uncle Louie's Here was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
STERLING MAR-2228-A-RE-1-11 PRC-RA-Side Runout Etching
STERLING PRC MAR-2228-B-1-1-1B-Side Runout Etching
MAR-2228-RE1-AA-Side Label
MAR-2228-RE1-BB-Side Label
MAR - 2228 - A-RE-1 - AM STERLINGRunout side A
MAR-2228-B STERLINGRunout side B
MAR-2228-RE1-ALabel side A
MAR-2228-BLabel side B
MAR-2228-A STERLINGA-side runout
MAR-2228-B STERLINGB-side runout
Mar-2228-AA-side label
Mar-2228-BB-side label
STERLING MAR-2228-AA-Side Runout Etching
STERLING MAR-2228-BB-Side Runout Etching
MAR-2228-A -1-1-1 STERLING PRCA-side runout
MAR-2228-B -1-1-1 STERLING PRCB-side runout
MAR-2228-AA-side label
MAR-2228-BB-side label
(MAR-2228-A) S-6689Label A
(MAR-2228-B) S-6690Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Crabapple Enterprises 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin 2228 / Crabapple Enterprises 2228First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin 2228LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Marlin 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Marlin 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Marlin 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Marlin MAR 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Marlin 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Marlin MARLIN 2228 / Crabapple Enterprises 2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | South Africa | T.K. Records GSL 204LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | France | Wagram Music 3436836LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Uncle Louie's Here are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, South Africa. One of them is Marlin MARLIN 2228.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MARLIN 2228, 2228, KSF 2424) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING MAR-2228-A-RE-1-11 PRC-R and STERLING PRC MAR-2228-B-1-1-1. 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.
