Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1971
20 Explosive Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
MG7 12772 4Side A Runout - Stamped
7 12773 2 2 ||||| ||||| ||||Side B Runout - Stamped / ||||| ||||| |||| - Etched
TU 220 ALabel A
TU 220 BLabel B
TU 220 A IF 2A Side runout, variant 1
TU 220 B IE 2B Side runout, variant 1
TU 220 A IF 2 IIIA Side runout, variant 2
TU 220 B IF 2 III IIIB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Belgium | Crystal Corporation CR-1500First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220 / K-Tel International 34839First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Crystal Corporation CR-1500First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Crystal Corporation CR-1500First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Crystal Corporation CR-1500 / Crystal Corporation 1500First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220 / K-Tel International 34839First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220 / K-Tel International 34839First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Crystal Corporation CR-1500First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | K-Tel International TU 220 / K-Tel International 34839First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | K-Tel International TU 220LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
15 vinyl pressings of 20 Explosive Hits are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Belgium. One of them is K-Tel International TU 220.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TU 220, CR-1500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG7 12772 4 and 7 12773 2 2 ||||| ||||| ||||. 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.
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