US
1972- Label and catalog number
- K-Tel TU 227K-Tel International TU 227
- Format
- LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
TU-227-A W-2 ◈̶-̶P̶-̶◈̶Side A runout
TU-227 B W-1 3 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1972
Believe In Music 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.
9 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
TU-227-A W-2 ◈̶-̶P̶-̶◈̶Side A runout
TU-227 B W-1 3 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
TU-227-A W-3 #3 [I A M in triangle]Side A runout
TU-227 B W3 #2 [I A M in triangle]Side B runout
TU-227 A W5Side A
TU 227 BSide B
TU-227 A W-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Runout A
TU 227-B W4 ⧈-G-⧈ 1 NEWRunout B
TU-227-A-X4 • 3 ✲Runout A
TU-227-B-4 • • 1 ✲Runout B
CSPS-633A-1A o C2-DSide A, etched
CSPS-633B-1B ➁ o C2-DSide B, etched
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 | Canada | K-Tel TC 208First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Canada | K-Tel TC 208 / K-Tel International TC 208First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | Canada | K-Tel TC 208First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | Canada | K-Tel TC 208First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel International TU 227First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel International TU 227LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | US | K-Tel TU 227First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | US | K-Tel TU 227First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel International TU 227First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1972 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel International TU 227First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1973 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel P 11643LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1973 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel International TU 227LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1973 | US | K-Tel TU 227 / K-Tel International TU 227LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Believe In Music are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada. One of them is K-Tel TU 227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TU 227, TC 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TU-227-A W-2 ◈̶-̶P̶-̶◈̶ and TU-227 B W-1 3 ⧈-G-⧈. 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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