US
1977- Label and catalog number
- K-Tel TU 2560
- Format
- LP, Compilation · 55
- Runout / matrix
TU-2560-Re-1-A ASSide A Runout
TU-2560-Re-1 B ASSide B Runout
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1977
Music Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1977, 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-2560-Re-1-A ASSide A Runout
TU-2560-Re-1 B ASSide B Runout
TU 2560A-RE K-9436 GOLSide A Runout - Etched
TU 2560B-RE K-9437 GOLSide B Runout - Etched
TU 2560 A [MR] Δ22815(1)Side A, Scribed [Stamped]
2560B RE1 FWCS [MR] Δ22855-X(3)Side B, Scribed [Stamped]
T1 TU2560 SIDE1 RE1-2Side A Etched, variant 1
T2 TU2560- SIDE-2- RE 9Side B Etched, variant 1
T1 TU2560 SIDE1 RE1-2Side A Etched, variant 2
T1 TU2560 SIDE2 - RE - 10Side B Etched, variant 2
TU2560 SIDE 1-RE-1Side A Runout
T1 T1 TU2560 SIDE 2-RE-10 DSide B Runout
TU2560 SIDE 1-RE 1A
TU2560 SIDE 2-RE-1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | K-Tel TC 243 / K-Tel CSPS 1233First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-tel International Inc. TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | K-Tel TU 2560First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
13 vinyl pressings of Music Machine are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Canada. One of them is K-Tel TU 2560.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TU 2560, TC 243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TU-2560-Re-1-A AS and TU-2560-Re-1 B AS. 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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