US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Cobblestone CB 726
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
- Runout / matrix
BUD 5177-2A side - runout (etched)
BUD 5180-1AB side - runout (etched)
(CB 726 A)A side - label
(CB 726 B)B side - label
Vinyl pressings
by Vik Venus · 1968
Moonflight / Everybody's On Strike was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.
BUD 5177-2A side - runout (etched)
BUD 5180-1AB side - runout (etched)
(CB 726 A)A side - label
(CB 726 B)B side - label
CB 726 AA Side Label
CB 726 BB Side Label
BUD 5179-2A Side Etching
BUD 5181-1A 6B Side Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | Cobblestone CB 726First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Cobblestone CB 726First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Australia | Buddah Records BUD-0247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Buddah Records BUD-0247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 118X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDA 1187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Buddah Records PD. 95927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDA 1187", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDA 1187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Buddah Records BDA 1187", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2281-DA7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Buddah Records BDA-1757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDA 1187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDA 1757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Moonflight / Everybody's On Strike are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Cobblestone CB 726.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CB 726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUD 5177-2 and BUD 5180-1A. 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.