UK
April 1969- Label and catalog number
- Parlophone PCS 7076
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
YEX 723-2Side A
YEX 724-3Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Wallace Collection · 1969
Laughing Cavalier was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
YEX 723-2Side A
YEX 724-3Side B
YEX-723-2At side 1
YEX-724-3At side 2.
YEX 723-2Side A
YEX 724-3Side B
YEX 723-2Side 1
YEX 724-3Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-7076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Odeon 2 C 062-04036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Odeon 2C 062-04036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 062-04 036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Israel | Parlophone PCS 7076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Parlophone SPMCQ 31518 / Parlophone 3 C 062-04036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Odeon 2 C 062-04036 / Parlophone 5C 062.04036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSM-7076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | Parlophone PCS 7076 / Parlophone PMCGS 16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone PMC 7076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB-427LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon SMOFB 427LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3 C 062-04036LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1901LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Laughing Cavalier are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Greece, Australia, France and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7076, released April 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7076, PMC 7076, PCSO-7076, 2 C 062-04036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 723-2 and YEX 724-3. 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.