Vinyl pressings
by Walter Cronkite · 1969
Man On The Moon 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.
2 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
o S-39447-1D 1 T A1A-Side Runout Etching
o S-39448-1D 1 T A3B-Side Runout Etching
S39447A-Side Label
S39448B-Side Label
MX160363A-Side Label
MX160364B-Side Label
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 | CBS BP 233712First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Not On Label D557 / Not On Label LMM 1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1773 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1773First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | CBS 7-63787LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1773LP | LP |
| ? | US | CBS Enterprises LMM-1 / CBS News LMM-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products LMM-1LP | LP |
| ? | US | CBS LMM-1LP | LP |
| ? | US | CBSLP | LP |
| ? | US | CBS Enterprises D 557LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Man On The Moon are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1773.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1773, BP 233712) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o S-39447-1D 1 T A1 and o S-39448-1D 1 T A3. 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.
