Vinyl pressings
by ABBA · 1979
Voulez-Vous was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
115 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 48 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.
POLS - 292 - M - A X IIRunout, Variant 1, Side A
POLS - 292 - M - BRunout, Variant 1, Side B
POLS-292-A-2-CRRunout, Variant 2, Side A
POLS-292-B-2-CRRunout, Variant 2, Side B
POLS 292 M A GP1 1Side A runout, variant 1
POLS 292 M B GP 3̶ 4 7Side B runout, variant 1
POLS 292 M A GP 23 6Side A runout, variant 2
POLS 292 M B GP 3 21Side B runout, variant 2
POLS 292 A 3 CR TSRunout Side A, Variant 1
POLS 292 B 3 CR TSRunout Side B, Variant 1
POLS 292 A 3 CR TS GP :Runout Side A, Variant 2
POLS 292 B 3 CR TS GP :Runout Side B, Variant 2
EPC.S. 86086.A4Runout, variant 1, side A, etched
23 ⋀Runout, variant 1, side A, stamped
EPC.S. 86086-B-2Runout, variant 1, side B, etched
B ICRunout, variant 1, side B, stamped
ST-A- 794297- CC @GP MR △24369 ①Side A runout, etched
ST-A- 794298- EE @GP MR △24369-X ②Side B runout, etched
ST-A794297-Side A label
ST-A794298-Side B label
ST-A- 794297- CC @GP MR △24369 ➂Side A runout, etched
ST-A- 794298- EE @GP MR △24369-X ➂Side B runout, etched
ST-A794297-Side A label
ST-A794298-Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVSL-4680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1-4135 / RCA Victor VPL1 4135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 4135 / RCA Victor VPL1-4135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Polydor 2344 136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Polydor 2836 202First yearLP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Polydor 2344 136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Bolivia | RCA ILP-011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA 104.8120 / RCA Victor 104.8120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1113 2679 / Polar 1113 2679LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Portugal | Polydor 72303LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Spain | A Toda Música LP-25 / Carnaby TXS-3146LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1113 2679LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Ecuador | RCA 800458 / RCA Victor ECS-800458-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Ecuador | RCA 800458 / RCA Victor ECS-800458-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Ecuador | RCA 800458 / RCA Victor ECS-800458-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60—15665-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60—15665-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60—15665-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60—15665-6LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия C60—15665-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60-15665 / Мелодия С60-15666LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60—15665-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия C60-15665-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Polar 549 971-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Polar POLS 292LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Polar 00602577237485LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Polar 0602508379918 / Polar POLS 292LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон BPOL 2344136LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 11001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Polydor 2344 136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 136 / Polydor 2344 136 99LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | India | Polydor 821 320-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Malaysia | Songbirds BLP 6820LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Pola PLP-4754LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Music Girl US 6111 / Music Girl US-6111LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Epic EPC 32322LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Sweden | Polar POLS 292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
208 vinyl pressings of Voulez-Vous are listed here, from 52 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Sweden, UK, US, Denmark and more. One of them is Polar POLS 292, released April 23, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POLS 292, EPC 86086, SD 16000, EPC 11 86086) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLS - 292 - M - A X II and POLS - 292 - M - B. 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.
