Vinyl pressings
by Amon Düül II · 1973
Live In London was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
USP 102 A-1 GPSide A runout, variant 1
USP 102 B-2 U GHSide B runout, variant 1
USP 102 A 1 >Side A runout, variant 2
USP 102 B-2 U GRSide B runout, variant 2
[AREACEM stamp] UAS 29466 A YDSide A, hand-etched runout
[AREACEM stamp] UAS 29466 B YDSide B, hand-etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29466 / United Artists Records UAS 29.466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records USP 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | United Artists Records L 35326 / United Artists Records L-35,326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 466 I / United Artists Records 29 466 ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29466LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80086LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80086LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 35326 / United Artists Records L-35326LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Telefunken 6.24851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Telefunken 6.24851LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Germany | Telefunken 6.24851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Mexico | Teldec M/S-2398-3 / PeerlessLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Italy | Base Record UDB 8031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | SPV SPV 305361 LP / SPV Recordings SPV 305361 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | United Artists Records UA-LA-354-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Live In London are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, France. One of them is United Artists Records USP 102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use USP 102, UAS 29466) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, USP 102 A-1 GP and USP 102 B-2 U GH. 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.
