Vinyl pressings
by Bata Illic · 1972
Michaela was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
1 Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G BA 00 2041 256 S1Runout side A, variant 1
1 Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G AP 00 2041 256 S2Runout side B, variant 1
1 Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G AR 00 2041 256 S1Runout side A, variant 2
1 Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G AX 00 2041 256 S2Runout side B, variant 2
1 ℗1972 C72 ✶G AK 00 2041 256 S1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
1 ℗1972 C72 ✶G AP 00 2041 256 S2Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
1 ℗1972 C72 ✶G D 00 2041 256 S1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
1 ℗1972 C72 ✶G K 00 2041 256 S2Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
Made in Austria Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G 00 2041 256 S1Runout side A
Made in Austria Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G 00 2041 256 S2Runout side B
Made in Austria Ⓟ1972 C72 ∗G 00 2041 256 S1Runout side A
Made in Austria Ⓟ1972 C72 ∗G 00 2041 256 S2Runout side B
℗72 2041 256 ARunout side A, stamped
℗72 2041 256 BRunout side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Austria | Polydor 2041 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Austria | Polydor 2041 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2041 256First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2041 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Portugal | Polydor 2041 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Switzerland | Polydor 2041 256First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2041 256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Angola | Polydor 2041 2567", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 885 869-77", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 20412567", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Michaela are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Portugal and more. One of them is Polydor 2041 256, released March 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2041 256) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G BA 00 2041 256 S1 and 1 Ⓟ1972 C72 ✶G AP 00 2041 256 S2. 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.
