Vinyl pressings
by Bert Jansch · 1978
Avocet was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
EXL 30.005-A [Utopia lyre symbol]Runout A-side
EXL 30.005-B [Utopia lyre symbol]Runout B-side
EXL. 30.005-ALabel A-side
EXL. 30.005-BLabel B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Denmark | Exlibris EXL 30005 / Exlibris EXL. 30.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Charisma CLASS 6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Kicking Mule Records KM 310LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Earth EARTHLP010LLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Earth P010ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK | Earth EARTHLP010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2016 | UK | Earth EARTHLP010L / Earth EARTHLP010LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | UK | Earth Records EARTHLP010LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Earth EARTHLP010LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | UK | Earth EARTHLP010LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Charisma CLASS 6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Avocet are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Denmark. One of them is Exlibris EXL 30005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EXL 30005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EXL 30.005-A [Utopia lyre symbol] and EXL 30.005-B [Utopia lyre symbol]. 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.
