Vinyl pressings
by Black Sabbath · 1970
Paranoid was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
42 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 20 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.
6059010 1F//1▽420 11 1RVariant 1, A side runout stamped
6059010 2F//1▽420 11 1 4Variant 1, B side runout stamped
6059010 1F//1▽420 11 1 9Variant 2, A side runout stamped
6059010 2F//1▽420 1 1 1Variant 2, B side runout stamped
6059010 1F//1▽420 11 13A-side
6059010 2F//1▽420 11 4B-side
6059010 1F//1▽420 11 13A-side
6059010 2F//1▽420 11 4B-side
6059010 1F//1▽420 11A-side runout, variant 1
6059010 2F//1▽420 11 2B-side runout, variant 1
6059010 1F//1▽420 11 33A-side runout, variant 2
6059010 2F//1▽420 1 1 8B-side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Belgium | Vertigo 6059 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 7437First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6059 014 / Vertigo 6059.014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6059.014 / Vertigo 6059 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6059 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6059 014 / Vertigo 6059.014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Greece | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Israel | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Israel | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 010First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | 7 Records MS 4547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | France | Arabella 11462 / Arabella 102 2807", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | Ireland | NEMS BSS 1017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | NEMS SP06-57", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | NEMS SP06-57", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | RTC BSS 1017", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Planet Records BSS 1017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk SVKS 30197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk SVKS-3019 / Beograd Disk SVKS 30197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Spiegelei INT 110.604 / Intercord INT 110.6047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | NEMS 16S0090 / Edigsa 16S00907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Beograd Disk SVKS-3019 / NEMS SVKS 30197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1982 | Australia | 7 Records MS 454 / 7 Records POW 01057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | NEMS BSS 1017", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | Immediate 106.722 / Ariola 106 7227", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Raw Power RAWP7145 / Castle Music RAWP71457", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Not On Label (Black Sabbath)7", Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Vertigo7", Misprint | 7", Misprint |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 74377", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Chile | Philips 6006 075 / Philips 6059 0107", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6059 014 / Vertigo 6059.0147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6059 014 / Vertigo 6059.0147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6059 014 / Vertigo 6059.0147", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Guatemala | Not On Label (Black Sabbath)7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Iran | Top 4 EX 43387", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Israel | Vertigo 6059 0107", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Israel | Vertigo 6059 0107", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Vertigo 60590107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Vertigo 60590107", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Singapore | Not On Label (Black Sabbath) BS 33437", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | NEMS BSS 1017", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | NEMS BSS 1017", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
103 vinyl pressings of Paranoid are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1970 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Vertigo 6059 010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6059 010, 7437, 6059 014, 6059.014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6059010 1F//1▽420 11 1R and 6059010 2F//1▽420 11 1 4. 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.
