Vinyl pressings
by Can · 1972
Ege Bamyasi 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.
9 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.
29414 A1/C3A Made in GermanyRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
29414 B1/C3A Made in GermanyRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
29414 A2/C3A Made in GermanyRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
29414 B1/C3A Made in GermanyRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
29414 A2/C3A Made in GermanySide A Runout
29414 B1/C3A Made in GermanySide B Runout
UAS 29414 AA-Side Label
UAS 29414 BB-Side Label
UAS 29414 A-2URunout Side 1
UAS 29414 B-2URunout Side 2
UAS 29414 A - 2U 1 MRunout Side A
UAG 29414 B - 2U 1 GRunout Side B
29414 A2/C3A Made in GermanyRunout Side A
29414 B1/C3A Made in GermanyRunout Side B
29414 A2/C3ASide 1, stamped
29414 B1/C3ASide 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Celluloid CEL 6608LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 008 / Spoon Records Spoon 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Spoon Records SPOON 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-2304 / Giraffe JAL-2304LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Japan Record JAL-2304 / Giraffe JAL-2304LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Germany | Spoon Records SPOON 008 / Spoon Records Spoon 8LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | United Artists Records UAS-29414LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | United Artists Records USA-29414LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2006 | US | United Artists Records USA-29414LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Mute XSPOON8_UK / Spoon Records XSPOON8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | Spoon Records XSPOON8 / Mute 9378-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Spoon Records XSPOON8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Spoon Records XSPOON8 / Mute XSPOON8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Mute 9378-1 / Spoon Records XSPOON8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Mute 9378-1 / Spoon Records XSPOON8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Spoon Records SPOON 008 / Spoon Records Spoon 8LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Spoon Records Spoon 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Unknown | Spoon Records SPOON 008 / Spoon Records Spoon 8LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Mute 9378-1 / Spoon Records XSPOON8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records Spoon 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records USA-29414LP, Album, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Spoon Records Spoon 008 / Spoon Records Spoon 8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 414 ILP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Israel | United Artists Records UA 29414LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Liberty LLP 80759LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records USA-29414LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | United Artists Records USA-29414LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | United Artists Records USA-29414LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
47 vinyl pressings of Ege Bamyasi are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany, UK, US, France and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 29 414 I, released November 29, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 29 414 I, UAS 29414, UA-LA063-F, UAS 29 414) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 29414 A1/C3A Made in Germany and 29414 B1/C3A Made in Germany. 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.
