Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1975
Horizon was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
58 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 29 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.
\ S A+M SP4797-S1 B2A runout etched, variant 1
A+M SP4798-S1 AB runout etched, variant 1
1 S A&MSP4797-S1 A4A runout etched, variant 2
1 S A&MSP4798-S1 BB runout etched, variant 2
A&M SP4797-P2Runout A - Variant 1
A&M SP4798-P3Runout B - Variant 1
A&M SP4797-P3Runout A - Variant 2
A&M SP4798-P3Runout B - Variant 2
1 5 A&MSP4797-S1 B 4Side A Run Out, Etched
1 5 A&MSP4798-S1 ASide B Run Out, Etched
A+MSP4797-M2-REPL. MR ∆19893(1)Side A runout, variant 1
A+M SP4798-M1 MR ⑭ ∆ 19893-X (6)Side B runout, variant 1
A+MSP4797-M2-REPL. MR ∆19893[crossed out](4)(8)Side A runout, variant 2
A+M SP4798-M2-REPL. MR ⑫ ∆19893-X(1)Side B runout, variant 2
1 S A&M SP4797-[scratched out]S2 A
T 1 A&M SP4798-T4 D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | A&M Records 9102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Argentina | EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. SP 4797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35487First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | A&M Records AMLK 64530 / A&M Records 88 908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Barbados | A&M Records SP-4530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2143 / A&M Records SA&M-2143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4530First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Chile | A&M Records SA&M-30058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | A&M Records AMS 5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | A&M Records AMLK 64530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 985 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Barclay 985010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 88 908 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 27 022-3LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Greece | A&M Records AMLK 64530 / A&M Records AMLH 64530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | A&M Records 00602557404944LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | A&M Records B0026343-01 / UMeLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2143 / A&M Records SA&M-2143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 170041 / A&M Records 170.041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 170041 / A&M Records 170.041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLK 64530LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | A&M Records SP-4530LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | A&M Records L 35487LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Taiwan | Yung Feng LF-3054LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-1583LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Victory Stereolab NO:189 / Victory Stereolab VY-189LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4530LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4530LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4530LP, Album | LP, Album |
90 vinyl pressings of Horizon are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Venezuela and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4530, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4530, AM 5105, QU-54530, AMLK 64530) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, \ S A+M SP4797-S1 B2 and A+M SP4798-S1 A. 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.
