Vinyl pressings
by Chris de Burgh · 1979
Crusader was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
19-64746-2A-1 ARunout stamped side A
19-64746-5B-1 BRunout stamped side B
19-64746-5A-1Runout stamped side A variant 1
19-64746-5B-2Runout stamped side B variant 1
19-64746-5A-1Side A, stamped
19-64746-5B-2Side B, stamped
AMLH-64746-A-6 4 ⋀A-side runout etched
AMLH-64746-B-6 2 ⋀B-side runout etched
AMLH 64746 A*A-side label
AMLH 64746 B*B-side label
-AMLH-64746-A-3 1 O ASide A runout
-AMLH-64746-B-1 1 4 BLAIR ASide B runout
AMLH 64746 A // 2 420 T 6Side A
AMLH 64746 B // 3 420 ∇ T 1 1Side B
-AMLH-64746-A-6 ASide A runout
-AMLH-64746-B-6 BSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 36820 / A&M Records AMLH 6746First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4746 / A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4746 / A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4746 / A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64746First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | A&M Records AMLH 64746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | A&M Records 64746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | A&M Records PPSP4746 / A&M Records PPSP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | A&M Records SP 4746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64746LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 394 746-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | A&M Records 394746-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69894LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69894LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69894LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 394 746-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Helicon Records ACUM 4746 / A&M Records AMLH 64746LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-10001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
37 vinyl pressings of Crusader are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64746.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64746, SP 4746, SP-4746, L 36820) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 19-64746-2A-1 A and 19-64746-5B-1 B. 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.
