Vinyl pressings
by Cockney Rebel · 1973
The Human Menagerie was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
YAX 4671 - 1 G OSide A runout stamped, variant 1
YAX 4672 - 1 G O ◌Side B runout stamped, variant 1
YAX 4671 - 1 G P 1Side A runout stamped, variant 2
YAX 4672 - 1 R P 1Side B runout stamped, variant 2
YAX 4671-1Runout side A, variant 1
YAX 4672-1Runout side B, variant 1
YAX 4671-2 BLAIR'S P 1Runout side A, variant 2
YAX 4672-1 G H 2Runout side B, variant 2
YAX 4571-1Label A
YAX 4572-1Label B
Wly 1-11294-F-3 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA-side
Wly 2-11294-F-3 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLB-side
ST-1-11294-F2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A
ST-2-11294-F2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B
ST1 11294 F1#2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0A-side runout, etched; MASTERED BY CAPITOL and 0 stamped
ST2 11294 F1#2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0B-side runout, etched; MASTERED BY CAPITOL and 0 stamped
ST1-11294A-side label
ST2-11294B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | EMI EMC 759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6414 / Capitol Records ST 6414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | EMI 2C 066-05.438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | EMI 2C 066-05.438LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-05 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | EMI 3C 064 05438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80982First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80982First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-516First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | EMI EMA 759 / EMI 0C 064 05438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | EMI EMA 759 / EMI 0C 064 05438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | EMI EMA 759 / EMI 0C 064 ○ 05438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-05438 / EMI 5C 038-05438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 759First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | EMI EMA 759First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Greece | EMI 0777 7 94756 1 2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1498LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1498LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Chrysalis CRV 1081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 5C 038-05438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 038-1 57745 1 DMM / EMI 1C 038-1 57745 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 072-05 438LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | EMI 5C 038-05438 / EMI 1A 038-05438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 072-05 438 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-05 438LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 072-05 438LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 072-05 438LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 072-05 438LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 072-05 438LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | EMI 14C 062-05438LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | EMI 14C 062-05438 / EMI 07777 94756 1 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | EMI 5C 038-05438LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | EMI 5C 038-05438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | EMI 1A 038-05438LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Portugal | EMI E 064-05 438 / EMI 8E 064 05438LP, Album | LP, Album |
47 vinyl pressings of The Human Menagerie are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is EMI EMA 759, released November 2, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMA 759, ST-11294, ST 11294, EMC 759) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4671 - 1 G O and YAX 4672 - 1 G O ◌. 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.
