Vinyl pressings
by Cockney Rebel · 1974
The Psychomodo was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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 4773-1Side A runout variant 1
YAX 4774-1Side B runout variant 1
YAX 4773-1 OP 1Side A runout variant 2
YAX 4774-1 OR 2Side B runout variant 2
YAX 4773-1Side A runout, stamped
YAX 4774-1Side B runout, stamped
YAX 4774 - 2Side A label
YAX 4774 - 2Side B label
YAX 4773Side A label
YAX 4774Side B label
C 064 - 05.595 ALabel, side A
C 064 - 05.595 BLabel, side B
M6 301027 1Runout / Label Side 1 [Variant 1]
M6 301027 1 05595 A 21Runout / Label Side 1 [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMC 3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4C 062-05595 / EMI 4 OC 062-05595First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | EMI 2C 064·05.595 / EMI 2C064.05595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-05 595 / EMI Electrola 1 C 062-05 595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | EMI 3 C062 - 05595 / EMI 3C 064 - 05595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | EMI EMS-80006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | EMI EMS-80006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-05595 / EMI C 062○05595First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-05595LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(L) 5018 / EMI EMCJ (L) 5018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | EMI 1 J 062-05595 / EMI 1 J062-05.595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | EMI EMC 3033First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI-70654 / EMI LSEMI-70654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | EMI EMC 3033 / EMI 0C 062 ○ 05595First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Fame FA 41 3135 1 / Fame FA 4131351LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Greece | EMI 062-1055951 / EMI 0114C 062-1055951LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Chrysalis CRV 1082LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 064-05 595 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-05 595LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 064-05 595LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 038 15 7602 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 064-05 595LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | EMI 1C 064-05 595LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Greece | EMI 062-1055951 / EMI 0114C 062-1055951LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Greece | EMI 14C 062-05595LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of The Psychomodo are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1974 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, Belgium, France and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3033, released June 2, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3033, 4C 062-05595, 2C 064·05.595, 1C 062-05 595) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4773-1 and YAX 4774-1. 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.
