Vinyl pressings
by Colin Blunstone · 1972
Ennismore 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.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
EPC S 65278 A2A-side runout, variant 1
EPC S 65278 B2B-side runout, variant 1
EPC S 65278 A2 1 C AA-side runout, variant 2
EPC S 65278 B2 2 AB-side runout, variant 2
EPC S 65278 A2 V 5Side A stamped
EPC S 65278 B2 V CSide B stamped
ELPS-3658 (S EPC 65278) MX167413A-side label
ELPS-3658 (S EPC 65278) MX167414B-side label
EPC S65278-ARunout side A, etched
EPC S65278-B IIRunout side B, etched
EPC 65278-1Label side A
EPC 65278-2Label side B
EPC S 65278 A2A-side runout etched
EPC S 65278 B2B-side runout etched
EPC S65278-ARunout Side A, Etched
EPC S65278-B IIRunout Side B, Etched
EPC 65278-1Label Side A
EPC 65278-2Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Epic ELPS-3658First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 65278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 65278First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 65278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474065 / Epic EPC 65278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Epic EPC 65278 / Epic S EPC 65278First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Epic EPC 65278First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Unknown | CBS KE 31994LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Epic KE 31994LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Epic EPC 65278LP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Epic KE 31994LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Epic KE 31994LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Epic KE 31994LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP882LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 65278LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 65278 / Epic S EPC 65278LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of Ennismore are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Epic EPC 65278.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 65278, ELPS-3658, SBPC 474065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC S 65278 A2 and EPC S 65278 B2. 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.
