Vinyl pressings
by Conrad Schnitzler · 1978
Con was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
Y BARCX 85 677 1 M6 3 22 375 2 90 184 A 9̶̷0̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷5̶̷6̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ A̶̷Side A - Stamped
M6 322 376 2 90 184 B 9̶̷0̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷5̶̷6̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ B̶̷ Y BARCX 85 678 1Side B - Stamped
yBarcx 85.677Label - Regarding Side A
yBarcx 85.678Label - Regarding Side B
0066 052 S 1 0702 981 S 1 320 ASide A stamped
0066 052 S 2 0702 981 S 2 320 ASide B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Egg 90 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Egg 90040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | France | Egg 90 184 / Egg N° 90.184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Egg 0066.052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Egg BRCLP 60071First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | Egg GP-709First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Egg 17.1412/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Egg GP 709 / Egg GP-709LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | M=Minimal MM-004LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | Bureau B BB 350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Germany | Bureau B BB 350LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Con are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, Canada, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Egg 90 184.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90 184, 90 040, 0066.052, BRCLP 60071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Y BARCX 85 677 1 M6 3 22 375 2 90 184 A 9̶̷0̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷5̶̷6̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ A̶̷ and M6 322 376 2 90 184 B 9̶̷0̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷5̶̷6̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷ B̶̷ Y BARCX 85 678 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.
