Vinyl pressings
by Crazy Horse · 1978
Crazy Moon 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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
AFL 1-3054-A IS KENDUN-A JG 1 Λ1ERunout side A variant 1
AFL 1-3054-B IS KENDUN-A JG 1 Λ1ERunout side B variant 1
AFL1-3054-A-2S KENDUN-A JGRunout A variant 2
AFL1-3054-B-2S KENDUN-A JGRunout B variant 2
AFL1-3054-A-1S KENDUN-A JG ISide A runout
AFL1-3054-B-1S KENDUN-A JG ISide B runout
AFL1-3054-ASide A label
AFL1-3054-BSide B label
Side A : PL-13045(crossed out) A - 1E (13054)
Side B: PL-13054 - B1E AID
AFL1-3054-A-3@ TxRunout, side A, etched
AFL1-3054-B TxRunout, side B, etched
AFL1-3054-ALabel, side A
AFL1-3054-BLabel, side B
agi 6 12 PL 13054 A Y.D.Runout side A
agi 78 12 PL 13054 B Y.D.Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | RCA APL1 3054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-3054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | RCA Victor PL-13054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13054 - ALP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6345First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6345First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Malaysia | RCA Victor AFL1-3054First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA PL-13054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | RCA AFL1-3054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | RCA PL-13054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | RCA AFL1-3054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | RCA AFL1-3054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA FL 13054 / RCA Victor FL 13054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA FL 13054 / RCA Victor FL 13054LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Dust Bug Records DBVR003LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2016 | UK | Dust Bug Records DBVR003LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Crazy Moon are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-3054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-3054, PL-13054, APL1 3054, PL 13054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL 1-3054-A IS KENDUN-A JG 1 Λ1E and AFL 1-3054-B IS KENDUN-A JG 1 Λ1E. 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.
