Vinyl pressings
by Czerwone Gitary · 1974
Rytm Ziemi 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.
2 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
S3X 2417-2 CSide A stamped, variant 1
S3X 2418 CSide B stamped, variant 1
S3X 2417-3 J. IRunout side A, variant 2
S3X 2418 C VRunout side B, variant 2
Side A [stamped]: S3X 2417-4Variant 1
Side B [stamped]: S3X 1166 B-5Variant 1
Side A [stamped]: S3X 2417-7Variant 2
Side B [stamped]: S3X 2418-3Variant 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 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 1166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 1166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX-1166LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 1166LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX-1166LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX-1166LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1166LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1166 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX -1166LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1166LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX-1166LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Rytm Ziemi are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Poland. One of them is Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 1166.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 1166) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S3X 2417-2 C and S3X 2418 C. 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.
