Vinyl pressings
by Dan Fogelberg · 1977
Nether Lands was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 11 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.
P PAL-34185-1F MasterfonicsRunout A variant 1
P PBL-34185-1F MasterfonicsRunout B variant 1
P PAL-34185-1F MasterfonicsRunout A variant 2
P PBL-34185-2E MasterfonicsRunout B variant 2
P PAL-34185-1H MasterfonicsRunout A
PBL-34185-2H o Masterfonics D3 1SRunout B
P PAL-34185-1G MasterfonicsSide A runout
o T1 PBL-34185-2A MasterfonicsSide B runout
AL 34185Side A Label
BL 34185Side B Label
o 1T PAL-34185-1A Masterfonics 2 FVar. 1, Side A runout
o 2T PAL-34185-2G Masterfonics 6 AVar. 1, Side B runout
PAL-34185-1A 1T o Masterfonics D2Var. 2, Side A runout
PBL-34185-1A 2T o Masterfonics 1BVar. 2, Side B runout
2S PAL-34185-1B MasterfonicsSide A Runout, Variant 1
S2 PBL-34185-2H MasterfonicsSide B Runout, Variant 1
I S PAL-34185-1B Masterfonics D15Side A Runout, Variant 2
I S PBL-34185-2H MasterfonicsSide B Runout, Variant 2
PAL-34185-1D Masterfonics o T1Runout A
PBL-34185-2H o Masterfonics 2SRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3774 / Full Moon PE 34185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Epic EPC 81574 / Full Moon PE 34185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Epic EPC 81574 / Full Moon PE 34185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic EPC 81574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Epic EPC 81574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Epic 25AP 539(E)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | CBS KSF 2017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Epic EPC 81574First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 81574 / Full Moon S EPC 81574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 81574 / Full Moon S EPC 81574First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK & Europe | Epic EPC 81574 / Full Moon S EPC 81574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Full Moon PE 34185 / Epic PE 34185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Full Moon PE 34185 / Epic PE 34185First yearAlbum, LP, Promo · Promo | Album, LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Full Moon PE 34185 / Epic PE 34185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Full Moon PE 34185 / Epic PE 34185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Full Moon PE 34185 / Epic PE 34185LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Epic EPC 32529 / Full Moon EPC 32529Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP 2388 / Full Moon MOVLP 2388LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32529LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32529LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 34185 / Epic PE 34185LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Nether Lands are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Full Moon PE 34185, released May 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 34185, EPC 81574, WPE 34185, ELPS 3774) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P PAL-34185-1F Masterfonics and P PBL-34185-1F Masterfonics. 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.
