Vinyl pressings
by Deep Purple · 1974
Burn 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.
8 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
RAA 6318-VI-S- 1D TIRunout side A
SAA6370 S-1E T TIIRunout side B
(RAA6318)VISLabel side A
(SAA6370)SLabel side B
PUR 7809 RAA 6318 VI 1ASide 1 Etched
PUR 7809 RAA 6318 VII 1BSide 2 Etched
(RAA6318)VISide 1 Label
(RAA6318)V2Side 2 Label
P-1287 W-1 4T57 1-A-3Side A Stamped
P-1287 W-2 1-A-12Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bolivia | Odeon BOD 5296First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | Bolivia | Odeon BOD 5296First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1974 | Bolivia | Not On Label7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Bolivia | Odeon BOD 5296First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1287WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1287WFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1287WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Thailand | Royalsound TKR-1537", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | Thailand | Royal Records MTR. 637 / Royal Records MTR-6377", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | Thailand | Royalsound TKR 1537", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | Thailand | Cash Box KS 2387", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | Thailand | Royal Records MTR-6377", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records PUR 7809 / Purple Records PUR 7809First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records PUR 7809 / Purple Records PUR 7809First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Bolivia | Odeon BOD 52967", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Burn are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Bolivia, Japan. One of them is Warner Bros. Records PUR 7809.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PUR 7809, BOD 5296, P-1287W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RAA 6318-VI-S- 1D TI and SAA6370 S-1E T TII. 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.
