Vinyl pressings
by Deep Purple · 1982
Live In London was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 17 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.
64877-A1Runout side A, variant 1
64877-B1Runout side B, variant 1
64877-A1Runout side A, variant 2
64877B–1Runout side B, variant 2
64877-A1Side A, stamped
64877B–1Side B, stamped
64877-A1Runout side A stamped, variant 1
64877-B1Runout side B stamped, variant 1
64877-A1 [2]A-side stamped [etched], variant 2
64877 B-1 [2]B-side stamped [etched], variant 2
SHSP 4124 A-1-1-1Side A, stamped, variant 1
SHSP 4124 B-1-1-1Side B, stamped, variant 1
SHSP 4124 A-1-1-1- o-1Side A, stamped, variant 2
SHSP 4124 B-1-1-1- 20Side B, stamped, variant 2
AW-25019A 111❈✢ T URunout stamp A variant 1
AW-25019B 111❈Runout stamp B variant 1
AW-25019A 111❈ T URunout stamp A variant 2
AW-25019B 111❈Runout stamp B variant 2
SHSP-4124-A
SHSP-4124-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | BBC Transcription Services CN 2096/SQLP, Unofficial Release, Quadraphonic · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Quadraphonic · Unofficial |
| 1978 | Unknown | The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label TAKRL 914LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Harvest 8091 / EMI 8091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Harvest SHSP .4124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Harvest SHSP .4124First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Harvest 31C 064 64877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | EMI 111003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Harvest 1C 064-64 877 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-64 877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Harvest 064-64 877 / EMI Electrola 1C 064 64 877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Harvest 1C 064-64 877 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-64 877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Harvest 2C070 - 64.877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Harvest 64.877LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Greece | Harvest 14C 062-64877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | India | Harvest SHSP 4124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Purple Records P 501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Israel | Portrait SHSP 4124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-64877 / Harvest 3C 064-64877First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | Purple Records TPSP 352LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Ze Anonym Plattenspieler ZAP 7859LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Deep Purple) MBP 991LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Deep Purple) UF 2956LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Ze Anonym Plattenspieler ZAP 7859LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Ze Anonym Plattenspieler ZAP 7859LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | EMI 064 7 94033 1 / Harvest 064 7 94033 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 038-79 4033 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Ruthless Rhymes, Ltd. MBP 990LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Harvest 10C 066-64.877 / Harvest 10C 066-64877LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHSP 4124 / Harvest OC 062-64 877LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
38 vinyl pressings of Live In London are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1974 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Europe, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Harvest 1C 064-64 877.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064-64 877, 064-64 877, SHSP 4124, AW-25019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64877-A1 and 64877-B1. 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.
