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Machine Head

by Deep Purple · 1972

296 pressings50 countriesHard RockRock

Machine Head was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Machine Head

84 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 33 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.

UK

March 9, 1972
Label and catalog number
Purple Records TPSA 7504Purple Records IE 064 0 93261
Format
LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label, Stereo
Runout / matrix

TPSA 7504 A 1USide A runout

LPFB 2Side B runout

TPSA 7504 B 1USide C runout

LPFB 2Side D runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

April 1972
Label and catalog number
Purple Records TPSA 7504Purple Records 1E 064 ○ 93261
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

TPSA 7504 A-1URunout, side A, var 1

TPSA 7504 B-1URunout, side B, var 1

TPSA 7504 A-1U MH 1Runout, side A, var 2

TPSA 7504 B-1U AD 1Runout, side B, var 2

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UK

1972
Label and catalog number
Purple Records TPSA 7504Purple Records IE 064 o 93261
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · French Pressing
Runout / matrix

M 6 284890 93261 A 21Runout Side A

M 6 284891 93261 B 21Runout Side B

TPSA 7504 ALabel Side A

TPSA 7504 BLabel Side B

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UK

1972
Label and catalog number
Purple Records Q4TPSA 7504Purple Records IE 064 ◦ 93261 Q
Format
LP, Album, Quadraphonic
Runout / matrix

QPSA 7504 A-1Side 1, Stamped in the run-out

QPSA 7504 B-1Side 2, Stamped in the run-out

(QPSA7504. A)Side 1 Label, printed

(QPSA7504. B)Side 2 Label, printed

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Country unknown

1972
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records BS 2607
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

T1 BS-2607 40125-1-2 [Artisan Logo]Side A Etched

T1 BS-2607 40126-1-2 [Artisan Logo]Side B Etched

S40125Side A Label

S40126Side B Label

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US

1972
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records BS 2607
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

BS-2607 40125-1-2 [Artisan Logo]Runout A, variant 1

BS-2607 40126-1-1 [Artisan Logo]Runout B, variant 1

BS-2607 A 40125-1B [Artisan Logo]Runout A, variant 2

BS-2607-B 40126-1A [Artisan Logo]Runout B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 296 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s159 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972UnknownWarner Bros. Records BS 2607First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972ArgentinaPurple Records 6209First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972ArgentinaPurple Records 6209First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaPurple Records Q4TPSA 7504 / Purple Records Q4-TPSA-7504First yearLP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
1972AustraliaPurple Records TPSA 7504First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaPurple Records Q4TPSA 7504 / Purple Records Q4-TPSA-7504First yearLP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
1972AustraliaPurple Records Q4-TPSA-7504 / Purple Records TPSA 7504First yearLP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
1972AustraliaPurple Records Q4TPSA 7504First yearLP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
1972AustraliaPurple Records Q4-TPSA-7504 / Purple Records Q4TPSA 7504First yearLP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
1972AustraliaPurple Records Q4TPSA 7504 / Purple Records Q4-TPSA-7504First yearLP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
1972Australia & New ZealandPurple Records TPSA 7504First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustriaPurple Records 61555LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1972BrazilPurple Records XPRL 9001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972BrazilPurple Records XPRL 9001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2607First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 159 pressings from the 1970s
1980s38 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980GermanyPurple Records 1C 072 - 93 261LP, Album, Reissue, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic
1980NetherlandsPurple Records 1A 062-93261LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980GermanyPurple Records 1C 072-93 261 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-93 261LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1981ItalyPurple Records 3C 064-93261LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1981MexicoEMI SLEM-360, 33C 062-93261LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982UKPurple Records TPSA 7504 / Purple Records IE 064 o 93261LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983USWarner Bros. Records BSK 3100LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983USWarner Bros. Records BSK 3100LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1983USWarner Bros. Records BSK 3100LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983USWarner Bros. Records BSK 3100LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983USWarner Bros. Records BSK 3100LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1983USWarner Bros. Records BS 2607LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1983USWarner Bros. Records BSK 3100LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983USWarner Bros. Records BS 2607 / Warner Bros. Records R113813LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1984PortugalPurple Records 1932611LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 38 pressings from the 1980s
1990s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990PolandIMP LP 00138LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1991BrazilEMI 7462421LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1992CzechoslovakiaGlobus International 210113-1311 / Globus International 21 0113-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1992CzechoslovakiaEMI 210113-1 311 / Globus International 21 0113-1 311LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1992CzechoslovakiaGlobus International 210113-1311 / Globus International 21 0113-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1992CzechoslovakiaGlobus International 21 0113-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1993RussiaSanta Records П93 00527/8 / AnTrop ATR 30099/100LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1993South KoreaEMI EKPL-0300LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1997EuropePurple Records DEEPP 3LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
1997EuropePurple Records DEEPP 3 / Purple Records 8 59506 1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2006USWarner Bros. Records R1 75622 / Rhino Vinyl R1 75622LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012UK & EuropePurple Records TPSAX 7504 / EMI 5099946327512LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7"LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7"
2015EuropePurple Records 3635827 / Universal Music Catalogue 3635827LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2016EuropePurple Records 3635827 / Purple Records 0600753635827LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2016USWarner Bros. Records R1 75622LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2018EuropePurple Records TPSA 7504 / Universal Music TPSA 7504LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2019USWarner Records R1 75622 / Warner Records 0081227562212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2020s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022EuropePurple Records 5363582 / Universal Music Catalogue 5363582LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2022EuropePurple Records 3635827 / Purple Records 0600753635827LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2024USA & CanadaWarner Records R2 725876 / 603497828852 / Rhino Records 00600753993149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Quadraphonic, Multichannel, Box Set · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Quadraphonic, Multichannel, Box Set · Colored vinyl
2024EuropeUniversal Music Group R2 725876 / 603497828852 / Universal Music Group 00600753993149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Quadraphonic, Multichannel, Box Set, Deluxe Edition · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Mono, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Quadraphonic, Multichannel, Box Set, Deluxe Edition · Mono, Colored vinyl
2024JapanWarner Records WPZR-30990/4 / Rhino Records WPZR-30990/4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Quadraphonic, Multichannel, Box Set · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Quadraphonic, Multichannel, Box Set · Colored vinyl
2024USWarner Records R1 726371 / Warner Records 603497825318LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2024EuropeUniversal Music Group 0602488515733LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown75 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownGlobus International 210113-1311 / Globus International 21 0113-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?ArgentinaPurple Records 6209LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?ArgentinaPurple Records 6209LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?ArgentinaPurple Records 6209LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?ArgentinaPurple Records 6209LP, AlbumLP, Album
?ArgentinaPurple Records 6209LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?ArgentinaPurple Records 6209 / Purple Records TPSA 7504LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaPurple Records Q4TPSA 7504LP, Album, QuadraphonicLP, Album, Quadraphonic
?AustraliaPurple Records MID166057 / EMI MID166057LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?AustraliaEMI MID 166057 / Purple Records MID.166057LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?AustraliaEMI MID 166057 / Purple Records MID.166057LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilPurple Records XPRL 9001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilPurple Records 31C 064 93261D / Purple Records XPRL 9001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records KBS 3100LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records KBS 3100LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 75 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Highway Star6:05
  2. A2Maybe I'm A Leo4:51
  3. A3Pictures Of Home5:03
  4. A4Never Before3:56
  5. B1Smoke On The Water5:40
  6. B2Lazy7:19
  7. B3Space Truckin'4:31

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Machine Head are there?

296 vinyl pressings of Machine Head are listed here, from 50 countries, released between 1972 and 2024.

When was Machine Head first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Germany, Israel and more. One of them is Purple Records TPSA 7504, released March 9, 1972.

How do I tell if my copy of Machine Head is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPSA 7504, Q4TPSA 7504, BS 2607, SHZE 344) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPSA 7504 A 1U and LPFB 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Machine Head on vinyl worth?

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.

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