Vinyl pressings
by Deep Purple · 1988
Scandinavian Nights was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1988, 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.
DPVSOP LP-125- A1 STU Tape 1 MAX.Side A runout
DPVSOP LP-125- B1 ✱ STU Tape 1 MAX.Side B runout
DPVSOP LP-125- C1 ✱ MAX. STU Tape 1Side C runout
DPVSOP LP-125- D1 ✱ MAX STU Tape 1Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality TMQ 8201LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Japan | Purple Panther Records PPR 6C 062-121170 / Purple Panther Records PPR 4C 062-121170LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | UK | Connoisseur Collection DP VSOP LP 125First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Argentina | Continental 861/2LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Ear Music 0209811ERELP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | DBQP 38LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2021 | Germany | Ear Music 0216908EMULP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Purple Panther Records PPR 6C 046-121170 / Purple Panther Records PPR 4C 046-121170LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Belgium | Not On Label (Deep Purple) 197-01112LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Astral Weeks Records UD 3590LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Connoisseur Collection DP VSOP LP 125LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Sweden | Not On Label (Deep Purple) DP/73187LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
12 vinyl pressings of Scandinavian Nights are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK. One of them is Connoisseur Collection DP VSOP LP 125.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DP VSOP LP 125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DPVSOP LP-125- A1 STU Tape 1 MAX. and DPVSOP LP-125- B1 ✱ STU Tape 1 MAX.. 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.
