Vinyl pressings
by Deep Purple · 1974
Stormbringer 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.
44 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 24 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.
TPS 3508 A-1U KENDUN 4 GDPSide A runout variant 1
TPS 3508 B-1U KENDUN 4 GMDSide B runout variant 1
TPS 3508 A-1U KENDUN 4 GRTSide A runout variant 2
TPS 3508 B-1U KENDUN 1 GGLSide B runout variant 2
TPS 3508 Aside A
TPS 3508 Bside B
TPS 3508 A-1U DII KENDUN A 2Runout Side 1 / stamped
TPS 3505 B-1U RORunout Side 2 / stamped
PECKORunout Side 2 / handetched
TPS.3508 ALabel Side 1
PR-2832-40940-1-1 4 T1 KENDUN CSide A etched, exc. [KENDUN C] stamped
PR-2832-40941-1-2 6 T1 KENDUNSide B etched, exc. [KENDUN] stamped
S40,940Side A Label
S40,941Side B Label
BS-2832-40940-1 x KENDUNRunouts side A, etched (except [KENDUN] stamped)
PR-2832 TA 40941-2-1Runouts side B etched
S40,940Side A Label
S40,941Side B Label
PR-2832-40940-2 D PSide A etched, D stamped, var. 1
PR-2832-40941-1 KENDUN A PSide B etched, A stamped, var. 1
PR-2832 40940-2 CSide A, var. 2
PR-2832 ̶4̶0̶9̶4̶0̶ 40941-2 A PSide B, var. 2
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 | Unknown | Purple Records TPS 3508LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Australia | Purple Records TPS 3508 / Purple Records TPS-3508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Harvest TPS 3508First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Bolivia | Odeon BOLP-334First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Purple Records SPRL-9005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Purple Records PR 2832 / Warner Bros. Records PR 2832First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | EMI 11384 / Odeon 11384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Denmark | Purple Records TPS 3508 / Purple Records OC 062 ◦ 96004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Purple Records 2 C 066_ 96004 / Purple Records 2 C066_96004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Purple Records 2 C 066_ 96004 / Purple Records 2 C066_96004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Purple Records 1 C 062-96 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Purple Records 1 C 062-96 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Harvest TPS 3508First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Israel | Purple Records TPS 3508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | Purple Records TPS 3508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | South Korea | Oasis Record Co. OLE-444 TPS-3508 / EMI OLE-444 TPS-3508LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Venezuela | EMI 1004 / Purple Records 1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Purple Records 31C 064 96004 / Purple Records SPRL 9005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Italy | Purple Records 54 1960041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | Purple Records 3C 064 - 96004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | Purple Records 062 196004 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Purple Records 31C 064 96004 / Purple Records SPRL 9005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Spain | Purple Records 062 196004 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSPUR-70674 / Purple Records TPS 3508LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | EMI 791084 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | USSR | AnTrop П91 00127LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1991 | USSR | AnTrop П91 00127-8LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1991 | USSR | AnTrop П91 00127-28LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1991 | USSR | AnTrop П91 00127-8LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1992 | Russia | AnTrop П91 00127LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1992 | Russia | AnTrop П91 00127LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1993 | South Korea | EMI EKPL-0318 / EMI 7 91084 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Purple Records 5099926464213 / TPSD 3508LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM-2832LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Purple Records 3635858 / Universal Music Catalogue 0600753635858LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Purple Records TPS 3508 / Universal Music Catalogue 00602567519294LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Rhino Records RCV1 2832 / Warner Records 603497848997LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Purple Records 5158LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 5158 / Purple Records 5158LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Purple Records TPS 3508 / Purple Records OC 062 ◦ 96004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records PR 2832LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Purple Records PR 2832 / Warner Bros. Records PR 2832LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Purple Records PR 2832 / Warner Bros. Records PR 2832LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Purple Records PR 2832 / Warner Bros. Records PR 2832LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Purple Records 1A 062-96004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Purple Records 072-791084 1 / EMI Electrola 072-79 1084 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Purple Records 1C 072-96 004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 1C 072-96 004 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-96 004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 038-79 1084 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 038-79 1084 1 / EMI 072-79 1084 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Harvest TPS 3508LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Harvest 0777 7 91084 1 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
122 vinyl pressings of Stormbringer are listed here, from 39 countries, released between 1974 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Purple Records TPS 3508, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPS 3508, PR 2832, BOLP-334, SPRL-9005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPS 3508 A-1U KENDUN 4 GDP and TPS 3508 B-1U KENDUN 4 GMD. 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.
