Vinyl pressings
by Demis Roussos · 1973
Forever And Ever was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 25 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.
6325021 1 380 E 2 0Runout side A, variant 1
6325021 2 380 E 5 3Runout side B, variant 1
6325021 1 380Runout side A, variant 2
6325021 2 380 ʘRunout side B, variant 2
6325021 1 380 E 1 CRunout Side 1
6325021 2 380 E 4 CRunout Side 2
6325 021 1Label side 1
6325 021 2Label side 2
10 AA6325023 1Y 320 AC 2Runout Side A, stamped, variant 1
10 AA6325023 2Y 320 2 YRunout Side B, stamped, variant 1
10 AA6325023 1Y 320 AB 2Runout Side A, stamped, variant 2
10 AA6325023 2Y 320 AD JRunout Side B, stamped, variant 2
6325023 – A ̷6̷Runout, Side A -
6325023- 2YRunout, Side B -
6325 023-1YLabel, Side A
6325 023-2YLabel, Side B
10 AA6325023 1Y 320Runout side A
10 AA6325023 2Y 320Runout side B
6325 023. 1Label side A
6325 023. 2Label side B
6325-021-AA Side Etching
6325-021-BB Side Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Austria | Philips 6325 023First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Philips 6325.021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Chile | Philips 6325 021First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Colombia | Philips 6325 021 / Philips 6325021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Philips 6325 021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Philips 6325 021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Philips 6830 173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin 6830 173First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6325 023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6325 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Philips 6325 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | Philips 6325 021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Guatemala | Philips 6325 021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Guatemala | Philips 6325 021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | India | Philips 6325 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Philips 6395 196LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Philips PRICE 33LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Philips 838 815-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Spain | Philips 838 815-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Universal Music 536 980-0LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Angola | Philips 6325 021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | Philips 6325 021LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Barbados | Philips 6325 021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Philips 6325 021 / Philips 6325-021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Philips 6325 021 / Philips 6325.021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Philips 6325 021 / Philips 6325-021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Philips 6325 021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Philips 6325 021LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Iran | Royal LRT 91LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Mozambique | Philips 6325 021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Philips 40.033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LPV 5805 / Philips LPV 5805LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
93 vinyl pressings of Forever And Ever are listed here, from 39 countries, released between 1973 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in France, Germany, Rhodesia, Austria and more. One of them is Philips 6325 021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6325 021, 6325 023, 6325.021, 6830 173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6325021 1 380 E 2 0 and 6325021 2 380 E 5 3. 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.
