Vinyl pressings
by Demis Roussos · 1975
Souvenirs was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 27 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.
PHI 632520 1 1 380 CIDIS 21VRunout Side A, variant 1
PHI 632520 1 2 380 CIDIS CRunout Side B, variant 1
PHI 6325201 1 380 CIDIS Λ1Runout Side A, variant 2
PHI 6325201 2 380 CIDIS Λ1Runout Side B, variant 2
6325201 1▽//1 4 20 03 1 1 1 2Runout side A, variant 1
6325201 2▽//1 420 03 1 5 9Runout side B, variant 1
6325201 1Y//1 420 03 14 15Runout side A, variant 2
6325201 2Y//2▽420 05 11 13Runout side B, variant 2
ST-BT-753387AA Side Etching
ST-BT-753388AB Side Etching
6325 201.1Label side A
6325 201.2Label side B
10 AA6325201 1Y 320Runout, Side A
10 AA6325201 2Y 320Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Austria | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Philips 6325-201 / Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Philips 6325.201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Philips 6325201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Philips 6325201First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Philips 6325 201LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Germany | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Ireland | Philips 6325 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Phonodor 13079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Philips 6325 201 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Philips 6325 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Philips 6325 201LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Souvenirs are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in France, UK, US, Guatemala and more. One of them is Philips 6325 201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6325 201, BT 89509, 6325-201, 6325.201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHI 632520 1 1 380 CIDIS 21V and PHI 632520 1 2 380 CIDIS C. 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.
