Vinyl pressings
by Edgar Froese · 1975
Epsilon In Malaysian Pale 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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
V 2040 A - 2U PRunout side A - variant 1
V 2040 B - 2U ORunout side B - variant 1
V 2040 A-2U 1 G RRunout side A, stamped - variant 2
V 2040 B-2U 2 G HRunout side B, stamped - variant 2
VIR 940 510 A CIDIS Λ1Side A runout
VIR 98̶40 510 B CIDIS Λ3Side B runout
XBLY 940 510 1Side A label
XBLY 940 510 2Side B label
VIR 940 510 A CIDISSide A runout
VIR 98̶40 510 B CIDISSide B runout
XBLY 940 510 1Side A label
XBLY 940 510 2Side B label
SMX-48001 2C
SMX-48001 2A
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 | Australia | Virgin L-35677 / Virgin V 2040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain 1074 / Brain BRAIN 1074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Virgin YX-7077-VRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Virgin 89580-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2040 / Virgin v2040First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Barclay XBLY 940 510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin XBLY 940 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Virgin XBLY 940 510 / Virgin 940 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Barclay 940 510LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2040 / Virgin v2040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain 1074 / Brain BRAIN 1074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Virgin V 2040 / Virgin v2040LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | UK | Virgin V 2040 / Virgin v2040LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Virgin 2933 732LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Brain 22S-31 / Polystar 22S-31LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Brain 22S-31 / Polystar 22S-31LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 22LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 732LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1074 / Brain 0001 074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1074 / Brain brain 1074LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Virgin ORL 8546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Virgin 89.580-ILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Virgin 89.580-ILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Epsilon In Malaysian Pale are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, France, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Virgin V 2040, released September 27, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2040, XBLY 940 510, L-35677, 1074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2040 A - 2U P and V 2040 B - 2U O. 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.
