Vinyl pressings
by Electric Light Orchestra · 1973
ELO 2 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.
30 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 17 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.
SHVL 806 A-2 ADSide A runout, variant 1
SHVL 806 B-2 ALSide B runout, variant 1
SHVL 806 A-2 O 1Side A runout, variant 2
SHVL 806 B-2 LG 1Side B runout, variant 2
SHVL 806 A-2Runout A-side, variant 1
SHVL 806 B-2Runout B-side, variant 1
SHVL 806 A-2 PARunout A-side, variant 2
SHVL 806 B-2 PARunout B-side, variant 2
UA LA- 040-F -A - 1Runout A variant 1
UA LA 0 40 F BRunout B variant 1
UALA-040-F-1 2Runout A variant 2
UALA-040-F-2Runout B variant 2
UALA-040-F-1Runout side A, etched
UALA-040-F-2Runout side B, etched
UA-LA040-F-A-1 2TA-side runout, variant 1
UA-LA 040-F-B-1 1TB-side runout, variant 1
UALA-040 A-2 1TA-side runout, variant 2
T1 UA-LA 040-F-2B-side runout, variant 2
UA LA - 040 A - 2 1TSide A runout, etched clockwise
UA-LA040-F-2 B /A 0 SXT eck SXTSide B runout, etched counter-clockwise
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 | Australia | Harvest SHVL 806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Belgium | Not On LabelFirst yearLP, Single Sided, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Harvest XHVL 1002 / Harvest XHVL-1002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-05 243 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-05 243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Israel | Harvest SHVL 806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Harvest 3C 064 - 05243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Harvest EOP-80816 / Odeon EOP-80816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Harvest EOP 80816First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 064-05243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Jet Records WPZ 35470LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Jet Records PZ 35533 / Jet Records 35533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Jet Records PZ 35533 / Jet Records 35533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Jet Records PZ 35533 / Jet Records 35533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Fame FA 3003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Music For Pleasure 10C 046 005 390LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Music For Pleasure 10C 048-005.390LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Harvest 1 A 038-1575341 / Fame 1 A 038-1575341LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | EMI 056-1053901 / EMI 056 10 5390 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Harvest SHVL 806 / Parlophone 0825646486885LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Jet Records PZ 35470LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Jet Records PZ 35470LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Harvest 2C 064-05243LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Sonopresse 69.671LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Sonopresse 69.671 / Gérard Tournier 69.671LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Sonopresse 69.671LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-05 243LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Harvest 7C 062-05243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 806 / Harvest OC064 o 05243LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Jet Records PZ 35533 / Jet Records 35533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA040-FLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
67 vinyl pressings of ELO 2 are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1973 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Harvest SHVL 806, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 806, UA-LA040-F, JZ 35533, XHVL 1002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 806 A-2 AD and SHVL 806 B-2 AL. 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.
