Vinyl pressings
by Elly & Rikkert · 1971
De Draad Van Ariadne was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
5C 054-24347 A// 15120-2-YRunout side A, variant 1
5C 054-24347 B// 15121-1-YRunout side B, variant 1
5C 054-24347 A// 15120-2-Y 16 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
5C 054-24347 B// 15121-1-Y 2 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
5C 054-24347 A// 15120-2-YRunout Side A [Etched]
5C 054-24347 B// HD 15121-3x-9Runout Side B [Etched]
5C 054-24347 A// 15120-2-YRunout side A [Etched]
5C 054-24347 B// 15121-1-YRunout side B [Etched]
5C 054-24347-ALabel side A
5C 054-24347-BLabel side B
5C 054-24347 A// 15120-2-YRunout side A
5C 054-24347 B// HD15121-X-9Runout side B
5C 054-24347 A// 15120 - 2 - Y 2 1Runout Side A
5C 054-24347 B// HD15121 - 2 - X 1 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Belgium | Columbia 4C 054.24347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Belgium | Columbia 4C 054.24347First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 054.24347 / Imperial 5C 054-24347First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 054.24347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Imperial 5C 054.24347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | Columbia 4C 054.24347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | EMI Holland 5C 038.24347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Netherlands | EMI 1A 028-24347 / Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58082LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | EMI Holland 5C 038.24347LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58082LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 028-24347 / Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58082LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Super Sound 5N 022-24347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | EMI 1A 028-24347LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of De Draad Van Ariadne are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1971 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Netherlands, Belgium. One of them is Imperial 5C 054.24347.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 054.24347, 4C 054.24347) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 054-24347 A// 15120-2-Y and 5C 054-24347 B// 15121-1-Y. 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.
