Vinyl pressings
by Eloy · 1975
Power And The Passion 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.
2 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
29602A 2Runout side A, variant 1
29602 B 2Runout side B, variant 1
29 602 A-2Runout side A, variant 2
29 60 2 B - 2Runout side B, variant 2
SHVL-1044-ASide A Stamped
SHVL-1044-BSide B Stamped
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 | Brazil | Harvest SXHVL 1044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-29 602 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-29 602First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Harvest 1C 064-29 602 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-29 602LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Greece | Harvest 14C 064-29602LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Harvest 1C 064-29 602 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-29 602LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Harvest 1C 064-29 602 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-29 602LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Harvest 1C 038-1 57723 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1C 072-29 602LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-29 602 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-29 602LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1C 064-29 602 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-29 602LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Harvest 062-1296021 / EMI 062-1296021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Harvest 062-1296021 / Harvest 0114C 062-1296021LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Power And The Passion are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, Brazil. One of them is Harvest 1C 062-29 602, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 062-29 602, SXHVL 1044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 29602A 2 and 29602 B 2. 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.
