Vinyl pressings
by Erik Satie · 1975
Early Piano Works, Volume One 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. 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.
AA 2925 508 1Y 2 ℗ 1975 670 03Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
AA 2925 508 2Y 3 ℗ 1975 670 03Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
AA 2925 508 1Y1 ℗ 1975 670 03Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
AA 2925 508 2Y 2 670 06Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
AA 2925 508 1Y 2 ℗ 1975 670 03 1111Runout side A, variant 1
✻ AA 2925 508 2Y 4 ⓟ 1975 670 03 11 4Runout side B, variant 1
AA 2925 508 1Y 2 ℗ 1975 670 03 1111Runout side A, variant 2
✻ AA 2925 508 2Y 4 ⓟ 1975 670 114 04Runout side B, variant 2
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 | Netherlands | Harlekijn Holland 2925 508First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Harlekijn Holland 2925 508First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Telefunken 4.40-404-054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Europe | Philips 9500 880LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Europe | Philips 9500 880LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Spain | Philips 9500 880LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Philips 9500 880 / Philips 95 00 880LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Philips 9500 880LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Philips 9500 880LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVCL041 / Universal Music MOVCL041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Telefunken 6.42198 AWLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken 34 099 2 / Telefunken 16.41 294LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
12 vinyl pressings of Early Piano Works, Volume One are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands. One of them is Harlekijn Holland 2925 508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2925 508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 2925 508 1Y 2 ℗ 1975 670 03 and AA 2925 508 2Y 3 ℗ 1975 670 03. 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.
