Vinyl pressings
by Evangelos Papathanassiou · 1973
Earth 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.
6 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
6499693 1 380 CIDIS o VSide A runout, variant 1
6499693 2 380 CIDIS 8 VSide B runout, variant 1
6499693 1 380 CIDIS ⋀10Side A runout, variant 2
6499693 2 380 CIDIS V14Side B runout, variant 2
6499693 1 380 CIDISSide A
6499693 2 380 CIDISSide B
6499-693-A Y.C. QSide A runout
6499-693-B Y.C. QSide B runout
6499 693 1 1 520 191173 09 1Runout A
6499693 2 1 520 19 11 73 09 1Runout B
6499 693.1Label A
6499 693.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Vertigo 6499-693 / Vertigo 6499 693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6499 693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Vertigo 6499 693First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | Vertigo 6499 693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Vertigo 6499 693First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6499 693 L / Vertigo 6499 693LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Philippines | Vertigo VEL-1019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Vertigo VEL-1019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Vertigo VEL-1019LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Vertigo VEL-1019LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Vertigo VEL-1019LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Chile | Vertigo B6499 693LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Vertigo BT-8109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Mercury VAN 01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Armando Curcio Editore SU-1031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Vertigo 536 823-5 / UMC 00600753682357LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 6499 693LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Earth are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in France, Canada, Greece, Italy. One of them is Vertigo 6499 693.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6499 693, 6499-693, 6499 693 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6499693 1 380 CIDIS o V and 6499693 2 380 CIDIS 8 V. 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.
