Vinyl pressings
by Express · 1979
Ezüst Express was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
SLPX 17588-A II P HP ◇Side A stamped, variant 1
SLPX 17588-B I P HP ◇Side B stamped, variant 1
SLPX 17588-A II P HP ◇ 82Runout side A, variant 2
SLPX 17588-B I P HP ◇ 2-24Runout side B, variant 2
SLPX 17588-A II P HP ◇ 38Runout side A
SLPX 17588-B I P HP ◇ 34Runout side B
C60-12689/4-1Side A
C60-12690/4-1Side B
С60-12689/4-1Side A
С60-12690/4-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17588First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hungary | Pepita SLPX 17588First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12689-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12689-90First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12689 / Мелодия С60—12690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12689-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12689-90LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С60-12689-90LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C60—12689-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12689-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12689 / Мелодия С60-12690LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12689-90LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия 60—12689-90 / Мелодия С 60—12689-90LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C60—12689-90LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-12689-90LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-12689-90LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Ezüst Express are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Hungary, USSR. One of them is Pepita SLPX 17588.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLPX 17588, 33 С 60—12689-90, С60—12689) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLPX 17588-A II P HP ◇ and SLPX 17588-B I P HP ◇. 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.
