Vinyl pressings
by Flairck · 1978
Variaties Op Een Dame was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AA 2925 072 1Y 1 670 03 11Runout side A variant 1
AA 2925 072 2Y 1 670 03 1151Runout side B variant 1
AA 2925 072 1Y 1 670 03 114Runout side A variant 2
AA 2925 072 2Y 1 670 03 116Runout side B variant 2
2417 330 S 1 320Side 1
2417 330 S 2 320Side 2
POL 2480 508 A MTSide A
POL 2480 508 MTSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2480 508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2480 508LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2480 508First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 072LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 072LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2417 330 / Polydor 2480-508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD I-6243First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 24 80 508LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6243LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2417 330LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD I-6243LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 072LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2925 072LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Variaties Op Een Dame are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, US, France and more. One of them is Polydor 2925 072.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2925 072, 2417 330, PD I-6243, 2480 508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 2925 072 1Y 1 670 03 11 and AA 2925 072 2Y 1 670 03 1151. 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.
