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Focus Plays Focus

by Focus · 1970

51 pressings18 countriesProg RockRock

Focus Plays Focus was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Focus Plays Focus

6 pressings came out in 1970, 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.

Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Imperial 5C 054-24192
Format
LP, Album · second misprint
Runout / matrix

24.192A//13.697-1.Run-out side A

24.192B//13.698-1.Run-out side B

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Imperial 5C 054-24192
Format
LP, Album · first misprint
Runout / matrix

24.192A//13.697-1.Run-out side A

24.192B//13.698-1.Run-out side B

Full details of this pressing

Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Imperial 5c 054-24192Imperial 5C 054-24192
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

24.192A//13.697-1. 2 1 1Runout side A

24.192B//13.698-1. 2 1 1Runout side B

5C 054-24192 ALabel side A

5C 054-24192 BLabel side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 51 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s40 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970BelgiumDecca 790/193.492-YFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970NetherlandsImperial 5c 054-24192 / Imperial 5C 054-24192First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970New ZealandPolydor 2310 085First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970USPolydor 2344 003First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971FranceDisc'Az STEC LP 91 / Sire STEC LP 91LP, AlbumLP, Album
1971GermanyPolydor 2310 085LP, AlbumLP, Album
1971GermanyPolydor 2310 085LP, AlbumLP, Album
1971NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192 / Imperial 5C 054-24 192LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192 / Imperial 5C 054-24 192LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1971NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192 / Imperial 5C 054-24 192LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1971NetherlandsImperial 24192LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1971UKPolydor 2344 003LP, AlbumLP, Album
1971UKPolydor 2344 003 / Polydor 2344-003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 40 pressings from the 1970s
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP321 / Red Bullet RB 33.187LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BelgiumDecca LPD241-YLP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceSire STEC LP 91LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyPolydor 2310 085LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192 / Imperial 5C 054-24 192LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
?NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192LP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?NetherlandsImperial 5C 054-24192 / Imperial 5C 054-24 192LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?South KoreaKA Stereo KA 608LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?UKPolydor 2344 003LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USSire SAS 7404 / Sire SAS-7404LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Focus
  2. A2Why Dream
  3. A3Happy Nightmare
  4. A4Anonymus
  5. B1Black Beauty
  6. B2Sugar Island
  7. B3Focus

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Focus Plays Focus are there?

51 vinyl pressings of Focus Plays Focus are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1970 and 2011.

When was Focus Plays Focus first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Netherlands, US, Belgium, New Zealand. One of them is Imperial 5C 054-24192.

How do I tell if my copy of Focus Plays Focus is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 054-24192, 5c 054-24192, 2344 003, 790/193.492-Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 24.192A//13.697-1. and 24.192B//13.698-1.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Focus Plays Focus on vinyl worth?

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.

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