Vinyl pressings
by Focus · 1976
Ship Of Memories was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
5C 050-25610-A //HL 30049-1-YA-side run-out, etched
5C 050-25610-B //HL 30050-1-YB-side run-out, etched
5C 050-25610-AA-side label
5C 050-25610-BB-side label
SHSP 4068 A-1 HARRY
SHSP 4068 B-1
SHSP 4068 A-1 00 HARRY
SHSP 4068 B-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | EMI 8379 / EMI 5C050.25610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMC 2573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Belgium | EMI 4c 050.25610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | EMI EMC 8046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Sire 9147-7531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Chile | EMI 5141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Sonopresse 69.667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 054-25 610 / EMI Electrola 1C 054-25 610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI Holland 5c 050.25610 / EMI Holland 5C 050-25610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | EMI 7C 050-25610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Harvest 5C 050 25610 / Harvest SHSP 4068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4068 / Harvest 0C 062 25 610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | EMI 14C 062-25610LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | EMI EMS-80881LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP121 / Red Bullet RB 33193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Bovema Negram 1A 050-25610 / EMI 050.25610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Ship Of Memories are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI Holland 5c 050.25610.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5c 050.25610, SHSP 4068, 5C 050 25610, 8379) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 050-25610-A //HL 30049-1-Y and 5C 050-25610-B //HL 30050-1-Y. 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.
