Vinyl pressings
by Focus · 1975
The Greatest Rock Sensation was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
2345 106 S1 320 CRunout Side A, variant 1
2345 106 S2 320 DRunout Side B, variant 1
2345 106 S1 320 1 FRunout Side A, variant 2
2345 106 S2 320 K 1Runout Side B, variant 2
2345 106 S 1 3 20 CSide A
2345 106 S 2 3 20 DSide B
2345 106 S 1 3 20 24Runout side A
2345 106 S 2 3 20 24Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Austria | Karussell 2345 106First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Karussell 2345 106First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Karussell 2345 106First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Polyfar 2494 329LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Greece | Karussell 2345 106LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Karussell 2345106LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Argentina | Polydor 2310526LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Italy | Polydor 2482 387LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Taiwan | Kong Mei Record Co., Ltd. KM-2149LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Karussell 2345 106LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The Greatest Rock Sensation are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, Austria. One of them is Karussell 2345 106, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2345 106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2345 106 S1 320 C and 2345 106 S2 320 D. 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.
