Vinyl pressings
by Free Style · 1981
Fantasi was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SOS LP 037 A CR Tα PDRunout side A, variant 1
SOS LP-037-B2-CR PDRunout side B, variant 1
SOS LP 037 A CR Tα SGI PDRunout side A, variant 2
SOS LP-037-B2-CR Tα PD SGIRunout side B, variant 2
SOS LP 037 A CR SGI PDSide A, Variant 1
SOS LP 037 B2 - CR PD SGISide B, Variant 1
SOS LP 037 A CR Tα PDSide A, Variant 2
SOS LP 037 B2 - CR PDSide B, Variant 2
SOS LP 037 A 11 P 81 F 710Runout Side A
SOS LP 037 B 11 P 81 F 710Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Finland | Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP-037 / Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Norway | Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP-037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Sweden | Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 037 / Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP-037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Sweden | Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Squire A 120 185LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Vap 30025-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Vap 30025-25LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Sound Of Scandinavia RISLP 14133LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Beta Record C.A. LPBS-1040LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Argentina | Colly Fonografica LP Colly-Rio 3LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Fantasi are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Sweden, Finland, Norway. One of them is Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 037.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOSLP 037, SOSLP 051, SOSLP-037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SOS LP 037 A CR Tα PD and SOS LP-037-B2-CR PD. 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.
