Vinyl pressings
by Gato Barbieri · 1979
Euphoria was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SP 5285-RC2 ISide A runout, variant 1
SP 5286-RC2 ISide B runout, variant 1
SP 5285-RC3 A1Side A runout, variant 2
SP 5286-RC2 A2Side B runout, variant 2
SMX. 55245 .W.2B .3Side A runout
SMX 55246 W2B 2.Side B runout
SMX-55245Side A label
SMX-55246Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. 8730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | A&M Records 8730First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4774First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64774First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records SP-4774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6063First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6063First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLH 64774First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | Panama | A&M Records SP-4774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH 64774 / A&M Records AMLH 64.774First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64746First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4774First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-3188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | A&M Records 393 188-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Euphoria are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4774.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4774, AMLH 64746, AMLH 64774, 8730) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 5285-RC2 I and SP 5286-RC2 I. 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.
