Vinyl pressings
by Gato Barbieri · 1971
Fenix was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
ST-FD-10144A-11 AT | GP MR △16324 PRSide A runout
ST-FD-10144B-11 AT | GP MR △16324-X PRSide B runout
ST-FD-10144A-MOSide A label
ST-FD-10144B-MOSide B label
ST-FD-10144A-1 AT/GP PRRunout side A etched
ST-FD-10144B-1 AT/GP PRRunout side B etched
ST-FD-10144A-PRLabel side A
ST-FD-10144B-PRLabel side B
ST-FD-10144A-11 AT/GP (LB) ∆16324 PRRunout side A etched
ST-FD-10144B-11 AT/GP (LB) ∆16324-X PRRunout side B etched
ST-FD-10144A-MOLabel side A
ST-FD-10144B-MOLabel side B
6369 409 1Y//1▽420 11 1 04Side A runout
6369 409 2Y//2▽420 11 1 04Side B runout
6369 409 1Side A label
6369 409 2Side B label
FD-10144-A YSide A Label
FD-10144-B YSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | RCA FD 10144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Philips 6369 409First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | Flying Dutchman FD 10144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Philips 6369 409LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Argentina | Philips 6369 409LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Argentina | Philips 6369 409LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Philips 6369 409 A / Philips 6369 409 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Flying Dutchman FD 10144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Flying Dutchman LAX 3052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Flying Dutchman RJL-2563LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Tigers Archive Records CLAS13LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Flying Dutchman FD10144 / RCA FD10144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Flying Dutchman FD10144 / RCA FD10144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA FD 10144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 6369 409LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Philips 6369 409LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Fenix are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1971 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Flying Dutchman FD 10144, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FD 10144, 6369 409) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-FD-10144A-11 AT | GP MR △16324 PR and ST-FD-10144B-11 AT | GP MR △16324-X PR. 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.
