Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1975
The Aura Will Prevail 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
A-2401 A1/S3A 75 Made in GermanyRunout side A
A-2401 B1/S3A 75 Made in GermanyRunout side B
A-2401 A/S3ALabel side A
A-2401 B/S3ALabel side B
ZAGL-417-1A DStamped, Runout Side A
ZAGL-418-1A DStamped, Runout Side B
BAP 5064 ZAGL 417Label, Side A
BAP 5064 ZAGL 418Label, Side B
MC-25613-A-2-I-II STERLING PRCSide A runout, variant 1
MC-25613-B-2 STERLING PRCSide B runout, variant 1
MC-25613-A-2-I-II STERLING PRCSide A runout, variant 2
MC-25613-B-2 I-I STERLING PRCSide B runout, variant 2
PR 7042-AA runout etched
PR 7042-BB runout etched
ZAGL 417-1ARunout side A
ZAGL 418-1ARunout Side B
MC-25613-A-2-I-II STERLING PRCRunout Side A
MC-25613-B-2 STERLING PRCRunout 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 | Germany | MPS Records 20 25613-8 / BASF 20 25613-8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | BASF UXP-9-P / MPS Records UXP-9-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | MPS Records BAP 5064 / BASF BAP 5064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | MPS Records BAP 50.64First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25613 / BASF MC 25613First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Pausa Records PR 7042 / Pausa Records 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records MC 25613First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Argentina | BASF 20020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | MPS Records 35 931009 / BASF 35 931009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064D-99394 / Delta 5D 064D-99394LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6047-PLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | MPS Records 821 837-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Verve Records 821 837-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Verve Records 821 837-1 / Verve Records 821 837LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany | MPS Records 20 25613-8 / BASF 20 25613-8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MPS Records 68 025 / Carinia Records 68 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.025 / MPS Records MPS 15.448LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.025 / MPS Records MPS 15.448LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5D 064D-99394 / MPS Records 15448LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
19 vinyl pressings of The Aura Will Prevail are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, UK, US, Japan. One of them is MPS Records 20 25613-8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20 25613-8, BAP 5064, MC 25613, PR 7042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-2401 A1/S3A 75 Made in Germany and A-2401 B1/S3A 75 Made in Germany. 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.
