Vinyl pressings
by Gil Evans · 1973
Svengali was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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 A 732941 BRunout A variant 1
ST A 732942 BRunout B variant 1
STA-732941-B AT PRRunout A variant 2 (etched)
STA-732942-B AT PRRunout B variant 2 (etched)
STA- 732941 - BBB - 1 - H AT PR DRunout side A, etched, "PR D" mirrored
STA - 732942 - BBB - 1 AT PR DRunout side B, etched, "PR D" mirrored
ST-A-732941RILabel side A
ST-A-732942RILabel side B
STA-732941-BB-RE AT Δ18313(1) PR(Side 1) etched
STA-732942-BB-RE AT Δ18313X(1) PR(Side 2) etched
ST-A-732941-MOCenter label A
ST-A-732942-MOCenter label B
STA-732941-B AT PRSide A runout
STA-732942-B AT PRSide B runout
QD A-73291-A DWJ PRSide One
QD A-73292-A DWJ PRSide Two
MX172930Side 1 - Label
MX172931Side 2 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 528 / Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 528 / Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8417AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic QD-1643First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic QD 1643LP, Repress, Quadraphonic | LP, Repress, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1643First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 2686 / Atlantic 1115 2686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 90048-1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 90048-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 90048-1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0046LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 756790048-1 / Atlantic 30.195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1643LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Svengali are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Germany, Japan. One of them is Atlantic SD 1643.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1643, QD-1643, ATL 40 528, P-8417A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A 732941 B and ST A 732942 B. 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.
