Vinyl pressings
by Grobschnitt · 1975
Jumbo 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.
1 pressing came out in 1975, the album's first year. 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.
BRAIN 1076 A 0664 898 S1 ✶Variant 1: Runout side A
BRAIN 1076 B 0664 898 S2 ✶Variant 1: Runout side B
BRAIN 1076 A 0664 898 S1 ✶ 1 BVariant 2: Runout side A
BRAIN 1076 B 0664 898 S2 ✶ 1 GVariant 2: Runout 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 | Brain Brain 1076 / Brain brain 1076LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain Brain 1076 / Brain brain 1076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Brain UXP-678-EBLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain Brain 1081LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain Brain 1076 / Brain 0001 076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain Brain 1081 / Brain brain 1081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain Brain 1076 / Brain 0001.076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain Brain 1081 / Brain 0001.081LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 0001 081 / Brain Brain 1081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Brain Brain 1081 / Brain 0001 081LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Brain Brain 1076 / Brain 0001 076LP, Album, Repress, Remastered | LP, Album, Repress, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Vertigo 5770747 / Brain 5770747LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | Vertigo 5770739 / Brain 5770739LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Jumbo are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany. One of them is Brain Brain 1076, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Brain 1076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRAIN 1076 A 0664 898 S1 ✶ and BRAIN 1076 B 0664 898 S2 ✶. 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.
