Vinyl pressings
by Grobschnitt · 1977
Rockpommel's Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 2 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.
0701 441 S1 1 DSide A runout, Var. 1, stamped
0701441 S2 1 KSide B runout, Var. 1, stamped
0701 441 S1 1 ASide A runout, Var. 2, stamped
0701441 S2 1 ASide B runout, Var. 2, stamped
〄 23 267 S1 ⊹ 4 1Side A, stamped
〄 23 268 S1 ⊹ 4 2Side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 60.041 / Brain 0060.041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 60.041LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 60.041 / Brain 0060.041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-740-EBFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-740-EBFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 60.041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 110LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 110LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB 110LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Brain 22S-32 / Polystar 22S-32LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Brain 60.041 / Brain 0060.041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Brain 5318098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Vertigo 5788934 / Brain 5788934LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain 60.041 / Brain 0060.041LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Rockpommel's Land are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1977 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Germany, Japan. One of them is Brain 60.041, released April 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60.041, UXP-740-EB) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0701 441 S1 1 D and 0701441 S2 1 K. 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.
