Vinyl pressings
by Guru Guru · 1970
UFO was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
ST-OMM-56.005-A 28 0654 502 S1 PFRunout side A, hand-etched, "28 0654 502 S1" stamped
ST-OMM-56.005-B 28 0654 502 S2 PFRunout side B, hand-etched, "28 0654 502 S1" stamped
ST-OMM-56.005-ASide B label
ST-OMM-56.005-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Ohr OMM 56 005 / Ohr OMM 56.005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Ohr OMM 556 005 / Ohr OMM 556.005LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Ohr OMM 556.005 / Ohr OMM 556 005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Ohr OMM 556.005 / Ohr OMM 556 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | Think Progressive TPLP 1.603.005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS041LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2007 | US | Cleopatra CLP 2039LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | Germany | Ohr OHR 70014-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2008 | Germany | Ohr OHR 70014-1 / Pilz OHR 70014-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | Ohr OMM 56 005 / Play Loud! pl-43LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | Germany | Play Loud! pl-43 / Ohr OMM56005LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Cleopatra CLO2138LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Cleopatra CLO2545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | EFA 03504-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of UFO are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany. One of them is Ohr OMM 56 005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OMM 56 005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-OMM-56.005-A 28 0654 502 S1 PF and ST-OMM-56.005-B 28 0654 502 S2 PF. 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.
