Vinyl pressings
by Gustav Holst · 1979
The Planets was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
2YEA 6536-2Side A (stamped) variant 1
2YEA 6537-1Side B (stamped) variant 1
2YEA 6536-2 2Side A (stamped) variant 2
2YEA 6537-1 1 HSide B (stamped) variant 2
S 50000 A TLC ASide A
S 50000B TLC-P.Side B
2YEA 6536 3S 10Side A (stamped)
2YEA 6537 3S 13Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Angel Records S 50000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-06908First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Angel Records EAC-80513First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3649 / His Master's Voice oc 063 - 06 908First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3649 / His Master's Voice oc 063 - 06 908LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3649 / His Master's Voice oc 063 - 06 908LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Warner Classics 0190295253745LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | Netherlands | Edit.Futurum OPUS4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 3649 / His Master's Voice oc 063 - 06 908LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-55005LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-55005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records DOR-0087-88LP, 45 RPM, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of The Planets are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Canada, France, Japan. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3649.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3649, S 50000, 2 C 069-06908, EAC-80513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 6536-2 and 2YEA 6537-1. 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.
