Vinyl pressings
by Happy End · 1971
風街ろまん was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
URG-4009-A 1-A-4Runout side A, variant 1
URG-4009-B 1-A-2Runout side B, variant 1
URG-4009-A 1-A-12Runout side A, variant 2
URG-4009-B 1-A-8Runout side B, variant 2
URG-4009-A 1-A-41Side A (Variant 1)
URG-4009-B 1-A-32Side B (Variant 1)
URG-4009-A/1A 51
URG-4009-B/1A 45
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | URC URG-4009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | URC URG-4009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | URC URG-4009First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | Japan | URC URG-4009 / Elec Records URG-4009LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | URC UX-8005LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | URC UX-8005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | URC SM20-4127 / SMS Records SM20-4127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | URC SM20-4127 / SMS Records SM20-4127LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan | URC VSLP-4007 / Vivid Sound VSLP-4007LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Japan | URC URG-4009 / Pony Canyon PCJA-00066LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Japan | URC MHJL 293LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Japan | URC MHJL 371LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of 風街ろまん are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1971 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Japan. One of them is URC URG-4009, released November 20, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use URG-4009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, URG-4009-A 1-A-4 and URG-4009-B 1-A-2. 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.
