Vinyl pressings
by Hard Stuff · 1973
Bolex Dementia was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TPSA 7507 A-2UStamped Side A variant 1
TPSA 7507 B-3UStamped Side B variant 1
PORKY M1 AMIGO-250Etched Side A variant 1
PEtched Side B both variants
SRM-1-663 A-CS 4-MS G.K. A3Runout side A, etched
SRM-1-663B-CS 4-MS G.K. A2Runout side B, etched
(SRM-1-663 A)Label side A
(SRM-1-663 B)Label side B
SRM-1-663 A-PR 1-11 MS-1 G.K.Runout, Side A, Etched
SRM-1-663 B-PR 1 MS G.K.Runout, Side B, Etched
P o SRM-1-663 A-CP3 MS G.K.Runout side A, etched (P, o are stamped)
P o SRM-1-663 B-CP3 MS G.K.Runout side B, etched (P, o are stamped)
(SRM-1-663 A)Label side A
(SRM-1-663 B)Label side B
SRM-1-663 A-CS 4-MS G.K. A3Runout, Side A, Etched
SRM-1-663B-CS 4-MS G.K. A2Runout, Side B, Etched
(SRM-1-663 A)Label, Side A
(SRM-1-663 B)Label, Side B
SRM-1-663 A-PR 1-11 MS-1 G.K. PRSide A runout
SRM-1-663 B-PR1 MS G.K. PRSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Purple Records 1 C 062-94154 DFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Singapore | Purple Records TPSA 7507 / Purple Records IE 064 ◦ 94154First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Purple Records TPSAJ(D) 7507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM 1 663 / Mercury SRM-1-663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM 1 663 / Mercury SRM-1-663First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM 1 663 / Mercury SRM-1-663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM 1 663 / Mercury SRM-1-663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-663LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM 1 663 / Mercury SRM-1-663First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Purple Records TPSA 7507 / Purple Records IE 064 ◦ 94154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80818First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOP-80818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Line/OutLine OLLP 5319LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Magic Box MBLP 1021LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2024 | Spain | Sommor SOMM104LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Spain | Sommor SOMM104 / GuerssenLP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Spain | Sommor SOMM104LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Bolex Dementia are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Japan, Germany and more. One of them is Purple Records TPSA 7507, released February 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPSA 7507, SRM 1 663, EOP-80818, 1 C 062-94154 D) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPSA 7507 A-2U and TPSA 7507 B-3U. 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.
