Vinyl pressings
by Harmonia · 1975
Deluxe was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
0664 905 S 1 * 3 20Variant 1: Side A runout, stamped
0664 905 S 2 * 3 20Variant 1: Side B runout, stamped
0664 905 S 1 * 3 20 1 CVariant 2: Side A runout, stamped
0664 905 S 2 * 3 20 1 CVariant 2: Side B runout, stamped
BBHX 1033 A TCSide A
BBHX 1033 B TCSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Tapecar BBHX-1033 / Black Horse BBHX-1033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain brain 1073 / Brain 1073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 0001.073 / Brain brain 1073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-739-EBLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Brain 7901073 / Brain 7091.073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Russia | Lilith LR123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Brain 06025 2730603 2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | Europe | Lilith LR356LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Germany | Brain LPGRON151 / Grönland Records LPGRON151LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Grönland Records 5061010503597 / Grönland Records LPGRON151XLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Deluxe are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, Brazil. One of them is Brain brain 1073, released August 20, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use brain 1073, BBHX-1033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0664 905 S 1 * 3 20 and 0664 905 S 2 * 3 20. 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.
