Vinyl pressings
by Hot Chocolate · 1974
Cicero Park was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 13 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.
SRAK507A1A side runout variant 1
SRAK507B1B side runout variant 1
SRAK 507 A-2 G 1A side runout variant 2
SRAK 507 B-1 G 1B side runout variant 2
SRAK507ASide A runout
SRAK507B1Side B runout
SRAK. 507 ASide A label
SRAK. 507 BSide B label
SRAK507A1A side runout variant 1
SRAK507B1B side runout variant 1
SRAK 507 A-2 G 1A side runout variant 2
SRAK 507 B-1 G 1B side runout variant 2
ST-BT-743235-BB [MR in circle] AT Δ19454(1) PRSide A runout
ST-BT-743236-AA [MR in circle] AT Δ19454-X(2) PRSide B runout
(ST-BT-743235-MO)Side A label
(ST-BT-743236-MO)Side B label
(ST-BT-743235RI)
(ST-BT-743235RI)
ST-BT-743235-A AT PRC
ST-BT-743236-B AT PRC
ST-BT-743235RILabel Side A
ST-BT-743236RILabel Side B
ST-BT-743235B BBB-1-11 AT PRC
ST-BT-743236A AAA-1-11 AT PRC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RAK SRAK 507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Big Tree Records BT 89503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | RAK 1C 062-95 503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RAK 1C 062-95 503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Israel | RAK SRAK 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RAK SRAK 507 / EMI ERS-80194First yearLP, Album, Numbered, Promo, White Label · Promo, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Promo, White Label · Promo, Numbered |
| 1974 | Japan | EMI EMS-80008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | EMI EMS-80008First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 062-95503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 062-95503LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RAK SRAK 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | RAK SRAK(L) 6002 JFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 062-95.503 / Odeon 1 J 062-95503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Big Tree Records BT 89503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Big Tree Records BT 89503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RAK 1C 062-95 503 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-95 503LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RAK EL-058LP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of Cicero Park are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RAK SRAK 507, released June 7, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRAK 507, BT 89503, 1C 062-95 503, EMS-80008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRAK507A1 and SRAK507B1. 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.
