Vinyl pressings
by Ian Carr · 1971
Solar Plexus 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.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
6360039 1Y//1∇420 1 1 4 04Side A Runout, Stamped
6360039 2Y//1∇420 1 1 4 04Side A Runout, Stamped
6360039 1Y//1∇420 1 1 2 04Side A Runout, Stamped, Variant 2
6360039 2Y//1∇420 1 1 2 04Side A Runout, Stamped, Variant 2
10 AA6360039 1Y 320 A1Runout A, stamped
10 AA6360039 2Y 320 A1 1Runout B, stamped
10 AA6360039 1Y 320 A1Runout A, stamped
10 AA6360039 2Y 320 A1 1Runout B, stamped
AA 6360 039.1YOn label A
AA 6360 039.2YOn label B
B(circled) 636003 91 K 111+ TJKEtchings Side 1
636003 92 112+Etchings Side 2
Side 1: 6360039 1Y//1▼420 1 1 4 04stamped
Side 2: 6360039 2Y//1▼420 1 1 4 04stamped
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 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Vertigo SFX-7402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 039 / Vertigo 6360039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 039LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 039LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 039 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 039 LLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6360 039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Unknown | Vertigo 6360 039LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Timeless Time 733LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Timeless Time 733LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Be With Records BEWITH127LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | UK | Be With Records BEWITH127LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Vertigo 6360 039LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Canada | Vertigo 6360 039 / Vertigo 6360-039LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Solar Plexus are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 039, SFX-7402) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360039 1Y//1∇420 1 1 4 04 and 6360039 2Y//1∇420 1 1 4 04. 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.
