Vinyl pressings
by Jamiroquai · 1993
Emergency On Planet Earth was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year, in 4 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.
01 474069 20 1A1 ASide A runout
01 474069 20 1B1 TY2 ASide B runout
01 474069 20 11C TY2 ASide C runout
01 474069 20 1D1 TY2 ASide D runout
AL 53825-1ASide A etched
BL53825-1ASide B etched
237.009- BLabel Side D
1-474069Label Side D
01-474069-20DLabel Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brazil | Chaos LP 237.008-9/1-474069 / Chaos 1-474069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Spain | Sony Soho Square 474069 1 / Orenda 474069 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Europe | Sony Soho Square 474069 1 / Orenda 474069 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | US | Columbia C 53825First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Sony Soho Square 474069 1 / Simply Vinyl SVLP 267LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP267LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP729LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP729 / Sony Music MOVLP729LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Sony Music 88985453881 / Legacy 88985453881LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Sony Music 19658702311 / Legacy 19658702311LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Japan | Epic SIJP 1185-6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Emergency On Planet Earth are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1993 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in Europe, US, Brazil, Spain. One of them is Sony Soho Square 474069 1, released June 14, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 474069 1, C 53825, LP 237.008-9/1-474069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 474069 20 1A1 A and 01 474069 20 1B1 TY2 A. 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.
