Vinyl pressings
by Jane · 1974
III 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.
3 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
st-1048-A 0664.471 s1 PFRunout side A
st-1048-B 0664.471 s2 PFRunout side B
st-1048-a (0664.471 s 1)Label center, side A
st-1048-b (0664.471 s 2)Label center, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Germany | Brain brain 1048 / Brain 1048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Brain UPS-614-EBFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Brain UPS-614-EBFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8314LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Capitol Records 8314 / Capitol Records ST-11425LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Capitol Records ST-11425LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 11425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1048 / Brain brain 1048LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1048 / Brain brain 1048LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11425LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 1048 / Brain 0001.048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-726-EBLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Germany | Brain 06024 981299-4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain 27 668-3 / Brain 0900.079LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1048 / Brain 0001 048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1048 / Brain brain 1048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1048 / Brain 0001.048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1048 / Brain brain 1048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1048 / Brain brain 1048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain brain 1048LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of III are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, Japan. One of them is Brain brain 1048.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use brain 1048, UPS-614-EB) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, st-1048-A 0664.471 s1 PF and st-1048-B 0664.471 s2 PF. 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.
