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Jiří SchelingerSim-sala-bim • Formule

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Sim-sala-bim • Formule

by Jiří Schelinger · 1974

13 pressings1 countryHard RockPop RockGlamRock

Sim-sala-bim • Formule 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Sim-sala-bim • Formule

1 pressing came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.

Czechoslovakia

1974
Label and catalog number
Supraphon 1 43 1735
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

H 0529/A ARunout stamp A

H 0530/A BRunout stamp AA

H 0529Label A

H 0530Label AA

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 1735First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1974CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1975CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1976CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 43 17357", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress

Tracklist

  1. ASim-sala-bim3:42
  2. AAFormule2:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sim-sala-bim • Formule are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Sim-sala-bim • Formule are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1974 and 1976.

When was Sim-sala-bim • Formule first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon 1 43 1735.

How do I tell if my copy of Sim-sala-bim • Formule is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1 43 1735) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H 0529/A A and H 0530/A B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sim-sala-bim • Formule on vinyl worth?

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.

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