Vinyl pressings
by Joe Beck · 1975
Beck was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
RVG·98781·A-2 VAN GELDERRunout side A
RVG·98781·B-2 VAN GELDERRunout side B
RVG 98781 A-1 xT VAN GELDER ARunout side A
RVG 98781 B-2 xT VAN GELDER ARunout side B
RVG 987S1 A-1 VAN GELDER SA runout
RVG 987S1 B-2 VAN GELDER SB runout
RVG 98781 AA label
RVG 98781 BB label
KU 21 A//2▼420 05 1 1 5Side A runout stamped
KU 21 B//2▼420 05 1 1 5Side B runout stamped
RVG 98781-a -5side 1
RVG 98781-b-6side 2
KU-21-A PFRunout side A, etched
PF KU-21-BRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Kudu KU-21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Kudu KU 21First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CTI Records GP 3018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Kudu LAX-136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Kudu KU 21 S1 / Kudu KU-21 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Kudu KU 21 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Kudu KU 21 / Kudu KU-21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 21 S1 / Kudu KU-21 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 21 S1 / Kudu KU-21 S1First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 8002LP | LP |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 8002LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 8002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 8002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 8002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | Kudu S 60.803 / CTI Records S 60.803LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | CTI Records CTI 9028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Kudu 0000021LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Beck are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Kudu KU 21 S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU 21 S1, KU 21, KU-21, GP 3018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG·98781·A-2 VAN GELDER and RVG·98781·B-2 VAN GELDER. 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.
