Vinyl pressings
by John Cale · 1972
The Academy In Peril was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
31707-*-RE-1Variant 1: Side A Etched
MS 31408-1Variant 1: Side B Etched
31407-RE-1 MS-2079Variant 2: Side A Etched
MS 31408-1Variant 2: Side B Etched
31407-2̶-RE-1 PSide A, etched, exc. 'P'
MS 31408-1 PSide B, etched, exc. 'P'
31,407 RE-1Side A, label
31,408Side B, label
S 31407-RE-1 1B MS-2079-A A3Variant 1: Side A
S J 2079-B 31408-1BVariant 1: Side B
S 31407-RE-1 1B MS-2079-A A3Variant 2: Side A
S J 2079-B 31408-1B AVariant 2: Side B
T - 31407-RE-1-1 - MS-2079Runout, Side 1
T 1-1 - 31408-1-1Runout, Side 2
S 31 407-RE-1 1A MS-2079-ARunout A, Variant 1
MS-2079-B 31408-1BRunout B, Variant 1
S 31 407-RE-1 1A MS-2079-A A1Runout A, Variant 2
S J MS-2079-B 31408-1BRunout B, Variant 2
S 31407-RE-11B MS-2079-A A1Side A runout, var 1
S 1 2079-B 31408-1A A3Side B runout, var 1
S 31407-RE-11B MS-2079-A A1Side A runout, var 2
S 1 MS-2079-B 31408-1A A3Side B runout, var 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2079First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2079First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2079 / Reprise Records 2079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 182LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4m821LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Domino REWIGLP138LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP44212 / Reprise Records 44 212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP44212 / Reprise Records 44 212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP44212 / Reprise Records 44 212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP44212 / Reprise Records REP 44.212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of The Academy In Peril are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2079, released July 19, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2079, RS 2079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 31707-*-RE-1 and MS 31408-1. 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.
