Vinyl pressings
by Jon & Vangelis · 1983
Private Collection was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 22 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.
POLH 4 A//1▽420 S 11 4 STRAWBERRYRunout, variant 1, side A
POLH 4 B//1▽420 S 11 1 STRAWBERRYRunout, variant 1, side B
POLH 4 A//2▽420 S 11 2 STRAWBERRYRunout, variant 2, side A
POLH 4 B//1▽420 S 11 1 STRAWBERRYRunout, variant 2, side B
422-813174-1AS-PRC-C 2-111 MCR SESide A Runout
422-813174-1BS-PRC-C2-1-1-1 MCR SESide B Runout
422·813174·1 AS MCR Joe A-2 ⟷Side A runout
422·813174·1 BS MCR Joe A-1 ⟷Side B runout
27016 A 1SSide A
27016 / BSide B
813-174-1 ASide A, runout, etched, variant 1
100 813-174-1 BSide B, runout, etched, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Unknown | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Argentina | Polydor 813 174 - 1 / Polydor 27016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Polydor 813 174-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Polydor 81317415 / Polydor 813 174-1 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Polydor PDS-1-6373First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Polydor 813 174-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 813 681-1 / Mercury 813.681-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 813 174-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Polydor 813174-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | Polydor POLH 4 / Polydor (813 174-1)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | Polydor 813 174-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Polydor 813 174-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM-0297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0297First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | Polydor LPR 16477First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | Polydor 813 174-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Polydor 813 174-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Private Collection are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1983 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Polydor POLH 4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POLH 4, 813 174-1, 813 174-1 Y-1, 813 174 - 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLH 4 A//1▽420 S 11 4 STRAWBERRY and POLH 4 B//1▽420 S 11 1 STRAWBERRY. 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.
