Vinyl pressings
by Jon Lord · 1976
Sarabande was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
TPSA 7516 A-1 Nick W. H 1Runout side A, variant 1
TPSA 7516 B-1 Nick W. H 1Runout side B, variant 1
TPSA 7516 A-1 Nick W. RΛ 1Runout side A, variant 2
TPSA 7516 B-1 Nick W. PG 2Runout side B, variant 2
TPSA 7516 A-1 NICK WSide A runout, stamped/etched
TPSA 7516 B-1 NICK WSide B runout, stamped/etched
TPSA 7516 A-1 NICK W. G 1Side A runout, variant 2
TPSA 7516 B-1 A 1 NICK W.Side B runout, variant 2
97 943 A-1-0 KENDUNRunout Side A, variant 1
97 943 B-2-0 KENDUNRunout Side B, variant 1
97 943 A-1-0 KENDUN ARunout Side A, variant 2
97 943 B-2-0 -HARVEY BUCH- B KENDUN -A-Runout Side B, variant 2
97943-A 16-11-76 1Runout Side A
97943-B 16-11-76 1Runout Side B
3C 064-97943 ALabel Side A
3C 064-97943 BLabel Side B
TPSA 7516ARunout Side A
TPSA 7516B-2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Purple Records TPSA 7516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Purple Records 1C 064-97 943LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Germany | Purple Records 1C 064-97 943 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-97 943LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 064-97 943 / HÖR ZU 1C 064-97 943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Purple Records 2J 062-97943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Polydor MWF 1017First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Polydor 2310492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Polydor 2310 492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Purple Records TPSA 7516 / Purple Records 0C 064 ◦ 97943First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Purple Records TPSA 7516LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | Purple Records TPSA 7516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LS846LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | France | Purple Records 2C 066-97 943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | HÖR ZU 1C 062-97 943 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-97 943First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Purple Records 3C 064-97943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Line Records OLLP 5332LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Ear Music 0214173EMULP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 1C 064-97 943LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00124 JLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 1C 064-97 943LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Purple Records 1C 064-97 943LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | HÖR ZU 1C 064-97 943 / HÖR ZU 1C 064 - 97 943LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Purple Records 2J 062-97943LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Sarabande are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, France, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Purple Records TPSA 7516.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPSA 7516, 2C 066-97 943, 1C 062-97 943, 3C 064-97943) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPSA 7516 A-1 Nick W. H 1 and TPSA 7516 B-1 Nick W. H 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.
