Vinyl pressings
by Kabaret Dudek · 1976
Upupa Epops 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.
9 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
S3X 1346 A-4 CRunout Side A, Stamped
S3X 1346 B CRunout Side B, Stamped
S3X 1347A JRunout Side C, Stamped
S3X 1347 B-2 CRunout Side D, Stamped
S3X 1346 A - 8 PRunout Side A, Stamped
S3X 1346 B - 4 CRunout Side B, Stamped
S3X 1347 A - 4 CRunout Side C, Stamped
S3X 1347 B - 5 PRunout Side D, Stamped
S3X 1346 A - 1 1 | = |Runout Side A, Stamped
S3X 1346 B - 7 K | IV |Runout Side B, Stamped
S3X 1347 A - 5 | = |Runout Side C, Stamped
S3X 1347 B - 1 1 KRunout Side D, Stamped
S3X 1346 A-4 C(Runout Side A, Stamped)
S3X 1346 B-4 C(Runout Side B, Stamped)
SX 1347 A-4 C(Runout Side C, Stamped)
S3X 1347 B-6 P(Runout Side D, Stamped)
S3X 1346 A - 3 CRunout Side A, Stamped
S3X 1346 B CRunout Side B, Stamped
S3X 1347 A JRunout Side C, Stamped
S3X 1347 B - 2 CRunout Side D, Stamped
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 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1347First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Upupa Epops are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Poland. One of them is Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1346-1347.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SX 1346-1347, SX 1346) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S3X 1346 A-4 C and S3X 1346 B C. 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.
