Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1976
Leftoverture 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.
38 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
S2 AL-34224-1E STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
S BL-34224-1D STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
1S AL-34224-1E STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
S5 BL-34224-1E o STERLING C3Side B runout, variant 2
S1 SX AL-34224-1E o STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
P BL-34224-1B STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
AL-34224X STERLING B 9Side A runout, variant 2
BL-34224 STERLING Λ PSide B runout, variant 2
S5 AL-34224-1G A1 STERLINGSide A runout
P BL-34224 STERLING oSide B runout
AL 34224Side A label
BL 34224Side B label
T1 AL-34224 STERLINGSide A Runout
T1 BL-34224-1C STERLINGSide B Runout
AL 34224Side A Label
BL 34224Side B Label
AL-34224-PK A-2Etched Side A
BL-34224-PK A1Etched Side B
STERLING "Union Jack" symbolStamped both sides
AL 34224Side A Label
AL - 34224 STERLINGSide A, variant 1, etched exc. STERLING stamp
BL - 34224 STERLINGSide B, variant 1, etched exc. STERLING stamp
AL-34224-1B STERLINGSide A, variant 2, etched exc. STERLING stamp
BL-34224-1B STERLINGSide B, variant 2, etched exc. STERLING stamp
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 | Argentina | Epic 147053 / Epic 147.053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PZ 34224 / Kirshner PZ 34224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Kirshner PZ 34224 / Kirshner 34224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Kirshner WPZ 34224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | Epic 19076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Epic 81728 / Epic EPC 81728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Epic EPC 81728 / CBS 81728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 311First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234908First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | CBS Columbia S.E. 8419 / CBS Columbia SE-8419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Taiwan | 雅音 AR-5006LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | UK | Epic EPC 81728 / Epic S EPC 81728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Kirshner KIR 81728 / Kirshner S KIR 81728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Kirshner HZ 44224 / Kirshner 44224LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Kirshner HZ 44224 / Kirshner 44224LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Kirshner HZ 44224 / Kirshner 44224LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records JZ 34224 / Kirshner JZ 34224LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2008 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records JZ 34224 / Kirshner JZ 34224LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 34224 / Kirshner FRM 34224LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 34224LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | Sony Music COM 247LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Italy | Sony Music COM 247LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic 465557 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 81728LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 81728 / Epic EPC 81728LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Epic EPC 81728 / Epic 465557 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Epic 81728 / Epic EPC 81728LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Epic EPC 81728LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 510LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Epic EPC 465557-1 / Precio Redondo EPC 465557 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5176LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Kirshner 34224 / Kirshner JZ 34224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kirshner 34224 / Kirshner PZ 34224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kirshner PZ 34224 / Kirshner 34224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kirshner 34224 / Kirshner PZ 34244LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 33409LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Kirshner JZ 34224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
83 vinyl pressings of Leftoverture are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1976 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Kirshner PZ 34224, released October 21, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 34224, JZ 34224, 34224, EPC 81728) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S2 AL-34224-1E STERLING and S BL-34224-1D STERLING. 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.
