Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1974
Blackdance was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 4 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.
st-1051-A B2 2 0664.500 S12Runout side A, variant 1
st-1051-B 0664.500 S2 PF C1Runout side B, variant 1
br. 1051-A E 2 0664.500 S12Runout side A, variant 2
st-1051-B 0664.500 S2 PF 1CRunout side B, variant 2
CA 2003 A-1U GA 1Runout Side A stamped, variant 1
CA 2003 B-1U GO 3Runout Side B stamped, variant 1
CA 2003 A-1URunout Side A stamped, variant 2
CA 2003 B-1URunout Side B stamped, variant 2
SMX.45109 .2A.Side A
SMX.45110 .2A.Side B
VIR 840045 A CIDIS ARunout stamped A side
VIR 840045 B CIDIS A2Runout stamped B side
XBLY 840.045 1Label A side
XBLY 840.045 2Label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Virgin L 35295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Virgin 840 045 / Virgin XBLY 840.045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Caroline Records CA 2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Brain brain 1051 / Metronome brain 1051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Virgin 840045LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 840 045 / Virgin XBLY 840.045LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 840 045 / Virgin XBLY 840.045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain 1051 / Metronome 1051LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Virgin YX-7023-VRLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Benelux | Virgin 27044 / Virgin 27 044 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Benelux | Virgin 27 044 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Benelux | Virgin CA 2003 / Virgin 27 044 ETLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain 1051 / Metronome 1051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Virgin 27044 / Virgin 27 044 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Virgin 27044 / Virgin 27 044 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Virgin 2933 726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Brain 0060.406LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIP-4173LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 23LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Brain 5789247LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1051 / Metronome 1051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 0001 051 / Brain brain 1051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1051 / Metronome 1051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Caroline Records ORL 8176LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 23LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin 200611LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Blackdance are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, UK, Australia, France. One of them is Brain brain 1051, released June 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use brain 1051, CA 2003, L 35295, 840 045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, st-1051-A B2 2 0664.500 S12 and st-1051-B 0664.500 S2 PF C1. 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.
