Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1977
Mirage was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 10 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.
XX 0701 440 S 1 JONZ E 1Runout, side A - variant 1
0701 440 S 2 E 1Runout, side B - variant 1
XX 0701 440 S 1 JONZ D 1Runout, side A - variant 2
0701 440 S 2 A 1Runout, side B - variant 2
X X 0701 440 S1 JONZ 1 KSide A
0701 440 S 2 1 LSide B
XX 0701 440 S 1 JONZ 1 IRunout side A
0701 440 S 2 1 0Runout side B
I - 6 ILPS 9461 A1 JONZ EGRunout side A, variant 1
I - 8 ILPS 9461 B1 EGRunout side B, variant 1
I - 8 ILPS 9461 A1 2 JONZ EGRunout side A, variant 2
I - 8 ILPS 9461 B1 1 EGRunout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9461 A-1USide A
ILPS 9461 B-1USide B
5009461-A-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Island Records L 36276 / Island Records L-36,276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Benelux | Ariola 28633 ETFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Benelux | Ariola 28633 ETFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | EMI 2C 068-98870First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | EMI 9461LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1977 | France | EMI 2C 068-98870 / Island Records 2C 068-98870First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 0060.040 / Brain 60.040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 0060.040 / Brain 60.040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 60.040 / Brain 0060.040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 60.040 / Brain 0060.040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain 0060.040 / Brain 60.040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Island Records 14C 064-98870First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Island Records 14C 064-98870LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80871First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Brain 22S-28LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Thunderbolt THBL 033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | South Korea | Brain 841 352-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Revisited Rec. SPV 304031 LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Brain 5789306 / Universal Music Group 5789306LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | EMI 2C 068-98870LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | EMI 2C 068-98870LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 0060.040 / Brain 60.040LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Mirage are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1977 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Germany, UK, Portugal, Australia and more. One of them is Brain 60.040, released April 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60.040, ILPS 9461, 5009 461, L 36276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XX 0701 440 S 1 JONZ E 1 and 0701 440 S 2 E 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.
