Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1975
Picture Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 2 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-1067-A" 0664. 699 S12 PF 1 ESide A, variant 1
St-1067-B" 0664. 699 S22 PF 1 GSide B, variant 1
St-1067-A" 0664. 699 S12 PF 1 CSide A, variant 2
St-1067-B" 0664. 699 S22 PF 1 GSide B, variant 2
33. 007 A YD1A side runout
33. 007 B YD1B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | Clementine Disques CLE 33007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain 1067 / Brain brain 1067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Benelux | Ariola 27 583 XAT / Ariola 27 583 ETLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Isadora ISA 9007 / Clementine Productions ISA 9007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Brain UXP-677-EBLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Brain UXP-677-EBLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1067 / Brain 1067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Gramavision 18-7021-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | France | Spalax Music LP 14123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Brain 5789286 / Vertigo 5789286LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Isadora ISA 9007 / Clementine Productions ISA 9007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 0040.146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain 0001.067 / Brain 1067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 0040.146LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain brain 1067 / Brain 1067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1067 / Brain brain 1067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain BRAIN 1067 / Brain 1067LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Gramavision 18-7021-1LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Picture Music are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, France. One of them is Brain 1067, released January 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1067, CLE 33007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, St-1067-A" 0664. 699 S12 PF 1 E and St-1067-B" 0664. 699 S22 PF 1 G. 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.
