Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1978
"X" was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.1) SST 1 ESide A, variant 1
0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.2) SST 1 USide B, variant 1
0080.023-2-(0702.551 S.3) SST 1 PSide C, variant 1
0080.023-2-(0702.551 S.4) SST 1 LSide D, variant 1
0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.1) SST 1A ABRunout side A, hand-etched
0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.2) 1 SST A ERunout side B, hand-etched
0080.023-2 (0702.551 S.3) SST AK 1Runout side C, hand-etched
0702 551 S4=2 0080023 320 AU 1Runout side D, stamped
0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.1) SST 1A A BRunout side A, variant 1
0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.2) SST 1 A ERunout side B, variant 1
0080.023-2 (0702.551 - S.3) SST 1 A FRunout side C, variant 1
0080.023-2 (0702.551- S.4) SST 1 A CRunout side D, variant 1
CP. 26374-A1137401-1-4Side A run-out area
CP. 26374-B1137402-1-4Side B run-out area
CP. 26375-A1137403-2-4Side C run-out area
26375-B1137404-1-4Side D run-out area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 0080.023 / Brain 0080.023-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 27 221-1 / Brain 0080.023LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Italy | Ricordi International ASMIR 23502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Ariola 26 376 XBTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 0080.023 / Brain 0080.023-2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Brain 0080.023 / Brain 0080.023-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Brain 0080.023-2 / Brain 0080.023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Gramavision 18-7024-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Revisited Rec. SPV 304041 2LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Brain 5789291 / Universal Music Group 5789291LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of "X" are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Italy, Netherlands. One of them is Brain 0080.023, released September 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0080.023, ASMIR 23502, 26 376 XBT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.1) SST 1 E and 0080.023-2-(0702.550 S.2) SST 1 U. 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.
