Vinyl pressings
by La Bionda · 1979
Bandido was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 16 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.
LPX 30 A1Runout area side A
LPX 30 BRunout area side B
LPX 30. A AZ CBRunout area side A, variant 2 (AZ CB - etched)
LPX 30 B AZ CBRunout area side B, variant 2 (AZ CB - etched)
200391 A-1/79SRunout side A, variant 1
200391 B-1/79SRunout side B, variant 1
200391 A-1/79S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
200391 B-1/79S II Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA AVSL-4667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA AVSL-4667First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA VPL1 4133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Ariola 200 391 / Ariola 200 391-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Baby Records BALP 12398 / Baby Records BALP-12398First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | Baby Records 275004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Les Disques Motors 2473 212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Ariola 38 365 3LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Greece | Philips 6331 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Philips 6331 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | Orange OBAY 1036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Baby Records LPX 30First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Philips RJ-7592First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Philips RJ-7592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Baby Records LPX 30 / Ariola LA-144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | Ariola 200 391 / Ariola 200 391-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Turkey | Yankı YP 681LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Promus LPPS - 20245LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Bandido are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Italy, Germany, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Baby Records LPX 30.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPX 30, 200 391, AVSL-4667, VPL1 4133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPX 30 A1 and LPX 30 B. 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.
