Vinyl pressings
by Larry Coryell · 1973
The Real Great Escape was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P V SD79329A- -1ARunout side A, variant 1
PVSD79329B-1ARunout side B, variant 1
P V SD79329A- -1ARunout side A, variant 2
VSD79329B-1A P BRunout side B, variant 2
V SD79329A--1AA Side Stamped
VSD79329B-1AB Side Stamped
VSD79329A-1D \TSide A runout
V SD79329B--1C \TSide B runout
VSD 79329 A PR M/SRunout side A
VSD 79329 B PR M/SRunout side B
VSD-79329-ALabel side A
VSD-79329-BLabel side B
VSD79329A-1C \SRunout side A
VSD79329B1B \SRunout side B
VSD-79329-ALabel side A
VSD-79329-BLabel side B
V SD79329A -1AA Side etched
VSD79329B -1AB Side etched
VSD-79329-AA Side label
VSD-79329-BB Side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Vanguard VSD79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Vanguard VSD 23019 / Vanguard 519 058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Vanguard 519 058 / Vanguard 519058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Vanguard 1 C062–94 808 / EMI Electrola 1 C062–94 808First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Vanguard SR 3162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Vanguard VAC 79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSD-79329 / Vanguard VSD · 79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Vanguard VSD-79329First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Vanguard VSD-79329LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79329LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of The Real Great Escape are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79329.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79329, VSD 79329, VSD79329, VSD 23019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P V SD79329A- -1A and PVSD79329B-1A. 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.
