Vinyl pressings
by Le Pamplemousse · 1977
Le Spank 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.
10 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
097-(12 crossed out) 6032-B (097-12-754A crossed out) AZ △22765 (1) S-5217Side 1 runout etching
097-6032-B (097-12-754B crossed out) AZ S-5218 △22765-X (1)Side 2 runout etching
097-6032-ASide 1 label
097-6032-BSide 2 label
33-6032-Afrom A side label printed under Cat#
33-6032-Bfrom B side label printed under Cat#
33-(097 crossed out) 6032-A (097-12-754A crossed out)from A side etchings
33-(097 crossed out) 6032-B (097-12-754B crossed out)from B side etchings
097-6032-A 77Side A runout
097-6032-B 77Side B runout
0976032-ASide A label
0976032-BSide B label
097-6032-A 2Side A run-out area [Hand-etched]
097-6032-B X 2Side B run-out area [Hand-etched]
0976032-ASide 1 label
0976032-BSide 2 label
NSPL 28244 A-1◇MB-R2D2 GRunout Side 1 (etched)
NSPL 28244 B-1◇MB-C3PO 2 D Another Sky Walking Cut!Runout Side 2 (etched)
NSPL 28244 A-1◇MB-R2D2 1 CEtched runout, side A
NSPL 28244 A-1◇MB-C3PO 1 Another Skywalking cut! AEtched runout, side B
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 | Canada | AVI Records AVL 6032-V / AVI Records AVI 6032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 064-60 592 / EMI Electrola 1 C 064-60 592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Derby DBR 20033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Turkey | Yankı YP 645First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 28244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | AVI Records AVL-6032 / AVI Records AVI 6032LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | AVI Records AVI-6032 / AVI Records AVI6032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | AVI Records AVI-6032 / AVI Records AVI6032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | AVI Records AVL-6032 / AVI Records AVI6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | AVI Records AVI 6032-A / AVI Records AVL 6032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Top Tape TT-145LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | AVI Records GX 01-993LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | AVI Records S 60.121LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Le Spank are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is AVI Records AVI-6032.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AVI-6032, AVL-6032, AVI 6032-A, NSPL 28244) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 097-(12 crossed out) 6032-B (097-12-754A crossed out) AZ △22765 (1) S-5217 and 097-6032-B (097-12-754B crossed out) AZ S-5218 △22765-X (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.
