Vinyl pressings
by Logic System · 1981
Logic was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ETP-90068-A 1S 13 〄 2-7Stamped in runout, Side A
ETP-90068-B 1S 7 〄Stamped in runout, Side B
ETP-90068-APrinted on label, Side A
ETP-90068-BPrinted on label, Side B
EMC 3375 A-1 3 IVariant 1 Runout Side A
EMC 3375 B-1 3 I NICKZVariant 1 Runout Side B
EMC 3375 A-1 4 IVariant 2 Runout Side A
EMC 3375 B-1 6 I NICKZVariant 2 Runout Side B
78026-A1Runout, side A, variant 1
78026-B1Runout, side B, variant 1
78026-A1 C 1Runout, side A, variant 2
78026-B1 2 1Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | EMI EMC 2737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI 1A 064-78026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | India | EMI EMC 3375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | EMI 1A K162Z-83236 / EMI 1A K162Z-83237First year12", Album, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Album, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1981 | Philippines | Toshiba Records ETP-90068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | EMI EMC 3375 / EMI OC 062-78 026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Express ETP-90068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Express ETP-90068First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | EMI 10 C 064-078026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | EMI 10 C 064-078026LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Italy | EMI 1A K162Z-8323612", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan | Express PROT-7104 / Universal Music Group PROT-7104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Logic are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Japan, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Express ETP-90068, released June 5, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ETP-90068, EMC 3375, EMC 2737, 1A 064-78026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ETP-90068-A 1S 13 〄 2-7 and ETP-90068-B 1S 7 〄. 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.
