Vinyl pressings
by Magnum · 1979
Magnum II 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.
6 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 2 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.
JET-LP-222-A-3Runout, side A, variant 1
JET-LP-222-B2 LPRunout, side B, variant 1
JET-LP-222-A-3 ARunout, side A, variant 2
LP JET-222-B2 BRunout, side B, variant 2
JET-222-A2Side A
JET-222-B2Side B
B LP NICKW JET-222-A2A-Side Runout Etching
B LP JET-222-B2B-Side Runout Etching
C LP NICKW JET-222-A2A-Side Runout Etching
D LP JET-222-B2B-Side Runout Etching
B LP NICKW JET-222-A2Side A
LP JET-222-B2Side B
20-JET-222-1A-1Runout A, stamped
20-JET-222-1B-2Runout B, stamped
ѳRunout A&B, etched
JET LP 222-1Label A
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 | Europe | Jet Records JET LP 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 222LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET-222LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Scandinavia | Sonet SLP-3129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | FM WKFMPD 119LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | FM WKFMLP 119 / FM Revolver Records WKFMLP 119LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-885LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2781LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-885LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2781LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Magnum II are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Europe. One of them is Jet Records JET LP 222.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JET LP 222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JET-LP-222-A-3 and JET-LP-222-B2 LP. 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.
