Vinyl pressings
by Mandrill · 1975
Beast From The East was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T \ UA-LA-577-1 ② [s: KENDUN] -B- [s: A] MCRCVariant 1: Runout A, etched/stamped
T\ UA-LA-577-2 ① [s: KENDUN] -A- [s: C7] LM♡ MCRCVariant 1: Runout B, etched/stamped
T\ UA-LA-577-1 ① [s: KENDUN] -A- [s: C] MCRCVariant 2: Runout A, etched/stamped
T \ UA-LA-577-2 ① [s: KENDUN] -A- [s: A] LM♡ MCRCVariant 2: Runout B, etched/stamped
UA-LA-577-1 (Set 2) (4) (2) Kendun -B- MC RCSide A runout
UA-LA-577-2 (Set 1) (2) (1) Kendun -A- LM(Heart) MC RCSide B runout
UA-LA-577-1 (Set 1) ① (2) Kendun -A- MC RC 22Side A Runout
UA-LA-577-2 (Set 3) ② Kendun -B- KR LM(heart) MC RC 22Side B
UA–LA–577–1 ① KENDUN –A- MCRC 01 #Variant 1: Runout A, etched/stamped
UA–LA–577–2 (3) KENDUN –B- 2 MCRC LM♡ #Variant 1: Runout B, etched/stamped
UA-LA-577-1 (SET 4) [Artisan logo] Re 1 BMC AR OP#Side A runout
UA-LA-577-2 (SET 4) Re 1 [Artisan logo] BMC AR 82#Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records 29 920 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | India | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80448First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80448First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29920 / United Artists Records (UA LA 577)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577 Re1LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Venezuela | United Artists Records UA-LA577-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Beast From The East are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA577-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA577-G, UAS 29920, 29 920 XOT, LLS-80448) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T \ UA-LA-577-1 ② [s: KENDUN] -B- [s: A] MCRC and T\ UA-LA-577-2 ① [s: KENDUN] -A- [s: C7] LM♡ MCRC. 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.
