Vinyl pressings
by Mark-Almond · 1978
Other Peoples Rooms was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SP-759-SM2 TML-SRunout side A, variant 1, Etched, TML-S Stamped
SP-760-SM1 TML-MRunout side B, variant 1, Etched, TML-M Stamped
T SP-759-T4 TML-S ASide A, variant 2-Etched
TI SP-760-TI TML-M A6Side B, Variant 2-Etched
SP-759-P2 TML-SRunout side A, variant 1
SP-760-P2 TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
SP-759-P1 TML-MRunout side A, variant 2
SP-760-P1 TML-MRunout side B, variant 2
SP-759-SM2 TML-SRunout side A variant 1
SP-760-SMI TML-MRunout side B variant 1
Ƨ S SP-759-SM2 TML-S A4Runout side A variant 2
1S SP-760-SM1 TML-MRunout side B variant 2
SP-759-SM2 TML-S S2Runout side A, variant 1, Etched, TML-S Stamped
SP-760-SM1 TML-M S2Runout side B, variant 1, Etched, TML-M Stamped
Promotional Copy Not For Sale SP-730 / Stereo (SP-759)Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Horizon L 36730 / A&M Records C 36730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Horizon L36730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Horizon SP-730First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | Horizon SP-730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Horizon AMLJ 730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Horizon AMLJ 730First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | Horizon AMLJ 730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Guatemala | Horizon SP-730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | A&M Records HOZ-6001 / Horizon HOZ-6001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | A&M Records HOZ-6001 / Horizon HOZ-6001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLJ 730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Horizon L 36730 / A&M Records L 36730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | A&M Records AMLJ-730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Horizon AMLJ 730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | South Korea | A&M Records SP-730 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-RA 359LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Horizon LP 390730-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | A&M Records 424 628-1 / Planeta-Agostini 424 628-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1991 | Germany | A&M Records 390 730-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Horizon 730LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 390 730-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Horizon L 36730 / A&M Records L 36730LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Other Peoples Rooms are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Horizon SP-730.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-730, AMLJ 730, L 36730, L36730) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-759-SM2 TML-S and SP-760-SM1 TML-M. 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.
