Vinyl pressings
by Mike Batt · 1977
Schizophonia 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.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
EPC 01-82001-1A-1Side A runout, variant 1
EPC 01-82001-1B-1Side B runout, variant 1
EPC 01-82001-2A-1Side A runout, variant 2
EPC 01-82001-1B-1Side B runout, variant 2
EPC-S-82001-A2Runout-Groove Side A
EPC-S-82001-B4Runout-Groove Side B
S EPC 82001 ALabel Side A
S EPC 82001 BLabel Side B
EPC-S-82001-A-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT ⋀Side A runout
EPC-S-82001-B-3 [etchings of a smiley face and a grumpy face] ⋀Side B runout
EPC-S-82001-A2Runout-Groove Side A, Variant 1
EPC-S-82001-B4Runout-Groove Side B, Variant 1
EPC-S-82001-A2 tone VRunout-Groove Side A, Variant 2
EPC-S-82001-B4 V toneRunout-Groove Side B, Variant 2
EPC-S-82001-A-2 B toneSide A runout
EPC-S-82001-B-4 V toneSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia PES 90435First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17193LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | CBS DNW 1996First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | Epic DNW 1996First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Epic EPC 82001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Epic EPC 82001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 82001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 82001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 82001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Epic 460208 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Epic COL 40057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Schizophonia are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Europe, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic EPC 82001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 82001, ELPS 3833, PES 90435, DNW 1996) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC 01-82001-1A-1 and EPC 01-82001-1B-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.
