Vinyl pressings
by Minnie Riperton · 1975
Adventures In Paradise 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.
24 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
p PAL 33454 1C 1 TML-M 1CRunout, side A, variant 1
TML-S p PBL 33454 1H 1 D1Runout, side B, variant 1
PAL 33454 1A TML-MRunout, side A, variant 2
PBL 33454 1A TML-SRunout, side B, variant 2
PAL 33454-2B A4 \ SSide A runout [variant 1]
PAL 33454-2A A \ SSide B runout [variant 1]
PAL 33454-2B A3 \ SSide A runout [variant 2]
PBL 33454-2A A3 \ SSide B runout [variant 2]
TI PAL 33454 1F B4 TML-M 0Side A, runout variant 1
TI PBL 33454 1F B14 0 TML-SSide B, runout variant 1
TI PAL 33454 1E A-2 TML-S oSide A, runout variant 2
TI PBL 33454 1F B-2 TML-SSide B, runout variant 2
TI PAL 33454 1E A 21 TML-S oSide A runout Etched
TI PBL 33454 1F B 18 o TML-SSide B runout Etched
AL 33454Label A-side
BL 33454Label B-side
T1 PAL 33454-2ERunout, side A
1T PBL 33454-2FRunout, side B
AL 33454Label A-side
BL 33454Label b-side
PAL 33454-2D B PRunout, side A
PBL 33454-2H I AZ❀ BRunout, side B
AL 33454Label A-side
BL 33454Label b-side
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 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3725 / Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Epic 144143First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 69142 / Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 69142 / Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-54 / Epic ECPO 54First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-54First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Epic KSF-7023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 80875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 69142 / Epic S EPC 69142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33454First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 12005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan | Epic UIJY-75054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Minnie Riperton) EP 33454LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Minnie Riperton) EP 33454LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records LEX-9364 / Capitol Records SN-16146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin 00019LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
34 vinyl pressings of Adventures In Paradise are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Epic PE 33454.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 33454, PEQ 33454, EPC 69142, ELPS 3725) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p PAL 33454 1C 1 TML-M 1C and TML-S p PBL 33454 1H 1 D1. 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.
