Vinyl pressings
by Nazareth · 1975
Greatest Hits 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.
29 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 03Runout side A, variant 1, stamped
AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 13 03Runout side B, variant 1, stamped
AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 1 1 03Runout side A, variant 2, stamped
AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 1 15 03Runout side B, variant 2, stamped
AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 11 03Side 1
AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 14 03Side 2
AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 03Side 1
AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 15 03Side 2
AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 1 03Runout side A
AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 11 03Runout side B
6370 411.1Label side A
6370 411.2Label side B
AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 1 11 03Side A runout
AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 1 12 03Side B runout
6370 411.1Label side A
6370 411.2Label side B
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 | Vertigo 6370 411First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Austria | Vertigo 6370 411First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Austria | Vertigo 6370 411First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-9020First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records 10th Anniversary SP 9020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-9020First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 9020LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-9020First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 9103 203 / Vertigo 6370 411First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 9103 203First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Vertigo 9103203 / DidecaLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | NEMS NEL 6022First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Ireland | NEMS NEL 6022First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Israel | Vertigo 6370 411First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Vertigo 6370 411 AFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-9020LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | Brazil | Vertigo 6370 411LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | NEMS NEL 6022LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | NEMS NEL 6022LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | NEMS NEL 6022LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Venezuela | Polydor 20.052LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | South Korea | Sung Eum Limited SEL-RP 578 / Phonogram International B.V. 6370 411LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | UK | Sahara Records SAH-125LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP149LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Back On Black RCV113LPReissue, Limited Edition, Compilation, LP · Limited, Colored vinyl | Reissue, Limited Edition, Compilation, LP · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | UK | Back On Black RCV113LPLP, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Vertigo 6370 411LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Vertigo 6370 411LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69942LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-9020LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 9020LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 9020 / A&M Records SP-9020LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69942LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 9020LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69942LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69942LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69942LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69942LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 9103 203LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vertigo 9103 203LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6370 411LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
111 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1975 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Vertigo 6370 411.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6370 411, 6370 411 A, TOPS 108, SP-9020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6370 411 1Y1 670 03 and AA 6370 411 2Y1 670 13 03. 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.
