Vinyl pressings
by Nico · 1968
The Marble Index was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
EKS 74029/A ALSide A Var.1
EKS 74029/B ALSide B Var.1
EKS 74029A-AL ARC 12/19/8Side A Var.2 etched in runout
EKS 74029B-AL ARC 12-14-8Side B Var.2 etched in runout
△12426 EKS 74029A-MON MR
△12426-X EKS 74029B-MON MR
EKS 74029A-AL ARC 10·318Side A etched
EKS 74029B-AL ARC 10·23-18Side B etched
EKL74029A-AL
EKL74029B-AL
EKS 74029A-ALSide A
EKS 74029B-ALSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Elektra EKS-74029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Elektra EKS-74029 / Elektra EKS 74 029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS.74029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKL 4029 / Elektra EKS-74029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74029First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKL 4029LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKS 74029LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Germany | Exulta 42 065 / Elektra EKS 74 029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Exulta 42 065 / Elektra EKS 74 029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Belgium | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1138 / Elektra MOVLP1138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Russia | Endless Happiness HE68005LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Domino REWIGLP145LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Domino REWIGLP145XMLP, Album, Reissue, 7" | LP, Album, Reissue, 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Elektra 42065LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Belgium | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Benelux | Elektra 42065 / Elektra ELK 42065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42.065LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra 42065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Elektra ELK 42.065LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 42.065LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sundazed Music LP 5131LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
31 vinyl pressings of The Marble Index are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-74029, released September 19, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-74029, EKL 4029, EKS.74029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS 74029/A AL and EKS 74029/B AL. 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.
