Vinyl pressings
by Orchester James Last · 1978
Classics Up To Date 5 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.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 14 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.
2371 910 S 1 N27 320 AE 2Run-out side A, version 1
2371 910 S 2 N27 320 1 CRun-out side B, version 1
2371 910 S 1 N27 320 BL 2Run-out side A, version 2
2371 910 S 2 = 2 320 AY 1Run-out side B, version 2
2371 910 S1 N27 320 4 24Runout side A
2371 910 S2 N27 320 1.4 24Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Polydor 38 231LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Austria | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor 2371 940First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Polydor LP-75198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 34 947 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor MP 3105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Polydor 2371 910First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Polydor 2371910 / PGP RTB LP 5959LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2371 910LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris XL 175 013LP | LP |
26 vinyl pressings of Classics Up To Date 5 are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Polydor 2371 910.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2371 910, 2371 940, LP-75198, MP 3105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2371 910 S 1 N27 320 AE 2 and 2371 910 S 2 N27 320 1 C. 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.
