Vinyl pressings
by Pekka Pohjola · 1977
Keesojen Lehto 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.
4 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 3 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.
LRLP 219 A B V·2084·A1 [Utopia lyre symbol] SjSide A Runout, variant 1
LRLP 219 B B V·2084·B1 [Utopia lyre symbol] SjSide B Runout, variant 1
LRLP-219 A [Utopia lyre symbol] C V·2084·A1Side A Runout, variant 2
LRLP-219 B C V·2084·B1Side B Runout, variant 2
[lyre symbol] V·2084·A1Runout side A
V·2084·B1Runout side B
V 2084-ALabel side A
V 2084-BLabel side B
[lyre symbol] V·2084·A1Side A
V·2084·B1Side B
V·2084·A1 [Lyre Symbol]Side A runout, Variant 1
LRLP-219-B V·2084·B1Side B runout, Variant 1
LRLP 219 A B [Lyre symbol] Si V·2084·A1Side A runout, Variant 2
LRLP 219 B B [Lyre symbol] Si V·2084·B1Side B runout, Variant 2
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 | UK | Virgin V 2084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Virgin V 2084First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Finland | Love Records LRLP 219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Sweden | Love Records LRLP 219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Virgin VIP-4055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | Happy Bird 90133LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1981 | Germany | Happy Bird 90096 / Happy Bird B 90 096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Happy Bird 90133LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Happy Bird 90133 / Happy Bird B 90096LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Happy Bird 90133 / Happy Bird B 90 096LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Happy Bird B 90 096LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Love Records USLP-1-1101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Rare Bid BID 11002 / Bellaphon BID 11002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Italy | Bubble BLULP 1815LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Spinnaker SPI 2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Finland | Svart Records SVR32312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2015 | Finland | Svart Records SVR323LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | Svart Records SVR323LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Virgin V 2084LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
19 vinyl pressings of Keesojen Lehto are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Finland, UK, Sweden. One of them is Love Records LRLP 219, released March 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRLP 219, V 2084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRLP 219 A B V·2084·A1 [Utopia lyre symbol] Sj and LRLP 219 B B V·2084·B1 [Utopia lyre symbol] Sj. 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.
