Vinyl pressings
by Pilot · 1974
From The Album Of The Same Name was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
YAX 4833-3Side A, stamped, variant 1
YAX 4834-3Side B, stamped, variant 1
YAX 4833-3 H G 1Side A, stamped, variant 2
YAX 4834-3 O G 1Side B, stamped, variant 2
YAX 4833-1Side A
YAX 4834-1Side B
YAX 4833-1Side A, stamped
YAX 4834-1Side B, stamped
Wly ST1-11368 F1 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side A Runout, variant 3
Wly ST2-11368 F1 #̷32 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side B Runout, variant 3
ST 1-11368Side A Label
ST 2-11368Side B Label
Wly ST-1-11368 F2 #2 . —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A
Wly ST-1-11368 F2 #2 . —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B
ST 1-11368Label A
ST 2-11368Label B
Wly 1-11368-F-3 • 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A etch / 1 ✲ MASTERED stamped
Wly 2-11368-F-3 • 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B etch / 2 ✲ MASTERED stamped
Wly 1-11368-F-3 : 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2Variant 2 - Runout A etch / 1 ✲ MASTERED stamped
Wly 2-11368-F-3 • 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 2 - Runout B etch / 2 ✲ MASTERED stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | EMI 6722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMC.3045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | EMI EMC 8018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | EMI ST-11368First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-05 675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 1 C 056-05 675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | EMI EMS-80103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-05675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | World Record Club E 3217 / EMI EMC 3045LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Peru | EMI ELD 02.21.350 / Iempsa ELD 02.21.350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | EMI EMC 3045 / EMI 0C 062 ○ 05675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(L) 5026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | EMI EMC 3045 / EMI 0C 062 ○ 05675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | EMIFirst yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
25 vinyl pressings of From The Album Of The Same Name are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3045, ST-11368, 6722, EMC.3045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4833-3 and YAX 4834-3. 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.
