Vinyl pressings
by Puhdys · 1976
Rock'N' Roll Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year. 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.
8 55 513 - 1A K76 W NTRunout side A, variant 1
8 55 513 - 2A K76 W NTRunout side B, variant 1
8 55 513 - 1A K76 W NT Λ1D3 KRunout side A, variant 2
8 55 513 - 2A K76 W NT Λ1D3 · Λ 3Runout side B, variant 2
8 55 513 - 1B F78 W NT A2A-side runout stamped
A 78 W NT A1 3 D7B-side runout stamped
8 55 513 - 1A K 76 W NT Λ1B3 Г ПRunout A, stamped
8 55 513 - 2A K 76 W NT Λ4 Г. TRunout B, stamped
8 55 513 - 1A K76 W NTA-side runout stamped
8 55 513 - 2A K76 W NTB-side runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Hansa 28 718 OTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978 / AMIGA 9116 0978LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978 / AMIGA 9116 0978LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978 / AMIGALP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978 / AMIGA 9116 0978LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0978 / AMIGA 9116 0978LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Rock'N' Roll Music are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1976 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in German Democratic Republic (GDR). One of them is AMIGA 8 55 513.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8 55 513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8 55 513 - 1A K76 W NT and 8 55 513 - 2A K76 W NT. 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.
