Vinyl pressings
by Pussycat · 1977
Souvenirs 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.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
5C064-25565-A// 31661-2-YRunout side A
5C064-25565-B// 31662-2-XRunout side B
5C 064-25565-Alabel side A
5C 064-25565-Blabel side B
5C064-25565-A// 31661-2-YRunout, side A, etched
5C064-25565-B// 31662-2-XRunout, side B, etched
5C 064-25565-Alabel, side A
5C 064-25565-Blabel, side B
4C056-25565-A2 FPRun-out side A
4C056-25565-B2Run-out side B
4 C 064-25565 ALabel side A
4 C 064-25565 BLabel side B
5C064-25565-A// 31661-2-YRunout, side A, etched
5C064-25565-B// 31662-2-XRunout, side B, etched
5C 064-25565-Alabel, side A
5C 064-25565-Blabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | EMI EMC-2577 / EMI EMC.2577First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | EMI 4C065.25565First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Belgium | EMI Belgium 4C 064-25565First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Chantecler 4.21-404-003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-25 565 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-25 565First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | India | EMI EMC-E-1037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | EMI Holland 5C 064-25565 / EMI 5C 064.25565First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | EMI EMCS 2016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 064-25565 / EMI 5C 064.25565First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCS 6129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | EMI 7C-064 25565First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(L) 5099 / EMI EMCJ (L) 5099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Souvenirs are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI Holland 5C 064-25565.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 064-25565, EMCS 2016, EMC-2577, 4C065.25565) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C064-25565-A// 31661-2-Y and 5C064-25565-B// 31662-2-X. 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.
