Vinyl pressings
by Quartz · 1978
Quartz 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.
21 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
LDA20341A2Runout side A, Variation 1
9V 78001B2Runout side B, Variation 1
M.P.P.V. 9V 78001A2 LDA 20341A1 JONZRunout side A, Variation 2
M.P.P.V. 9V 78001B2 LDA 20341 B1Runout side B, Variation 2
MARLIN2216-A-AM STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
MARLIN2216-B-AM STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
MARLIN-2216-A-AM STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
MARLIN-2216-B-AM S T E R L I N G 2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
MARLIN-2216-A-PRC-1-1-11 PRCSide A runout
MARLIN-2216-B-PRC-1-1-11 PRCSide B runout
STERLINGStamped in runouts
MAR-2216-ASide A label
MARLIN-2216-A-TK STERLINGEtched side A except STERLING stamp
MARLIN-2216-B-TK STERLINGEtched side B except STERLING stamp
MAR-2216-A-RB S-6433 STERLINGA-Side runout
MAR-2216-B-RB S-6434 STERLINGB-Side runout
Mar-2216-AA-side label
Mar-2216-BB-side label
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 | Brazil | Vogue VGLP-12224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Vogue VO. 15009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | Vogue 22(0131)00018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Vogue LDA 20341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Decca 6.23514 / Decca 6.23514 AOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40041 / Music-Box M. BOX 40041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | Vogue LDA 20341First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Derby DBR 20064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Vogue EDI 60431 / Musart EDI 60431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Vogue VFP 11First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | Vogue VGC 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Vogue S 60.032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Vogue S 60.032First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Marlin MARLIN-2216 / Marlin MARLIN 2216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Quartz are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Vogue LDA 20341.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LDA 20341, NSPL 28261, MARLIN-2216, VGLP-12224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LDA20341A2 and 9V 78001B2. 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.
