Vinyl pressings
by Queen · 1986
Live Magic was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 19 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.
2406751-A1Side A runout stamped, variant 1
2406751-B2Side B runout stamped, variant 1
2406751-A2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
2406751-B1Side B runout stamped, variant 2
2406751-A4Side A
2406751-B1Side B
EMC 3519 A-1U-1-1-D Townhouse DMM DSide A runout all stamped except "TOWNHOUSE DMM", variant 1
EMC 3519 B-3U-1-21 D TSide B runout all stamped, variant 1
EMC 3519 A-1U-1-2-10 DSide A runout all stamped, variant 2
TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout all etched, variant 2
EMC 3519 A-1U-1- D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variation 1 & 3
EMC 3519 B-4U-1- DSide B runout, variation 1
EMC 3519 A-3U-1-2- D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variation 2
EMC 3519 B-3U-1-2-X1 D TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B runout, variant 2
2406751-A1 17-11-86Side A
2406751-B1 17-11-86 IΔSide B
2406751-A 17-11-86 IΔ MM.Side A
2406751-F 17-11-86 IΔ MM.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI 10006 / EMI 101 2406751First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI 101 2406751 / EMI 10006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI 062-24 0675-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI 062-24 0675-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMC.240675 / EMI EMC 240675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064240675First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records PJAS 6554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Colombia | EMI 111104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 1A 062-24 0675 1 / EMI 32 485 - 5LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 064-24 0675 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | EMI 24 0675 1 / EMI 2406751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | EMI 24 0675 1 / EMI 2406751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | EMI 240675LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Greece | EMI 064 2406751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | India | EMI EMC 3519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | EMI EKPL-0053 / EMI EMC 3519LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1998 | Germany | EMI PLP 062 24 0675 1LP, Picture Disc, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Not On Label (Queen) PLP 062 24 0675 1LP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | EMI PM8611-0LP, Album, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
40 vinyl pressings of Live Magic are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is EMI 24 0675 1, released December 1, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24 0675 1, 064-24 0675 1, EMC 3519, 64 2406751) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2406751-A1 and 2406751-B2. 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.
