Vinyl pressings
by Red Rider · 1983
Neruda was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
ST-1-12226- Z6 KPG/MCA. ◎Runout side A, variant 1
ST-2-12226- Z6 KPG/MCA. ◎Runout side B, variant 1
ST-1-12226- Z6 KPG/MCA. ◎Runout side A, variant 2
ST-2-12226- Z6① KPG/MCA. ⦾Runout side B, variant 2
ST-I-I2226-Z5 KPG/MCASide A runout (etched)
ST-2-I2226-Z5 KPG/MCASide B runout (etched)
(Capitol Logo)Both Sides runout (stamped)
ST-I-I2226-Z6① KPG/MCASide A runout (etched) variant 2
ST-1-12226 Z1 #1Run-out area A-side [hand-etched]
ST-2-12226 Z1 #2Run-out area B-side [hand-etched]
KPG/MCARun-out area both sides [hand-etched]
ST-1-12226 Z1 #2 KPG/MCA 0A side runout, var. 1
ST-2-12226 Z1 #2 KPG/MCA 0B side runout, var. 1
ST-1-12226 Z1 #1 KPG/MCA 0A side runout, var. 2
ST-2-12226 Z1 #1 KPG/MCA 0B side runout, var. 2
ST-1-12226 G-8 zor —◁ ER MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A etched, variant 1
ST-2-12226-Z4 #2 KPG/MCA —◁Side B etched, variant 1
ST-1-12226 G-8 Ⓧ zor ─◁ ER MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A etched, variant 2
ST-2-12226-Z3 #2 KPG/MCA —◁Side B etched, variant 2
ST-1-12226 Z1 #2 KPG/MCA 0Run-out area A-side [hand-etched]
ST-2-12226 Z1 #1 KPG/MCA 0Run-out area B-side [hand-etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512226LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12226First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7660 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7660 1 / FameFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Capitol Records 1c 038-15 7660 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81585First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81585First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | Capitol Records ST-12226First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1983 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 080-400153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records ST-12226 / Capitol Records ST 12226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-12226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 512226 / Capitol Records ST 5 12226LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 66166 / Capitol Records ST 12236LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 66166LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Neruda are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Canada, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12226.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12226, 1A 064-400153, 1C 038-15 7660 1, ECS-81585) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12226- Z6 KPG/MCA. ◎ and ST-2-12226- Z6 KPG/MCA. ◎. 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.
