Vinyl pressings
by Renaissance · 1975
Scheherazade And Other Stories was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
BTM-1006-A-3E AIE MRunout Side A variant 1
BTM-1006-B-1E ABF MRunout Side B variant 1
BTM-1006-A-4E AIA MRunout Side A variant 2
BTM-1006-B-1E ABP M tone 5875Runout Side B variant 2
BTM-1006-A-4B A1 AC WSide A, variant 1
BTM-1006-B-1E A4F W Tone 5875Side B, variant 1
BTM-1006-A-4E A1 AB WSide A, variant 2
BTM-1006-B-1E A2AY W Tone 5875Side B, variant 2
IT SASD-7510-A-1 STERLING RL B3A-Side Runout
IT SASD-7510-B-1 BB-Side Runout
SASD-7510-AA-Side Label
SASD-7510-BB-Side Label
1T SASD-7510-A-1 RLSide A Runout Etched
STERLING BSide A Runout Stamped
1T SASD-7510-B-1Side B Runout Etched
ASide B Runout Stamped
SASD-7510-A STERLINGRunout side A
SASD-7510-BRunout side B
SASD-7510-ACenter label, A-side
SASD-7510-BCenter label, B-side
1 S SASD-7510-A - 1A STERLING RL BZRunout, side A, variant 1
1 S SASD-7510-B - 1ARunout, side B, variant 1
1 S SASD-7510-A 1A STERLING RL A3Runout, side A, variant 2
1 S SASD-7510-B 1A A[illegible #]Runout, side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1-4024 / BTM Records BTM-1006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Sire 9147-7510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | RCA Victor BTM 1006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | RCA Victor BTM 1006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | BTM Records BTM 1006 / RCA 26.21554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | RCA Victor BTM 1006 / BTM Records BTM 1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RCA VPL-1 4024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | RCA Victor BTM 1006 / BTM Records BTM - 1006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Korea | Sire HM 139LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1975 | Turkey | RCA BTM 1006 / RCA 683First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | BTM Records BTM 1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | BTM Records BTM 1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Sire SASD-7510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Sire SA-7510LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Sire SASD-7510 / Sire SA-7510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-099LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Repertoire Records V 132 / Repertoire Records REP 2237LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | RCA PL 70 283 / BTM Records PL 70283LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | BTM Records BTM 1006 / BTM Records 26.21554 ASLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA PL 70283LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | BTM Records BTM 1006 / RCA 26.21554LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA BTM 1006 26.21554LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | BTM Records BTM 1006 / RCA 26.21554LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | BTM Records BTM 1006LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sire SR 6017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Sire SR 6017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire SASD-7510LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade And Other Stories are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is BTM Records BTM 1006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTM 1006, SASD-7510, VPL1-4024, 9147-7510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTM-1006-A-3E AIE M and BTM-1006-B-1E ABF M. 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.
