Vinyl pressings
by Rory Gallagher · 1972
Live! In Europe was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 14 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.
2383112 A//2▽420 1 1 12 U4Side A variant 1
2383112 B//1 1Side B variant 1
2383112 A//2▽420 1 1 24 04Side A variant 2
2383112 B//1 1 1 9Side B variant 2
2383-112-A RE 2 A1Side A
2383-112-A RE 2 A1Side B
2383112 A//2▽420 1 1 3 1 04Variant 1, Side A stamped
2383112 B//1 1 3 2Variant 1, Side B stamped
2383112 A//2▽420 1 4 1 4Variant 2, Side A stamped
2383112 B//1 1 5 1 4Variant 2, Side B stamped
2383112^420 1 4 4 04Side A, variant 1
238112 B//1 15 1Side B, variant 1
2383112 A//2▽420 1 4 1 04Side A, variant 2
238112 B//1 15 8Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Ireland | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Ireland | Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Polydor 2383 112 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Polydor MP 2258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Polydor MP 2258First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Polydor 2383 112 L / Polydor 2383 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Polydor 2491 540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 647-320 / Chrysalis 202 647LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 647-320 / Chrysalis 202 647LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Benelux | Chrysalis 511257LP | LP |
| 1982 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1257LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 202 647LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Chrysalis CHYL 1257LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Chrysalis CHYL 1257LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Europe | Sony BMG Music Entertainment 88697 159351 / Capo 88697 159351LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP059 / Capo 88697 159351LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | UK & Europe | UMC 5797718LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK & Europe | Universal Music Recordings 5551170LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Polydor 2491 540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2480 106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2480 106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2383 112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2383 112LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2383 112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Chrysalis 511 257 / Chrysalis 51.1257LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2383 112LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2383 112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1257LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
64 vinyl pressings of Live! In Europe are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1972 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Polydor 2383 112.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2383 112, 2383-112, PD 5513, SW-94812) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2383112 A//2▽420 1 1 12 U4 and 2383112 B//1 1. 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.
