Vinyl pressings
by Sailor · 1975
Trouble 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.
17 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 11 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.
EPC.S.69192.A1 ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
EPC.S.69192.B1 ARUNSide B runout, variant 1
EPC.S.69192.A1 8 D ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
EPC S 69192 B1 16 ARUN ASide B runout, variant 2
AL 34039-2A
BL 34039-2A
AL 34039-2B 1TSide A, stamped
BL 34039-2B 1TSide B, stamped
P PAL 34039-1E ASide 1 runout
P BL 34039-1D 1Side 2 runout
AL 34039Side 1 label
BL 34039Side 2 label
P AL 34039-1A P A3Side A Runout (all stamped)
P P BL 34039-1A A3Side B Runout (all stamped)
AL 34039Side A Label
BL 34039Side B Label
MX176740-B ELPS3757-1Side 1 runout
MX176741 ELPS3757-2Side 2 runout
MX176740Side 1 Label
MX176741Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic KE 34039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 69192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 69192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 69192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic 65 129 / Bertelsmann Club 65 129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Epic EPC 69192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-89First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-89First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Epic 69162First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 3757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Singapore | CBS/Sony JJSL 30085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 34039First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 34039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 34039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 69192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Trouble are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic EPC 69192, released November 7, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 69192, PE 34039, ELPS 3757, KE 34039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC.S.69192.A1 ARUN and EPC.S.69192.B1 ARUN. 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.
