Vinyl pressings
by Santa Esmeralda · 1978
Beauty was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 24 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.
PHI 9101180 A CIDIS 9101180 ARunout side A, variant 1
PHI 9101180 B CIDIS 9101180 BRunout side B, variant 1
PHI 9101180 A CIDIS A 5 9101180 ARunout side A, variant 2
PHI 9101180 B DM CIDIS A 2 9101180 BRunout side B, variant 2
PHI 9101180 A CIDISRunout side A
PHI 9101180 B DM CIDISRunout side B
Matrix Side A: NBLP-7109-AS
Matrix Side B: NBLP-7109-BS
NBLP-7109-AS T-2 AZ❀ SD T1Side A, etched & stamped
NBLP-7109-BS T-2 AZ❀ CTH ∧ T1Side B, etched & stamped
NBLP-7109-ASSide A, label
NBLP-7109-BSSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Philips 9120316 / Philips 6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Philips 9120 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Philips 9101 180 / Fauves Puma 9101 180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Philips 9120 316 / Philips 9120.316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Foreign Exchange Records FE 221043 / Fauves Puma FE 221043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Philips LP-30140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Finland | Philips 9101 180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Philips 9101180 / Fauves Puma 9101180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Philips 9101 180First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Philips 9101 180 / Philips 9101180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Philips 9120 316 / Fauves Puma 920 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Philips 9120 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Philips 9120 316LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Italy | Philips 9120 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Philips RJ-7509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-2077LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
32 vinyl pressings of Beauty are listed here, from 25 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Philips 9101180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9101180, 9101 180, NBLP 7109, NBLP 7109 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHI 9101180 A CIDIS 9101180 A and PHI 9101180 B CIDIS 9101180 B. 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.
