Vinyl pressings
by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 · 1967
Equinox was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 15 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.
SP41433̶ 4 1Side A runout, variant 1
SP4144-A9 |||||||||||Side B runout, variant 1
SP4143-A7 AIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
SP4144-A7 |||||||||||Side B runout, variant 2
LP ̶A̶M̶ 143 I A3 PRunout A
LP ̶A̶M̶ 144 I A 3 PRunout B
LP 143Label A
LP 144Label B
SP-4143-B-2 [Monarch (MR) logo] △10364Run out side A etched exc. (MR) logo stamped
SP-4144-B-2 [Monarch (MR) logo] △10364-XRun out side B etched exc. (MR) logo stamped
SP-4143Side A label matrix
SP-4144Side B label matrix
SP-4143 1B oSide A runout etched, Variant 1
SP 4144 1A oSide B runout etched, Variant 1
SP 4143 - 1 B̷ I o D4Side A runout etched, Variant 2
o SP 4144 - B̷ - 1A I C2Side B runout etched, Variant 2
A&M-LP-143 (MR) △10369A-side runout
A&M-LP-144 (MR) △10369-XB-side runout
oP SP 4143 -A7 AIIIIISide A runout, variant 1
SP4144- B8 A||/|/||||||Side B runout, variant 1
SP-4143 1BSide A runout, variant 2
SP-4144 1ASide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Unknown | A&M Records SAM 015 (SP-4122)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932297First yearLP, Album, Stereo, White Label | LP, Album, Stereo, White Label |
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records AML-32,297First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Brazil | Fermata FB-184 / A&M Records FB-184LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4122(D) / A&M Records SP-4122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4122(D) / A&M Records SP-4122LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | Chile | Producciones Fermata LF-121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | A&M Records SAMX 340.557First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | A&M Records 212 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | A&M Records 212 007First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | A&M Records SP 4122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | A&M Records SP 4122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | A&M Records AML 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Mexico | Tizoc TAMS 9022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | A&M Records SP-4122LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1972 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 64122LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Universal Summit SRA250.166 / Mayfair SRA-250-166LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7062LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Pickwick SPC-3725 / Pickwick SPC 3725LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Pickwick SPC-3725 / Pickwick SPC 3725LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Pickwick spc-3725LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | A&M Records SP-4122 / A&M Records A & M 122LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2002 | Germany | A&M Records SP-4122LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Mayfair SMF66-9921LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records LP 122(C) / A&M Records SP 4122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records LP 122 (C)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4122 / A&M Records SP-4122(D)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records SP-4122 / A&M Records A & M 122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | A&M Records SP-4122LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 85 050 ITLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 212 007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | Litratone 212007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | A&M Records SP 4122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Horizon HZ63 / A&M Records SAML-932,297LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1570LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
72 vinyl pressings of Equinox are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1967 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4122.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4122, LP 122, SP 4122, LP-122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP41433̶ 4 1 and SP4144-A9 |||||||||||. 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.
