Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1978
The Montreux Album 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.
21 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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.
SRKA 6757 A-1U [Lyre symbol]Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
SRKA 6757 B-1USide B runout, stamped, variant 1
SRKA 6757 A-1U M P 3 [Lyre symbol]Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
SRKA 6757 B-1U R P 3 [Lyre symbol]Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
SRAKA.6759A MAXICUTSide 1 stamped
SRAKA.6759B MAXICUTSide 2 stamped
61505 A 21 M6 324928 1Runout side A
61505 B 21 M6 324929 1Runout side B
F 666 632 – 1ASide 1
F 666 632 – 2ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | RAK SRAK-6759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | RAK SRAK.6759First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | France | RAK 2C 070-61 505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | RAK F 666.632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | RAK 1C 064-61 505 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | RAK 1C 064-61 505 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-61 505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | Columbia 14C 062-61505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | RAK SRKA 6757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | RAK SRKA 6757First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | RAK ERS-81170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RAK ERS-81170First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 062-61505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 062-61505LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RAK SRKA 6757First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Nigeria | RAK SRKA 6757First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П94 RAT 30795LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2654LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2654LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Ariola 211027LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Malaysia | Galaxie GG - 78 - 143LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Music Girl US 6102LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
33 vinyl pressings of The Montreux Album are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1978 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is RAK SRKA 6757.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRKA 6757, RS-1-3045, SRAK-6759, SRAK.6759) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRKA 6757 A-1U [Lyre symbol] and SRKA 6757 B-1U. 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.
