Vinyl pressings
by Soft Machine · 1975
Bundles 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.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SHSP 4044 A-1USide A runout, stamped, variant 1
SHSP 4044 B-1USide B runout, stamped, variant 1
SHSP 4044 A-1U G 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
SHSP 4044 B-1U A 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
SHSP 4044 A-1URunout A-side, stamped
SHSP 4044 B-1URunout B-side, stamped
EKAY 30488 1S 1A 5 10 △ PRunout side A
EKAY 30489 1S 1A 7 E 2 △ PRunout side B
SHSP 4044 ARunout A-side, stamped
SHSP 4044 BRunout B-side, stamped
[AREACEM stamp] YPARTX 80 249 1 50130 A M6 305535 2Runout side A, stamped
YPARTX 80 250 1 M6 305536 2 [AREACEM stamp] 50130 BRunout side B, stamped
50.130 A (yPartx 80.249)Label side A
50.130 B (yPartx 80.250)Label side B
YP ARTX 80 249 1 50 1 30 A M6 30 5535 2Side A runout
M6 30 5536 2 50 130 B YPARTX 80 250 1 [Scratches]Side B runout
50.130 A yPartx 80.249Side A label
50.130 B yPartx 80.250Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Harvest SHSP 4044 / Harvest 8369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 130 / Atlantic 50.130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 130 / Atlantic 50.130First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 130 / Atlantic 50.130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-96 356 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-96 356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | Harvest 2J062-96356First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS-80222First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS-80222First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 062-96356First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 062-96356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Harvest SHSP 4044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Harvest 1 J 62-96356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA NEN 00020 / Neon NEN 00020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA NEN 00020 / Neon NEN 00020First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4044 / Harvest 0C 062 o 96356First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 283LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Cherry Red Phonograph crp107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Esoteric Recordings ECLECLP2196LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | Europe | Esoteric Recordings ECLECLP 2196LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Harvest SHVL 1034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50 130LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Harvest 1C 062-96 356 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-96 356LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Italy | RCA NL 74699LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Bundles are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Italy, Argentina, France and more. One of them is Harvest SHSP 4044, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHSP 4044, NEN 00020, 50 130, 1C 062-96 356) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHSP 4044 A-1U and SHSP 4044 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.
