Vinyl pressings
by Spirit · 1969
1984 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
p(stamped/inverted) AF-ZS7-128-1 dS(scribed, signed 'd' appears scripted)A side deadwax
dS(scribed, signed 'd' appears scripted) p(stamped/inverted) AF-ZS7-128-2(scribed)B side deadwax
ZS7 128-1Side A label
ZS7 128-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS BA-221721First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZS7-128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4773First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZS7-128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZS7-1287", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Ode Records ZS7-1287", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 4773Single, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Malaysia | CBS 2-6027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 47737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 47737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 47737", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS 47737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 366-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 366-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Mercury MER 151 / Mercury 818 366-7Single, 7", 45 RPM, Reissue | Single, 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Mercury MERX 151 / Mercury 818 366-112", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Ode Records ZS7-1287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of 1984 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Germany, Australia. One of them is Ode Records ZS7-128, released December 10, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7-128, 4773, BA-221721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped/inverted) AF-ZS7-128-1 dS(scribed, signed 'd' appears scripted) and dS(scribed, signed 'd' appears scripted) p(stamped/inverted) AF-ZS7-128-2(scribed). 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.
