Vinyl pressings
by Stone The Crows · 1972
Ontinuous Performance was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 12 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.
2391043 A//1 1 1 5 PECKIESide A run-out, variant 1
2391043 B//1 1 1 1 PORKYSide B run-out, variant 1
2391043 A//1 1 1 1 0 PECKIESide A runout, variant 2
2391043 B//1 1 1 8 PORKYSide B runout, variant 2
POLP-80349-1A IAM STERLING RLRunout, side A
POLP-80350-1A IAM STERLINGRunout, side B
POLP 80349Label, side A
POLP 80350Label, side B
POLP- 80349- 1A IAM STERLING RLSide A runout
POLP- 80350- 1A IAM STERLINGSide B runout
POLP 80349Side A label
POLP 80350Side B label
MX167595A
MX167596B
200 2391043 A1 JFSide A runout
200 2391043 B1 JFSide B runout
2391013-ASide A run-out
2391013-BSide B run-out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Polydor 2391 043 / Polydor 2391043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2391043LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Italy | Polydor 2391 043 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Polydor MP 2300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2391 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2391 043LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Polydor PD 5037 / Polydor PD-5037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Akarma AK 300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP2003 / BGO Records BGOLP 2003LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Repertoire Records REP2443 / Repertoire Records V336LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Polydor PD 5037 2391 043LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Ontinuous Performance are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Polydor 2391 043.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2391 043, PD 5037, 2391 043 L, MP 2300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2391043 A//1 1 1 5 PECKIE and 2391043 B//1 1 1 1 PORKY. 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.
