Vinyl pressings
by Styx · 1975
Equinox 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.
43 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
T1 AM SP 4855 RE-1 T3 ΛA Side etch, var 2 [Λ stamped]
T1 AM SP 4856 RE-1 T2 D4B side etch, var 2 [D stamped]
SP4855-RE-1-1 T1 TML-S A 3D T1Side A variant 4 all etched except stamped A
SP4856-T1 TML-M T1Side B variant 4 all etched
AM SP4855 RE-1 P3A Side Etch
2S AM SP 4856 RE-1 S1 CRC SXB Side Etch - the 2 is upside down and "CRC" is scratched out
T S AM SP4855 RE-1 T4A Side Etch
AM SP 4856 RE-1 P4B Side Etch
SP4855-RE1-3T TML-M T1A Side Etch exc ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamp
2S AM SP 4856 RE-1 S1 CRC SXB Side Etch - the 2S is upside down and "CRC" is scratched out
P SP4855-RE-1-M2 TML-M MR △20204Side A runout
SP 4856-M2 TML-M MR △20204-X Columbia Santa MariaSide B runout
SP-4855Side A label
SP-4856Side B label
AM SP4855 RE-1 P3A Side Etch
2S AM SP 4856 RE-1 P4B Side Etch
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 | A&M Records 8313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35770First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35770 / A&M Records AML.35770LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4559First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-4559LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-3217 / A&M Records SP-4559LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | A&M Records SP-4559 / A&M Records SP-3217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 393 217-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | South Korea | A&M Records SP 4559 / A&M Records SEL-RA 350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | A&M Records B0022029-01 / UMe B0022029-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69934 / A&M Records SP-4559LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4559LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 393 217-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4559LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
75 vinyl pressings of Equinox are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4559, released December 1, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4559, SP-3217, AMLH 64559, 8313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AM SP 4855 RE-1 T3 Λ and T1 AM SP 4856 RE-1 T2 D4. 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.
