Vinyl pressings
by Supertramp · 1975
Crisis? What Crisis? 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.
62 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 19 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.
AMLH-68347-A2A Side Runout
AMLH-68347-B2B Side Runout
AMLH.68347.A3 1 6 CA Side Runout Variant
AMLH.68347.B3 2 1 BB Side Runout Variant
AMLH·68347·A2 2 1 RAYSRunout side A
AMLH·68347·B2Runout side B
AMLH 68347-A-2 B RAYSRunout side A variant 3
AMLH 68347-B-1 4 TRIDENTRunout side B variant 3
AMLH-68347-A4Runout, side A, stamped, var. 1
AMLH-68347-B3Runout, side B, stamped, var. 1
AMLH-68347-A4Runout, side A, stamped, var. 2
AMLH-68347-B-5 ALLENRunout, side B stamped/etched, var. 2
AMLH 68347 A1 TRIDENTRunout side A, etched / stamped variation 1
AMLH 68347 B1 TRIDENTRunout side B, etched / stamped variation 1
AMLH 68347 A2 RAYSRunout side A, etched / stamped variation 2
AMLH 68347 B1 TRIDENTRunout side A, etched / stamped variation 2
AMLH.68347.A4 :.Side A Runout (stamped)
AMLH.68347.B3 1CSide B Runout (stamped)
†AMLH.68347-A†Side A Label
AMLH 68347-BSide B Label
AMLH·68347·A2 RAYS ΛSide A, runout, stamped, [RAYS etched], variant 1
AMLH·68347·B1 TRIDENT D 7Side B, runout, stamped, [TRIDENT etched], variant 1
AMLH·68347·A2 0 /\ RAYSSide A, runout, stamped, [RAYS etched], variant 2
AMLH·68347·B1 3 TRIDENT CSide B, runout, stamped, [TRIDENT etched], variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | A&M Records 8383First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L35,725 / A&M Records AMLH 68347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35725 / A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2159 / A&M Records SA&M-2159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4560 / A&M Records SP-4560LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-4560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68347LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 123LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records LP 394 560-1 / A&M Records 394 560-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records LP 394 560-1 / A&M Records 394 560-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Brazil | A&M Records 394560-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | A&M Records LP 394 560-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | A&M Records 00602475456193 / UMe 00602475456193LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L35725 / A&M Records SP-4560LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 170.043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 170043 / A&M Records 170.043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 97407 / A&M Records SA&M-2159LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69947LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69947LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69947LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69947LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 123 / A&M Records 68347LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68347 / A&M Records SP4560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 123 / A&M Records AMLH 68347LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68347 / A&M Records SP4560LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68347 / A&M Records SP4560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
148 vinyl pressings of Crisis? What Crisis? are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 68347.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 68347, SP-4560, 8383, 20.149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH-68347-A2 and AMLH-68347-B2. 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.
