Vinyl pressings
by The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields · 1974
The Academy In Concert was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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.
2YEA 5017-2 P 1Runout Side A, Stamped
2YEA 5018-2 O 1Runout Side B, Stamped
2YEA.5017Label - Side A, in parentheses
2YEA.5018Label - Side B, in parentheses
2YEA 5017-2 P 1Runout Side A, Stamped
2YEA 5018-2 O 1Runout Side B, Stamped
SI-37044-GI MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1 runout
S-2-37044-RI #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 2 runout
S1.37044-G7 (appears to have the name 'gene' etched) stamped "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" A
S2.37044-G3 (appears to have the name 'gene' etched) stamped "MASTERED BY CAPITOL"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 3017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 063-02 503First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 063-02 503 / EMI Electrola 1 C 063-02 503First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 66 562 0 / EMI Electrola 66 562 0LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Japan | Angel Records EAC-50163First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 063-02503First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 063-02 503 / His Master's Voice 5C 063-02503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 063-02 503First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 3017 / His Master's Voice ASD. 3017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3017 / His Master's Voice ASD. 3017First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Angel Records R134533 / Angel Records R 134533LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Angel Records S-37044 / EMI S-37044First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | US | Angel Records S-37044First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02503 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 02.503LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Hi-Q RECORDS HIQLP034LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02503 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 02.503LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1 C 065 10 2503LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-02503 / EMI 3C 065-02503LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-02503 / EMI 3C 065-02503LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3017 / His Master's Voice 0C 063 - 02 503LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-37044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of The Academy In Concert are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3017, S-37044, OASD 3017, 1 C 063-02 503) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 5017-2 P 1 and 2YEA 5018-2 O 1. 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.
