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Vinyl pressings

Pyramid

by The Alan Parsons Project · 1978

144 pressings35 countriesSymphonic RockProg RockPop RockArt Rock

Pyramid was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Pyramid

60 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 29 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.

UK

May 26, 1978
Label and catalog number
Arista SPART 1054
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

SPARTY 1054 A // 2 E 1 4 11 "Chris Blair" 15Side A runout, variant 1

SPARTY 1054 B // 2 E 1 4 2 "Pyramid" 15Side B runout, variant 1

SPARTY 1054 A // 1 E 1 1 1 2 "Chris Blair"Side A runout, variant 2

SPARTY 1054 B // 1 E 1 1 6Side B runout, variant 2

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US

June 1978
Label and catalog number
Arista AB 4180
Format
LP, Album · Terre Haute Press
Runout / matrix

AB-4180-A-2 ʙʟ⍂ɪʀ 7 B1 T2Variant 1 - A Side Etch

AB-4180-B-2 ∆ 7 A3 T2Variant 1 - B Side Etch

T1 AB 4180 A BL∆IR (12)Variant 2 - A Side Etch (12 is in circle)

T2 AB-4180-B-2 ∆ 7Variant 2 - B Side Etch

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US

June 1978
Label and catalog number
Arista AB 4180
Format
LP, Album · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

AB-4180-A-1A SXT B BL△IR S S1Side A runout, variant 1

AB-4180-B-1B SXT A? [Pyramid Symbol] Ⓢ S2Side B runout, variant 1

AB-4180-A-1A SXT B BL△IR ⑬ SXT E?Side A runout, variant 2

AB-4180-SB-1A IT COLUMBIA NYSide B runout, COLUMBIA NY stamped, variant 2

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US

June 1978
Label and catalog number
Arista AB 4180
Format
LP, Album · Santa Maria Press
Runout / matrix

1S AB-4180-A-1A BL△IR ⑬ E 6Side A etched

1S AB-4180-SB SM-2 Az A2Side B etched

(AB 4180 SA)Side A Label

(AB 4180 SB)Side B Label

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US

1978
Label and catalog number
Arista AB 4180
Format
LP, Album · All Disc Pressing
Runout / matrix

AB4180A HUB4 AD BL∆IR 17 77A side runout

AB-4180B AD ∆16 77B side runout

AB 4180 SAA side label parenthesized

AB 4180 SBB side label parenthesized

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US

1978
Label and catalog number
Arista AB 4180
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

AB-4180-A-1A BL∆IR 5A side etch, variant 1

AB-4180-B-1A ∆➅B side etch, variant 1

AB 4180 A BL∆IR 17A side etch, variant 2

AB 4180 B ∆ 16B side etch, variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 144 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s72 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978ArgentinaArista 8562 / Arista AB 4180First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978AustraliaArista SPART.1054First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978Australianot on labelFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978AustraliaArista SPART-1054 / Arista SPART.1054First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BelgiumArista SPART 4C 058-60792First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BelgiumArista 4C 058-60792First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BoliviaArista BOLP-416 / EMI International BOLP-416First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978BrazilArista 31C 064 60792First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978CanadaArista AB 4180First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978CanadaArista AB 4180First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978ColombiaArista 18(0931)00127First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978ColombiaEMI 11608First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978FranceArista 2C 068 60792LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1978FranceArista 2C 068 60792First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978GermanyArista 1C 064-60 792 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-60 792First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 72 pressings from the 1970s
1980s30 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980EcuadorArista 860004LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1980EcuadorArista 860004-5LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1980GermanyArista 201 129LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980GermanyArista SPART 1054 / Arista 201 129LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1980ItalyArista ARS 39017LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980SpainAriola I-201129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980SpainAriola I-201129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980JapanArista 20RS-34LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981IsraelArista BAN 174180LP, AlbumLP, Album
1981MexicoArista LAE-353LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainAriola I-201129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainAriola I-201129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainArista XF-301447LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982EcuadorArista 860004-5LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1982NetherlandsArista S201129LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 30 pressings from the 1980s
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990EuropeArista 208 983LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP335 / Arista MOVLP335LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2020s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024EuropeCooking Vinyl COOKLP842LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024EuropeCooking Vinyl COOKLP842BLUELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024EuropeCooking Vinyl COOKLP842GOLDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024EuropeCooking Vinyl COOKLP842GLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024NetherlandsCooking Vinyl COOKLP842LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024WorldwideCooking Vinyl COOKBOX84212", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Multichannel, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, CD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Multichannel, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited
2025WorldwideCooking Vinyl COOKLP842XXLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, NumberedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
Year unknown33 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaArista L 37210 / Arista L-37,210LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilArista 201 129LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilArista 104.8331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilArista 201 129LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilArista 201 129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaArista ALB6-8320LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaArista AB 4180LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeArista 201 129LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeArista 201 129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeArista SPART 1054LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeArista 208 983LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceArista 201 129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceArista 201 129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceArista 201 129LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyArista 28 419-0LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
All 33 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Voyager2:24
  2. A2What Goes Up...3:31
  3. A3The Eagle Will Rise Again4:20
  4. A4One More River4:15
  5. A5Can't Take It With You5:06
  6. B1In The Lap Of The Gods5:27
  7. B2Pyramania2:45
  8. B3Hyper-Gamma-Spaces4:19
  9. B4Shadow Of A Lonely Man5:34

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Pyramid are there?

144 vinyl pressings of Pyramid are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1978 and 2025.

When was Pyramid first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Arista SPART 1054, released May 26, 1978.

How do I tell if my copy of Pyramid is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPART 1054, AB 4180, AB4180, 8562) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPARTY 1054 A // 2 E 1 4 11 "Chris Blair" 15 and SPARTY 1054 B // 2 E 1 4 2 "Pyramid" 15. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Pyramid on vinyl worth?

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.

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