Vinyl pressings
by The Allman Brothers Band · 1979
Enlightened Rogues was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 15 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.
A-5 / AS-CPN-0218-1-KL Criteria MFSide A runout variant 1
A-1 / BS-CPN-0218-2-KL Criteria MFSide B runout variant 1
A-2 / AS-CPN-0218-1-KL Criteria MFSide A runout variant 2
A-2 / BS-CPN-0218-2-KL Criteria MFSide B runout variant 2
2S AS-CPN-0218-1-CSM B Criteria MF-IISide A Runout, Variant 1
S2 BS-CPN-0218-1-CSM Criteria MF [indecipherable] 3Side B Runout, Variant 1
S2 AS CPN-0218-3-CSM Criteria MF D1Side A Runout, Variant 2
S1 BS CPN-0218-3-CSM A Criteria MF 1Side B Runout, Variant 2
T1 AS-CPN-0218-1-CTH Criteria MFRunout variant 1, side A etched, Criteria stamped
T1 BS CPN0218-2-CTH Criteria MFRunout variant 1, side B etched, Criteria stamped
T2 AS-CPN-0218-1-CTH Criteria MFRunout variant 2, side A etched, Criteria stamped
T2 BS-CPN-0218-1-CTH Criteria MFRunout variant 2, side B etched, Criteria stamped
AS CPN-0218-2-CP Criteria MFSide A runout, variant 1
BS CPN-0218-1-CP Criteria MFSide B runout, variant 1
AS CPN-0218-3-CPSide A runout, variant 2
BS CPN-0218-3-CPSide B runout, variant 2
CPN-0218-A/SSide A Label
CPN-0218-B/SSide B Label
AS-CPN-0218-1-PRC-R-1-1 Criteria MFSide A runout variant 1
BS-CPN-0218-1-PRC-R-1-1 Criteria MFSide B runout variant 1
AS-CPN-0218-1-PRC-R-1-11 Criteria MFSide A runout variant 2
BS-CPN-0218-1-PRC-R-1-11 Criteria MFSide B runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Capricorn Records CPN 0218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Capricorn Records 2429 185LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Greece | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6646First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6646 / Capricorn Records SCAP-6061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capricorn Records 2429 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Capricorn Records 24 29 185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Capricorn Records POLD 5016 / Capricorn Records 2476 145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0218 / Capricorn Records CPN-0218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Polydor 23MM 0095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Mercury 00602547813398 / Universal Music Group International 00602547813398LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Mercury B0024693-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Polydor 24 29 185LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor 831 589-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Enlightened Rogues are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CPN-0218, released February 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPN-0218, CPN 0218, POLD 5016, 2429 185) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-5 / AS-CPN-0218-1-KL Criteria MF and A-1 / BS-CPN-0218-2-KL Criteria MF. 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.
