Vinyl pressings
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · 1976
The Penthouse Tapes was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
9102007 1Y//2 E 11 5 HTM.Variant 1: side A runout
9102007 2Y//4 E 11 2 HTM.Variant 1: side B runout
9102007 1Y//1 E 12 3 HTM.Variant 2: side A runout
9102007 2Y//4 E 11 8 HTM.Variant 2: side B runout
9102007 1Y//1 E 12 6 HTMSide A Runout, variant 1
9102007 2Y//4 420 04 12 8Side B Runout, variant 1
9102007 1Y//1 E 12 11 HTMSide A Runout, variant 2
9102007 2Y//4 420 04 11 5Side B Runout, variant 2
9102007 1Y//2 E 6 HTMSide A runout
9102007 2Y//4 ▽420 04 1 3Side B runout
9102 007.1Side A label
9102 007.2Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Finland | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Vertigo 9103 205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Vertigo 9102 007 / Philips 9102 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Vertigo 6370 413 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7092First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6370 413First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Sahara Records SAH 112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Samurai SAH 112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6370 413LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of The Penthouse Tapes are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Australia, Austria, Brazil and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 007, TOPS 121, 6370 413, 9103 205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9102007 1Y//2 E 11 5 HTM. and 9102007 2Y//4 E 11 2 HTM.. 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.
