Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1975
Specs Appeal 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.
17 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
YAX 4902-1 P G 2Runout stamp side A, var 1
YAX 4903-2 O 1Runout stamp side B, var 1
YAX 4902-1 RTK 2Runout stamp side A, var 2
YAX 4903-2 VGL 1Runout stamp side B, var 2
YAX 4902-1 P G 2Runout stamp side A, var 1
YAX 4903-2 O 1Runout stamp side B, var 1
YAX 4902-1 RTK 2Runout stamp side A, var 2
YAX 4903-2 VGL 1Runout stamp side B, var 2
EMC 3066 A 1 HRunout Stamp Side A
EMC 3066 B 1 HRunout Stamp Side B
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 | Australia | EMI EMC. 3066First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Colombia | EMI 11447First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | EMI 2C 064-05816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | EMI 2C 064-05816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-05 816 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-05 816First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | EMI EMC 3066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS 80198First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 062-05816First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-058 16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Peru | Parlophone LPD-2010 / Decibel LPD-2010First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | EMI EMC 3066First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Singapore & Malaysia | EMI EMC 3066 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 05816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | EMI 1 J 062-05816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | EMI EMC 3066 / EMI OC 062-05816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Finland | EMI EMC 3066 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 05816First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | EMI EMC 3066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Specs Appeal are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Finland, Scandinavia, Australia and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3066, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3066, EMC. 3066, 11447, 2C 064-05816) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4902-1 P G 2 and YAX 4903-2 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.
