Vinyl pressings
by The Tony Williams Lifetime · 1969
Emergency! Volume Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.
[etched] ̸P̸O̸L̸P̸ ̸8̸0̸0̸1̸2̸ POLP - 80011 [stamped] STERLING A 3Runout side A
[etched] POLP 8001 ̷1̷ 2 [stamped] STERLING Λ 4Runout side B
POLP 80011Label side A
POLP 80012Label side B
POLP 80011 (MR) △13877 SSLHSide A runout [etched, except (MR)]
POLP 80011 (MR) △13877-X SSLHSide B runout [etched, except (MR)]
POLP-80011 STERLINGSide A
POLP 80012 STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-4018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-4018First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-4018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | Polydor 2425016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2425.016 / Polydor 2425 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2425 016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2452 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Polydor 2452 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2425 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2425 016LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Emergency! Volume Two are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Polydor 24-4018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24-4018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [etched] ̸P̸O̸L̸P̸ ̸8̸0̸0̸1̸2̸ POLP - 80011 [stamped] STERLING A 3 and [etched] POLP 8001 ̷1̷ 2 [stamped] STERLING Λ 4. 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.
