Vinyl pressings
by Tim Blake · 1977
Crystal Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
YBARCX 84682 1 900545 A M6 319511 2A side runout, stamped
YBARCX 84683 2 900545 B M6 319512 2B side runout, stamped
yBarcx 84.682A Side label
yBarcx 84.683A Side label, tracklist for B side
90035-A-2 SNB-BKSide A
90035-B-2 SNB-BKSide B
0702 978 S1 0066 050 S1 320 1ASide A
0702 978 S2 0066 050 S2 320Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Egg 90035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | Egg ECI 243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Egg 900.545First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Egg 0066.050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Egg Spectra-Physics BRCLP60066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Egg GP 701 / Egg GP701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Egg 17.1293/0LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Egg BRCLP 60066LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Egg GP-701LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Culture Factory 783 191LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Munster Records MR 409LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Europe | Culture Factory 783 191LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | UK | Trading Places TDP54051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Egg 900.545 / Egg 900 545LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Egg 900.545 / Egg 900 545LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Crystal Machine are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in France, Canada, Colombia, Germany and more. One of them is Egg 900.545.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 900.545, 90035, ECI 243, 0066.050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YBARCX 84682 1 900545 A M6 319511 2 and YBARCX 84683 2 900545 B M6 319512 2. 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.
