Vinyl pressings
by Tina Turner · 1975
Acid Queen 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.
23 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
UALA – 495 – 1 #3 – [Artisan logo]Runout, Side A (Variant 1)
UALA – 495 -2 – [Artisan logo]Runout, Side B (Variant 1)
UALA-495-1 AR [stamped logo] P#A Runout Etching (Variant 2)
UALA 495-2 AR [stamped logo] P6#B Runout Etching (Variant 2)
UALA 495 1 AR– [Artisan logo] #20Runout side A, variant 1
UALA 495-2 AR [Artisan logo] #18Runout side B, variant 1
UALA 495-1 AR [Artisan logo]Runout side A, variant 2
UALA 495-2 AR [Artisan logo]Runout side B, variant 2
UA LA 495 A -1A SX (Artisan logo) B 2 S 2Side 1
UALA 495-2-1 X (Artisan logo) TISide 2
1T UALA-495-1-1 [Artisan logo] ARunout, Side 1
T1 UALA-495-2-1 [Artisan logo] A9( )Runout, Side 2
UALA-495-1 AR [Artisan logo]Runout, Side A
UALA 495-2 AR [Artisan logo]Runout, 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 | United Artists Records L 35666 / United Artists Records UA-LA 495-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP 12029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA495-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29875 / United Artists Records UAS 29.875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 875 XOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29875 / United Artists Records UAS 29875 XOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 875 XOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80359First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LLS-80359First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAS 29875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 89445-I / United Artists Records 89.445-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | Rock 7771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UAS29875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Liberty 3C 054-97333LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Liberty 056 197333 1 / Liberty 056-1973331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Capitol Records 064 197333 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1973331LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | DeAgostini IGDA 1093/94 / EMI IGDA 1093/94LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | EMI IGDA 1093LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Parlophone 5054197929311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | United Artists Records 8278LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | EMI America 1C 038-15 7687 1 / EMI America 1C 038 15 7687 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | EMI America 1C 064 19 7333 1 / EMI America 064 19 7333 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 064-97333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Liberty 3C 054-97333 / Liberty 54 1973331LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 41 3141 1 / Fame FA 4131411LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Acid Queen are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA495-G, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA495-G, UA-LA-495, UAS29875, L 35666) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UALA – 495 – 1 #3 – [Artisan logo] and UALA – 495 -2 – [Artisan logo]. 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.
