Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1980
Conquest was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 18 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.
BRON 524 A-2U G DIB DIB LYRE SYMBOLRunout side A variant 1
BRON 524 B-2U 2 DOB DOB LYRE SYMBOLRunout side B variant 1
BRON 524 A-2U 6 DIB DIB [Utopia lyre symbol] 1Runout side A variant 2
BRON 524 B-2U 1 1 DOB DOB [Utopia lyre symbol] 1Runout side B variant 2
BRON 524 A-2U 10 DIB DIB Ʊ 1Side A
BRON 524 B-2U 14 DOB DOB Ʊ 1Side B
SMX55661 P2BSide 1 etching
SMX55662 P2BSide 2 etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Bronze SUP-80089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Argentina | Bronze SUP-2479-80089First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Bronze L 37173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Bronze 201 655-320 / Bronze 201 655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Bronze 201 655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Bronze BRO 2035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Bronze BRON 524First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | France | Bronze BRO 2035LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | France | Bronze 893 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Bronze 201 655 / Bronze 201 655-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Bronze 31 203 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Bronze 201 655-320 / Bronze 201 655First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Bronze 201 655 / Bronze 201 655-320First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Bronze 14C 062-63788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | Bronze BRON 524First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Russia | SNC Records ME-2017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Bronze BMGRM101LP / Sanctuary BMGRM101LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Conquest are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1980 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Argentina, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Bronze BRONX 524.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRONX 524, BRON 524, SUP-80089, L 37173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRON 524 A-2U G DIB DIB LYRE SYMBOL and BRON 524 B-2U 2 DOB DOB LYRE SYMBOL. 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.
