Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1978
Fallen Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 23 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.
A BRNA-512-A -1U 2 R KENDUN-CSide A runout variant 1
B BRNA-512-A -1U 2 R KENDUN-CSide B runout variant 1
A BRNA-512-A -1U M 1 KENDUN-CSide A runout variant 2
B BRNA-512-A -1U G 1 KENDUN-CSide B runout variant 2
CHR-1204-AS KENDUN-DDeadwax Side A etched (except KENDUN-D which is stamped)
CHR-1204-AS KENDUN-DDeadwax Side B etched (except KENDUN-D which is stamped)
T1 CHR-1204-AS-3 KENDUN-C ASide A etched, variant 2
T1 CHR-1204-BS-1 KENDUN-C A 5Side B etched, variant 2
CHR-1204-ASX 1 KENDUN-C A3 PSide A etched/ 1 KENDUN-C A3 P stamped
CHR-1204-BS 1 KENDUN-C C9 PSide B etched/ 1 KENDUN-C C9 P stamped
CHR-1204-ASSide A label
CHR-1204-BSSide B label
CHR-1204-AS 1A KENDUN-D A1 1SDeadwax Side A etched (except KENDUN-D which is stamped)
CHR-1204-BS-1B A KENDUN-D 1SDeadwax Side B etched (except KENDUN-D which is stamped)
CHR-1204-ASA Side Label
CHR-1204-BSB Side Label
SMX53507 .2ASide A runout, hand-etched
SMX53508 .2ASide B runout, hand-etched
SMX53507Side A label
SMX53508Side B label
012 (etched) 26449 A-1/78S Made in Germany (stamped)Side A
26449 B-1/78S Made in Germany (stamped)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Bronze L 36711 / Bronze L-36,711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Bronze 26 449 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Bronze 104.8103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1204 / Bronze CHR 1204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Bronze BRO 2028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Bronze BRO 2028LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Germany | Bronze 26 449 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Bronze 38 120 2LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Greece | Bronze 14C 064-62237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Bronze 14C 064-62237LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | India | Bronze BRNA 512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Bronze BROL 34512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Bronze WBS-81149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Bronze WBS-81149First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Bronze 26 449 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Bronze 2409.309LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Sweden | Castle Communications PLC CLALP 176LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 176LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | SNC Records ME-2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Bronze BMGRM100LP / Sanctuary BMGRM100LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Malaysia | Music Girl US-6101LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Songbirds BLP 6784LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Ariola LA-129LP, Album | LP, Album |
48 vinyl pressings of Fallen Angel are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1978 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Bronze BRNA 512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRNA 512, CHR 1204, L 36711, 26 449 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A BRNA-512-A -1U 2 R KENDUN-C and B BRNA-512-A -1U 2 R KENDUN-C. 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.
