Vinyl pressings
by Wizzard · 1974
Introducing Eddy And The Falcons was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
K-56029-A1Runout side A, stamped - variant 1
K-56029-B1Runout side B, stamped - variant 1
K-56029-A1 K BRunout side A, stamped / etched - variant 2
K-56029-B1 F BRunout side B, stamped / etched - variant 2
UALA-219-G1A Side Etched
UALA-219-G2B Side Etched
UALA-219-G1 #53A Side Etched, "#53" written backwards, var 2
UALA-219-G2 #1B Side Etched, var 2
TI UALA-219-G-1-1 [TML M (stamped] A3A Side Etched Runout
T2 UALA-219-G-2-1[TMLM (stamped] o A3B Side Etched Runout
UALA-219-G1 TML-S 22A-Side runout
UALA-219-G-2 TML-M 22B-Side runout
UALA-219-G1 TML-M #35A runout
UALA-219-G-2 TML-S E #43B runout
MX174176 x WS4541-1A side stamped
ARUNA side etched
MX174177 WS4541-2B side stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 4541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA219-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA219-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56.029First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 029First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 029 (Z)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 029 YFirst yearLP, White Label, Stereo | LP, White Label, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 029 (Z) / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 029 (Y)First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 029First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records HWBS 321-69First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records HWBS 321-69First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA219-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA219-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA219-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA219-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0710LP | LP |
20 vinyl pressings of Introducing Eddy And The Falcons are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56029, released August 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56029, UA-LA219-G, WS 4541, 56.029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-56029-A1 and K-56029-B1. 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.
