Vinyl pressings
by Yehudi Menuhin · 1975
Fascinatin' Rhythm 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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
Q2EA 5450-1 OU 3Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
Q2EA 5451-1 GR 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
Q2EA 5450-1 RO 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
Q2EA 5451-1 GR 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
SQ-1-37156-F1 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPSide A / etched [except "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "(ᵛᵛ)"]
SQ-2-37156-F1 ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL KPSide B / etched [except "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "(ᵛᵛ)"]
S-1-37156-F4#2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP OSide A / etched [except "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "O"]
S-2-37156-F4#1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP OSide B / etched [except "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "O"]
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 | EMI EMD 5523First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 064-02690First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1 C 061-02 690 Q / HÖR ZU 1C061-02 290First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Germany | HÖR ZU 1 C 061-02 690 Q / EMI Electrola 1 C 061-02 690 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Japan | EMI EMS 80382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice EMD 5523 / EMI EMD 5523First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Spain | EMI 10C065-002690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records S-37156First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records S-37156 / Angel Records SQ-1-37156First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | UK | EMI EMD 5523 / EMI 0C 061 ◦ 02690 QFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 055-02 690LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-03271 / World Record Club R.03271LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R.03271 / World Record Club R 03271LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Angel Records S-37156LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-03271 / World Record Club R 03271LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | EMI EMD 5523 / EMI 0C 061 ◦ 02690 QLP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1981 | Australia | World Record Club R-03271 / World Record Club R 03271LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1981 | Australia | World Record Club R-03271 / World Record Club R.03271LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Angel Records S-37156LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
20 vinyl pressings of Fascinatin' Rhythm are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, France, Japan and more. One of them is EMI EMD 5523, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMD 5523, S-37156, 2C 064-02690, EMS 80382) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q2EA 5450-1 OU 3 and Q2EA 5451-1 GR 1. 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.
