Vinyl pressings
by Area Code 615 · 1970
Trip In The Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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.
POLP 80091 STERLING ^ 2A runout (Variant 1)
POLP 80092 STERLING ^ 3B runout (Variant 1)
p POLP 80091 STERLING A 1A-Side Runout (Variant 2)
p POLP 80091 STERLING A 3B-Side Runout (Variant 2)
PLOP 80091 ∆14902Side 1 Runout Etched
PLOP 80092 ∆14902-xSide 2 Runout Etched
(MR) STERLINGBoth Sides Stamped
24-4025-A-1A RLRunout Side A
24-4025-B-1A RLRunout Side B
STERLINGStamped Both Sides
P POLP 80091 STERLING A2Side A Etched, STERLING A2 stamped
P POLP 80092 STERLING A1Side B Etched, STERLING A2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2425 023First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Polydor 2425023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Norway | Polydor 2425.023First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Spain | Polydor 2425 023First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | UK | Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Polydor 2425 023 / Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4025 / Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4025First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4025 / Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4025 / Polydor 2425 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor MP 2121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Polydor 23MM 0201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Trip In The Country are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 24-4025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24-4025, 2425 023, MP 2121, 2425023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLP 80091 STERLING ^ 2 and POLP 80092 STERLING ^ 3. 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.
