Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come · 1973
Journey was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 3 04Side A runout variant 1
2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3 04 BYE BYE!Side B runout variant 1
2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 3Side A runout variant 2
2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3 BYE BYE!Side B runout variant 2
2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3Side B runout, variant 1
2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 6 BYE BYESide A runout, variant 2
2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3Side B runout, variant 2
2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 3 04Side A runout variant 1
2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3 04 BYE BYE!Side B runout variant 1
2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 3Side A runout variant 2
2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3 BYE BYE!Side B runout variant 2
2310254 A//2▽420 11 04Runout side A
2310254 B//2▽420 117 04 BYE BYE!Runout side B
2310-254 ALabel side A
2310-254 BLabel side B
2310 254 1 1 420 26 01 73Side A, Stamped
2310 254 2 1 420 26 01 73Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Polydor 2310 254 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2310 254 / Polydor 2310-254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2310 254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2310 254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2310 254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Passport Records 9167-98003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Passport Records PPS-98003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Passport Records PPS-98003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Passport Records PPS-98003LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Passport Records PPS-98003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Passport Records PPS-98003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Gull 128.302LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Germany | Gull 128.302LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | TRC Records TRC 008LP, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | Germany | TRC Records TRC 008LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1991 | South Korea | Han So Ri Records HSR 9039 / Della Records DL-7743LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Swordfish Records SWFLP33LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Trading Places TDP54070LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
18 vinyl pressings of Journey are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Italy. One of them is Polydor 2310 254, released April 6, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310 254, 2310 254 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2310254 A//2▽420 1 1 3 04 and 2310254 B//2▽420 1 1 3 04 BYE BYE!. 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.
