Vinyl pressings
by Clannad · 1978
In Concert 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.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 3 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.
S-II TDH TD 160,124-A/1 Manufactured in GermanySide A runout, variant 1
S-II TDH TD 1 160,124-B Manufactured in GermanySide B runout, variant 1
S-II TDH T0 160.124-A/1Side A runout, variant 2
S-II TDH T0 1 160.124-BSide B runout, variant 2
BLB 5001 A-1scratched in A-side runout area
BLB 5001 B-1scratched in B-side runout area
BLB-5001-A MASTERDISK DC Z - 47Side A runout
BLB-5001-B MASTERDISK DC ADOOSide B runout
BLB-5001 - A MASTERDISKSide A runout
BLB-5001 - B MASTERDISKSide B runout
BLB-5001-ASide A label
BLB-5001-BSide B label
BLB-5001 - A MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
BLB-5001 - B MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
BLB-5001-A MASTERDISK DC Z - 47Side A runout, variant 2
BLB-5001-B MASTERDISK DC ADOOSide B runout, variant 2
BLB-5001 - A1 TBSide A, variant 1
BLB-5001 - B1 TBSide B, variant 1
BLB-5001 - A2 TBSide A, variant 2
BLB-5001 - B1 TBSide A, variant 2
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 | Germany | Intercord INT 160.124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Intercord INT 160.124 / Ogham BLB 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Ogham BLB 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ireland | Ogham BLB 5001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Ogham BLB 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Blackbird Records BLB 5001 / Ogham BLB 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Ogham BLB 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Shanachie 79030 / Shanachie Shanachie-79030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Canada | Shanachie 79030 / Shanachie Shanachie-79030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Canada | Shanachie 79030 / Shanachie Shanachie-79030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Shanachie 79030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK & Ireland | Third Floor Music TFLP5017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of In Concert are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, US, Ireland. One of them is Intercord INT 160.124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INT 160.124, BLB 5001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-II TDH TD 160,124-A/1 Manufactured in Germany and S-II TDH TD 1 160,124-B Manufactured in Germany. 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.
