Vinyl pressings
by Creative Source · 1974
Migration 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.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SRA 8035A M.GRACE SONSide A, Etched in runout
SRA 8035B M11 M.GRACE SONSide B, Etched in runout
SRA-8035-ASide A, printed on label
SRA-8035-BSide B, printed on label
SRA 8035A (MR) △19185(4) M.GRACERunout A, variant 1
SRA 8035B (MR) △19185-X M.GRACERunout B, variant 1
SRA 8035A (MR) v △19185(1) M.GRACERunout A, variant 2
SRA 8035B (MR) v △19185-X(1) M.GRACERunout B, variant 2
SRA 8035A M.GRACE JcASide A, Etched in runout
SRA 8035X-B M.GRACE JcASide B, Etched in runout
SRA-8035-ASide A, printed on label
SRA-8035-BSide B, printed on label
SRA 8035A △19185(4) M.GRACERunout Side A, Etched
SRA 8035B △19185-X M.GRACERunout Side B, Etched
(MR)Runout Both Sides, Stamped
SRA-8035-AMatrix Side A, On Label
LPSX 7 A-1U G DICK 1Runout Side A
LPSX 7 B-1U G 1Runout Side B
SXLP 11 969 A GSide A
SCLP 11 969 B 2 GSide B
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 | Brazil | Sussex SXLP 11969First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Sussex SRA-8035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Sussex MLP 15907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Sussex MLP 15907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Sussex MLP 15907 / Sussex MLP 15.907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Sussex SXBS-8035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Sussex LPSX 7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA-8035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA-8035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA-8035First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA-8035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Sussex 67.600LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Sussex SEX-ST 43001 / Sussex SRA-8035LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | Max 1722 / Max LP. 1722LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Migration are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Sussex SRA-8035.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRA-8035, LPSX 7, SXLP 11969, MLP 15907) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRA 8035A M.GRACE SON and SRA 8035B M11 M.GRACE SON. 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.
