Vinyl pressings
by Dexter Wansel · 1978
Voyager 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.
9 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
P.I.R. AL-34985-2FSide A Runout Etching (Variant 1)
P.I.R. BL-34985-2FSide B Runout Etching (Variant 1)
P P.I.R. AL-34985-2B 1 F/W NS 78 3Side A Runout Etching (Variant 2)
P P.I.R. AL-34985-2A 1 F/W NS 1Side B Runout Etching (Variant 2)
1Ƨ P.I.R. AL-34985-2E F/W NS 78 B⁛⅂Side A runout, variant 1
1Ƨ P.I.R. BL-34985-2E F/W NS A 5Side B runout, variant 1
1S P.I.R. AL-34985-2F F/W NS 78 A 7Side A runout, variant 2
1S P.I.R. BL-34985-2E F/W NS A 4Side B runout, variant 2
T1 P.I.R. AL-34985-2C F/W NS 78Side A Runout Etching
T1 P.I.R. BL-34985-2D F/W NS 78Side B Runout Etching
AL 34895Side A Label
BL 34895Side B Label
p P.I.R. AL-34985-2B F/W NS 78A-Side Runout Etching
p P.I.R. BL-34985-2A F/W NSB-Side Runout Etching
AL 34985A-Side Label
BL 34985B-Side Label
1s P.I.R. AL-34985-2F F/W NS 78 A7A runout
1s P.I.R. BL-34985-2E F/W NS B4B runout
AL 34985A label
BL 34985B label
P.I.R. AL-34985-2B F/W NS 78 T1Side A runout
P.I.R. BL-34985-2A F/W NS T1Side B runout
AL 34985Side A label
BL 34985Side B label
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 | Australia | Philadelphia International Records PL 3030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Philadelphia International Records PIR 82786 / Philadelphia International Records S PIR 82786First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985 / Philadelphia International Records 34985First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Philadelphia International Records PZ 34985LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Canada | Philadelphia International Records PZ 34985First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Voyager are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia. One of them is Philadelphia International Records JZ 34985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JZ 34985, PIR 82786, PZ 34985, PL 3030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P.I.R. AL-34985-2F and P.I.R. BL-34985-2F. 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.
