Vinyl pressings
by Ekseption · 1970
Beggar Julia's Time Trip 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.
17 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AA 861 821 1Y 2 670 11Side 1, stamped (Variant 1)
AA 861 821 2Y 3 670 03 11Side 2, stamped (Variant 1)
AA 861 821 1Y 2 670 12Side 1, stamped (Variant 2)
AA 861 821 2Y 3 670 03 12Side 2, stamped (Variant 2)
AA 861 821 1Y 2 670 1112Runout side A
AA 861 821 2Y 3 670 03 11 8Runout side B
861 821.1 YLabel side A
861 821.2 YLabel side B
AA 861 821 1Y 2 670 111Runout side A, stamped
AA 861 821 2Y 3 670 03 114Runout side B, stamped
861 821.1 YLabel side A
861 821.2 YLabel side B
PHS600348A- M1-1-1 PRRunout Side A
PHS600348B- M1 1-1 PRRunout Side B
PHS600348A- M1-1-1 PRRunout Side A
PHS600348B- M1 1-1 PRRunout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Philips 6314001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Philips PHS-600-348 / Philips PHS.600.348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Philips PHS-600-348 / Philips PHS.600.348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Philips PHS-600-348First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6314 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6314 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Philips 6314 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Philips SFX-7286First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Philips SFX-7286First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Philips 6314 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Philips 6314001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Philips 6314001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Philips PST 6154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Philips PHS-600-348First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Philips PHS-600-348First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Philips 6314 001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6314 001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6314 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Philips 6314001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Beggar Julia's Time Trip are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1970 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Netherlands, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Philips 861 821 LCY, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 861 821 LCY, PST 6154, PHS-600-348, 6314001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 861 821 1Y 2 670 11 and AA 861 821 2Y 3 670 03 11. 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.
