Vinyl pressings
by Emerson, Lake & Palmer · 1972
Trilogy was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
49 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 23 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.
ILPS 9186 A - 2U G. M H 4Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9186 B - 2U G L P 1Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9186 A - 2U MP 1Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9186 B - 2U HT 1Side B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9186 A-2U M H 4Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9186 B-2U G A ||| 2 1Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9186 A-2U M 1Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9186 B-2U 1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-CTN-722557BB (3) ✓ AT/GP △17137 (3) PR (MR)(Var. 1) A Side etched, Stamped (MR)
ST-CTN-722558-AA ✓ AT/GP △17137-X (2X) PR (MR)(Var. 1) B Side etched, Stamped (MR)
ST-CTN-722557BB -REPL ✓ AT/GP △17137 (x) PR (MR)(Var. 2) A Side etched, Stamped (MR)
ST-CTN-722558-AA ✓ AT/GP △17137-X PR (MR)(Var. 2) B Side etched, Stamped (MR)
ST-CTN-722557 BBB-1 AT/GP PRVariant 1 side A runout
ST-CTN-722558 AAA-1 AT/GP PRCVariant 1 side B runout
St-CtN-722557 BBB-1-1111 AT/GP PR DVariant 2 side A runout
ST-CTN-722558 AAA++-1 AT/GP D PRVariant 2 side B runout
ST-CTN-722557 B AT/GP 0-3 PR-SPSide A runout, variant 1
ST-CTN-722558-A 0-3 AT/GP PR-SPSide B runout, variant 1
ST-CTN-722557 B AT/GP 0-1-M 5-1-1 PR-SPSide A runout, variant 2
ST-CTN-722558-A 0-1 SM1-2 AT/GP PR-SPSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola | Atlantic SD 9903 / Cotillion SD 9903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 9903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 9903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 9903First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1972 | Austria | Island Records 86 230 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | El Salvador | Cotillion SD-9903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | El Salvador | Atlantic SD-9903First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Island Records 6396 018 / Island Records IPLS 9186First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Island Records 6396 018 / Island Records IPLS 9186First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Island Records 86 230 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Israel | Atlantic SD 9903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-6401ALP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | Spain | Manticore 87.227-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Manticore ORL 8480LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA 5019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA 5019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Manticore 87.227-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Brazil | ATCO Records 20.035 / Atlantic 20.035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic SD 19123LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Venezuela | Atlantic ATLANTIC-2279 / Atlantic 2279LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Venezuela | Atlantic ATLANTIC-2279 / Atlantic 2279LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1984 | South Korea | Atlantic OLW 334 / Atlantic SD-19123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Peru | Atlantic PN ALT 0019123.4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-218 / Victory MFSL 1-218LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 42057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP270 / Sony Music MOVLP270LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Razor & Tie 79301833991-9LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2013 | Worldwide | Razor & Tie 7930183414-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | BMG BMGCATLP5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | BMG BMGCATLP5 / Manticore BMGCATLP5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT607LPX / Manticore 4050538720556LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2026 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-618 / Manticore MFSL 1-618LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Cotillion 208612LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | Cotillion 83271LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Austria | Manticore 87 227 XOT / Manticore 87 227 ITLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | ATCO Records 3-02-404-007 / ATCO Records ATLP 020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 670.9189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 604.7006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | ATCO Records 3-02-404-007 / ATCO Records ATLP 020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP 020LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903 / Cotillion SD9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Cotillion SD 9903 / Cotillion SD9903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
181 vinyl pressings of Trilogy are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1972 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Angola, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9186, released June 23, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9186, SD 9903, SD9903, 86 230 IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9186 A - 2U G. M H 4 and ILPS 9186 B - 2U G L P 1. 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.
