Vinyl pressings
by Eric Clapton · 1989
Journeyman was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 14 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.
XMX304523 26074-1-1 1-26074 A Dmm SR1 SP-AUS STERLING-1 SP1-2Side A runout
MX304524 26074-1-2 SP-AUS 126074 B Dmm RE1 SR1 SP2-2 STERLING-2Side B runout
1-2 6074 A DMM SR1 STERLING SP 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
1-2 6074 B DMM RE1 STERLING SP 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
1-26074 A DMM SR1 STERLING-1 SP 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
1 26074 B DMM RE1 SR1 STERLING-2 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 759 926074-1-A-4 IISide A runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 759 926074-1-B-4 IISide B runout, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 759 926074-1-ASide A runout, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 759 926094-1-B 3Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 759 926074-1-A-1 020 <EMI>Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 759 926074-1-B-1 020 <EMI>Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Reprise Records 26074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Reprise Records 26074-1 / Duck Records 26074-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Duck Records 92 60741 / Reprise Records 92 60741First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Duck Records W1 26074LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Greece | Duck Records 926074-1 / Reprise Records 926074-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Duck Records 926074First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1989 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37413 / Duck Records SLPXL 37413First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | Reprise Records 9 26074-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | WEA LPNB-6923First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Duck Records EC BOX 2First year7", Promo, Box Set · Promo | 7", Promo, Box Set · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Reprise Records 9 26074-1 / Duck Records 9 26074-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Duck Records 92 60741 / Reprise Records 92 60741LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Duck Records W1- 26074 / Reprise Records 9 W1-26074LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Duck Records W1- 26074LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Reprise Records 670.9098 / Duck Records 00868LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00112LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Duck Records 66 869 9 / Reprise Records 66 869 9LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1990 | Poland | Duck Records SX 2893 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 2893LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Poland | Duck Records SX 2893 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 2893LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Venezuela | WEA 90.039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Duck Records 926 074-1 / Jugoton LP-7-1-S 2 02443 8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | Reprise Records 7599 26074-1 / Duck Records 7599-26074-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records 7599-26074-1 / Warner Music Korea 7599-26074-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Russia | AnTrop П93 00521.22 / Santa Records П93 00521.22LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Misprint, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 523108-1 / Duck Records 523108-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Reprise Records 093624968849 / Duck Records 093624968849LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2018 | US | Reprise Records 523108-1 / Duck Records 523108-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Argentina | Reprise Records 9362-49688-4 / Duck Records 9362-49688-4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Bushbranch Records 91888-1 / Surfdog Records 91888-1LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records 7599 26074-1 / Duck Records 7599-26074-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Uruguay | Reprise Records 26074LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Journeyman are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1989 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Australia, US, UK, Germany and more. One of them is Reprise Records 26074-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 26074-1, 9 26074-1, EC BOX 2, 926 074-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XMX304523 26074-1-1 1-26074 A Dmm SR1 SP-AUS STERLING-1 SP1-2 and MX304524 26074-1-2 SP-AUS 126074 B Dmm RE1 SR1 SP2-2 STERLING-2. 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.
