Vinyl pressings
by Gene Roddenberry · 1976
Inside Star Trek was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
AL 34279-1FRunout, Side A, Variant 1, possibly incomplete
BL 34279-1CRunout, Side B, Variant 1, possibly incomplete
p AL 34279-1G A 2Runout, Side A, Variant 2
p BL 34279-1D A CRunout, Side B, Variant 2
AL 34279-1C S1 ARunout, side A
BL 34279-1C S1 A6Runout, side B
AL 34279Center label, side A
BL 34279Center label, side B
AL 34279-1B 1 TRunout Side A
o BL 34279-1G /TRunout Side B
AL 34279Label Side A
BL 34279Label Side B
AL 34279Side A
BL 34279Side B
AL-34279-1K S1Runout Side A
BL 34279-1AB S1Runout Side B
AL 34279-1B o BRunout Side A, stamped
I TRunout Side A, etched
o BL 34279-1B ARunout Side B, stamped
I TRunout Side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 237179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 34279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81610First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 31765 / Embassy S CBS 31765LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 81610First yearLP, White Label, Stereo | LP, White Label, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34279 / Columbia 34279First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Inside Star Trek are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia PC 34279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34279, S 81610, SBP 237179) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 34279-1F and BL 34279-1C. 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.
