Vinyl pressings
by George Benson · 1978
Space 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
TSide A & B Pressing Plant Etching
VAN GELDERSide A & B Mastering Engineer Stamp
ΛSide A & B Stamp
RVG·87750·A-1Side A Etching, variant 1
RVG 87750 A-1A PA side runout
RVG 87750 B-1B PB side runout
RVG-87750A-1A 1T CTHA Side Etch
RVG 87750B-1B 1TB Side Etch
RVG-87750A-1A 1T CTH ΛRunout side A
RVG-87750B-1C 1T Λ8Runout side B
87750 ALabel side A
87750 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 7085 / CTI Records CTI-7085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | CTI Records 0063.042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | CTI Records CTI 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | CTI Records 3.42.404.033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | CTI Records CTI 7085LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | CTI Records CTI 7085LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CTI Records LAX 3287LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1982 | Spain | CTI Records S 60.801 / Hispavox S 60.801LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 7085LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Space are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 7085, released December 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 7085, 6489 039, 0063.042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T and VAN GELDER. 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.
