Japan
September 10, 1968- Label and catalog number
- Express EP-7704
- Format
- LP, Album · Red Transparent
Vinyl pressings
by Jacks · 1968
Vacant World = ジャックスの世界 was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Japan | Express EP-7704First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Express EP-7704First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Japan | Express EP-7704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Express ETP-8089LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Japan | Express ETP-8089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Express ETP-72177LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan | LD&K 19-LDKLPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Sweet Dandelion SWDDL721LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Life Goes On Records LIFE011LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2022 | US | Mesh-Key MKY-027LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | Japan | Universal Music Group PROT-7369LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | A Narrow Escape From Oblivion Phase OneLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
12 vinyl pressings of Vacant World = ジャックスの世界 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Japan. One of them is Express EP-7704, released September 10, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EP-7704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.