Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Michel Jarre · 1983
Musik Aus Zeit Und Raum was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2475 576 S 1 3 20 3 DTRunout side A, variant 1
2475 576 S 2 3 20 D A 3DRunout side B, variant 1
2475 576 S 1 3 20 V3 7Runout side A, variant 2
2475 576 S 2 2 3 20 V3 9Runout side B, variant 2
2475 576 S 1 11 14 3 20Run-Out Groove Side 1 Stamped
2475 576 S 2 11 11 3 20Run-Out Groove Side 2 Stamped
2475 576 S.1Label Side 1
2475 576 S.2Label Side 2
2475 576 S 1 POLYGRAM 3 20 C V V:Run-Out Groove Side 1
2475 576 S 2 POLYGRAM 3 20 C V V:Run-Out Groove Side 2
2475 576 S.1Label Side 1
2475 576 S.2Label Side 2
2475 576 S 1 11 7 3 20Runout-groove side A, stamped
2475 576 S 2 11 11 3 20Runout-groove side B, stamped
2475 576 S.1Label side A
2475 576 S.2Label side B
2475 576 S 1 3 20 46286 S1 24Runout A, stamped
2475 576 S 2 3 20 46286 S2 24Runout B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Austria | Polydor 815 686-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Austria | Polystar 46 286 / Polystar 2475 576LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 815 686-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polystar 46 286 1 / Disques Dreyfus 46 286 1LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 815 686-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Germany | Polystar 32 091-1LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 815 686-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 815 686-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Polystar 46 286 1LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 56 054LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Polystar 2475 576LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Korea | Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 720 / Polydor 815 686-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Belarus | Beloton RGM 7119LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polystar 2475 576LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Musik Aus Zeit Und Raum are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, Austria. One of them is Polydor 815 686-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 815 686-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2475 576 S 1 3 20 3 DT and 2475 576 S 2 3 20 D A 3D. 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.
