Vinyl pressings
by Jefferson Starship · 1979
Freedom At Point Zero was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 15 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.
BZL1-3452A-10Variant 1: Side A runout
BZL1-3452B-25Variant 1: Side B runout
BZL1-3452A-15 TMLXVariant 2: Side A runout
BZL1-3452B-15 TMLXVariant 2: Side B runout
BZL1-3452A-1O I D 4 BSide A runout, variant 1
BZL1-3452B-1S TML-X I D 2 VSide B runout, variant 1
BZL1-3452A-15 TML-X I A5NSide A runout, variant 2
BZL1-3452B-25 TML-M I A4 NSide B runout, variant 2
BZL1-3452A-11 GOL K-11475Side A runout
BZL1-3452B-11 GOL K11476Side B runout
BZL1-3452 A-1S TML-X I B2Variant 1, A side runout
BZL1-3452 B-2S TML-M I A1Variant 1, B side runout
BZL1-3452 A-2S TML-M I A7 AVariant 2, A side runout
BZL1-3452 B-1S TML-X I A2 IVariant 2, B side runout
BZL1-3451 A-12 (MR) △24651 (1)A-side runout
BZL1-3452 B-12 (MR) △24651-X (1)B-side runout
BZL1-3451A-side label
BZL1-3452B-side label
BZL1-3452 A-1S TML X A5 1BSide A runout
BZL1-3452 B-1S TML X 11HSide B runout
BZL1-3452-ASide A label
BZL1-3452-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVSI-4763 / RCA Victor BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | Grunt BZL1-3452 / Grunt BZL1 3452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Grunt BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Grunt BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Grunt BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Grunt ZL 13452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Grunt FL 13452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20150 / RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | RCA Victor BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Grunt FL 13452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Grunt RVP-6430 / Grunt BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Grunt RVP-6430First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Grunt BZL1 3452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | RCA BZL1-3452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Grunt FL-13452First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 110.8003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4444 / RCA Victor MILS - 4444LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Peru | RCA Victor XRPL1-782 / RCA Victor XRPL 1 - 782LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Grunt FL-13452LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Vik LPVS-1894 / Vik LPVS - 1894LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia & New Zealand | Grunt BZL1 3452LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Grunt NL-85161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Grunt NL89912 / Grunt NL 89912LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | RCA RPL-2144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Friday Music FRM 34522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Friday Music FRM 34522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Friday Music FRM 34522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA AYL1-5161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Grunt NL89912 / Grunt FL 83452LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK & Europe | Grunt FL83452 / Grunt FL 83452LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Grunt AYL1-5161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Grunt BZL1-3452LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Grunt AYL1-5161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
45 vinyl pressings of Freedom At Point Zero are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1979 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Grunt BZL1-3452, released November 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BZL1-3452, FL 13452, RCALP 3038, BZL1 3452) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BZL1-3452A-10 and BZL1-3452B-25. 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.
