Vinyl pressings
by John Keating · 1972
Space Experience was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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.
YAX 4502-2A-side runout, variant 1
YAX 4503-2B-side runout, variant 1
YAX 4052-2 GG 3̶ 1 3̶ 2A-side runout, variant 2
YAX 4503-2 T 1B-side runout, variant 2
QAX.4502Side A label
QAX.4503Side B label
YAX 4502-1A-Side Runout, Stamped
YAX 4503-1B-Side Runout, Stamped
P o P Q AL 32382-2A 2 2 ASide A runout, stamped
P o P Q BL 32382-1A 1 VSide B runout, stamped
QAL 32382Label A
QBL 32382Label B
o P Q AL 32382-2B I TSide A runout
o P Q BL 32382-2B I TSide B runout
QAL 32382Side A label
QBL 32382Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Columbia TWO 393First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Columbia Q4TWO-393First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | France | Columbia 2C 062-05.113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | Columbia SCXG 1025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 062-05113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Columbia TWO 393First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Columbia TWO 393 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 05113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Columbia Q4TWO 393 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 05113QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | UK | Columbia TWO 393 / Columbia 1E 062 05113First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CQ 32382First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CQ 32382First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LQEMI-70668 / Columbia LQEMI-70668First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LQEMI-70668 / Columbia LQEMI-70668First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 066-05.113 QLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Uruguay | Odeon SURL 20.946LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Columbia AUDIO 2LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | Greece | Columbia SCXG 1025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LQEMI-70668 / Columbia LQEMI-70668LP, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LQEMI-70668 / Columbia LQEMI-70668LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
24 vinyl pressings of Space Experience are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Columbia TWO 393.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TWO 393, Q4TWO 393, CQ 32382, 2C 062-05.113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 4502-2 and YAX 4503-2. 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.
