Vinyl pressings
by King Crimson · 1970
In The Wake Of Poseidon was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
ILPS 9127 A//1Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9127 B//1Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9127 A//1 L 3 4Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9127 B//1 L 1 3Side B runout, variant 2
ILPS + 9127 + A2Runout, A-side stamped
ILPS + 9127 + B2Runout, B-side stamped
ST-A-701919-A LW AT aB WSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-701920-A LW AT aB PR WSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-701919-A LW AT aB WSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-701920-A LW AT aB WSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-701919-AA MO LW AT (MR) △14813 (1) aB WRunout A
ST-A-701920-AA MO LW AT (MR) △14813-x aB WRunout B
ST-A-701919-MOLabel A
ST-A-701920-MOLabel B
ST A701919-1A I CTH TSide A runout
ST A701920-1A CTH I TSide B runout
ST-A-701919CTHSide A label
ST-A-701920CTHSide B label
ST-A 701919-1B CTHVariant 1, A-Side Runout Stamped
ST-A-701920-1B CTHVariant 1, B-Side Runout Stamped
CPVariant 1, Runout Etched Both Sides
ST-A 701919-1B CTH CP A 3Variant 2, A-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Philips PDS-352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1970 | France | Philips 6406 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Stateside 1 C 062-91 458First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Vertigo ILPS 9127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Vertigo ILPS 9127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Island Records ILPS 9127 / Island Records ILPS-9127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Island Records ILPS 9127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9127 / Island Records ILPS-9127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8266First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.141LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Polydor 24 75 696LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Atlantic P-6389ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Taiwan | 小雅唱片 15MP-63LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1983 | Japan | Polydor 25MM0262 / Polydor 25MM 0262LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | Editions EG EGKC 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Editions EG EGKC 2LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Jem Records, Inc. EGKC 2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Europe | EG 207 937-620 / Virgin 207 937-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | EG LL-207 937 / EG E 207 937LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Japan | EG 25VB-1144 / Virgin 25VB-1144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Japan | EG 25VB-1144 / Virgin 25VB-1144LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | EG VJL-131LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Korea | Yeh Eum Records YVPL 138 / Virgin SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | EG EGLP 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Latvia | Not On Label (King Crimson) ABS 514RVLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1990 | Venezuela | Virgin VIRGIN 1592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93 00679/80LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Island Records 1 C 062-91 458LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | UK | Island Records 1 C 062-91 458LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Europe | Discipline Global Mobile KCLP2 / Panegyric KCLP2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2011 | UK & Europe | Panegyric KCLP2 / Discipline Global Mobile KCLP2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2011 | UK, Europe & US | Panegyric KCLP2 / Discipline Global Mobile KCLP2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | UK, Europe & US | Discipline Global Mobile KCLP2 / Panegyric KCLP2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Japan | WHD Entertainment, Inc. IEPS-9127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Discipline Global Mobile KCLLP2 / Panegyric Recordings KCLLP2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Panegyric KCLP2 / Discipline Global Mobile KCLP2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Discipline Global Mobile KCLLP2 / Panegyric Recordings KCLLP2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 8266LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | EG 207 937-620 / Virgin 207 937-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | EG 207973 / Virgin 207973LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Europe | EG 207 937-620 / Virgin 207 937-620LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | EG 207 937-620 / Virgin 207 937-620LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 2310 517LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 2310 517LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
126 vinyl pressings of In The Wake Of Poseidon are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1970 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9127, released May 15, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9127, SD 8266, PDS-352, 6406 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9127 A//1 and ILPS 9127 B//1. 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.
