Vinyl pressings
by Kitaro · 1978
天界 = Ten Kai / Astral Trip was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
L B ZEN 1001A 12Side A run-out area, version 1
L ZEN 1001B 11Side B run-out area, version 1
L ? ZEN 1001A 1 1 1Side A run-out area, version 2
L ZEN 1001B 1 21Side B run-out area, version 2
L B ZEN 1001A 12Side A run-out area
L ZEN 1001B 11Side B run-out area
©℗'78ZEN-1001-ALabel, side A
©℗'78ZEN-1001-BLabel, side B
ST SM 1021-A SSTRunout side A
ST SM 1021-B SSTRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Germany | Wergo SM 1021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Zen ZEN-1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Zen ZEN-1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Zen ZEN-1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Zen ZEN-1001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Taiwan | Tailee TL-008LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1983 | Japan | Invitation VIH-6074 / Zen ZEN-1001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24082LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24082 / Geffen Records GHS 24802 ELP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1988 | Brazil | Polydor 810 934-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Colombia | Polydor 810934-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Polydor PDS 1 6506LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 810 934-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Polydor 810 934-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Polydor 810 934-1LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Polydor 810 934-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of 天界 = Ten Kai / Astral Trip are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Japan, Germany. One of them is Zen ZEN-1001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZEN-1001, SM 1021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L B ZEN 1001A 12 and L ZEN 1001B 11. 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.
