Vinyl pressings
by Lakeside · 1980
Fantastic Voyage was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BXL1-3720-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A1NA-side runout
BXL1-3720-B 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A2BBB-side runout
BXL1-3720-AA-side label
BXL1-3720-BB-side label
BXL1-3720-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A7 RRRunout A, variant 1
BXL1-3720-B 2S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A1 IRunout B, variant 1
BXL1-3720-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I Ac HRunout A, variant 2
BXL1-3720-B 2S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A ͻ BRunout B, variant 2
BXLI-3720-A- TGSide A runout
BXLI-3720-B- TGSide B runout
BXLI-3720-ASide A label
BXLI-3720-BSide B label
FL 13720-ASide 1 Label
FL 13720-BSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor BXLI 3720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor BXL1-3720 / Solar BXL1-3720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor BXL1-3720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor FL 13720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Philippines | RCA Victor BXL1-3720First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Solar BXL1-3720First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Solar BXL1-3720First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8191LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPL-8052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Vik LPVS-1985LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Solar VIP-4209LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Unidisc Music Inc. SPLP-7172LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Fantastic Voyage are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Solar BXL1-3720.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BXL1-3720, BXLI 3720, FL 13720, RCLP 20198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BXL1-3720-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A1N and BXL1-3720-B 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally I A2BB. 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.
