Vinyl pressings
by Lenny White · 1975
Venusian Summer was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-NE-753475-AAA-1 JONZ PRCEtched, Runout Side A [Variant 1]
ST-NE 753476AAA-1 TRIDENT PRCEtched, Runout Side B [Variant 1]
ST-NE-753475-A PR JONZ.Etched, Runout Side A [Variant 2]
ST-NE 753476 IA PR TRIDENTEtched, Runout Side B [Variant 2]
ST-NE-753475-AA (MR) 1 ᐃ20186(2) PR JONZ.Runout side A
ST-NE-753476 AA (MR) ᐃ20186-X(2) PR TRIDENTRunout side B
ST-NE-753475-MOLabel side A
ST-NE-753476-MOLabel side B
ST-NE-753475-AAA-1-11 PRC JONZ.Side A Etched
ST-NE 753476-AAA-1 PRC TRIDENT.Side B Etched
ST-NE-753475RISide A Label
ST-NE-753476RISide B Label
ST-NE-753475-AAA-1 PRC JONZ.Side A etched
ST-NE 753476 AAA-1-11 PRC TRIDENT.Side B etched
ST-NE-753475RISide A label
ST-NE-753476RISide B label
K·50213-A1 JONZSide A, etched
K·50213-B1 TRIDENTSide B, etched
K·50213-A1 [JONZ]Runout side A, stamped / [etched]
K·50213-B1 [TRIDENT]Runout side B, stamped / [etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Nemperor Records NE 435 / Atlantic NE 435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50.213 / Atlantic 50213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Nemperor Records K 50213 / Nemperor Records NE 435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 435LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 435First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50213 / Nemperor Records NE 435LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10148ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50213LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Venusian Summer are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Nemperor Records NE 435.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 435, K 50213, 50.213, ATL 50213) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NE-753475-AAA-1 JONZ PRC and ST-NE 753476AAA-1 TRIDENT PRC. 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.
