Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes · 1975
Expansions 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.
7 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.
BdL1 0934A 1 IVariant 1 side A runout, stamped
BdL1 0934B 4 IVariant 1 side B runout, stamped
BdL1 0934A 1 I ⁄ \ 'I'Variant 2 side A runout, stamped
BdL1 0934B 4 I < ⁄ \'I'Variant 2 side B runout, stamped
BDL1 0934 A 2Side A label
BDL1 0934 B 2Side B label
SF 8434-A-1E AICSide A runout, hand etched
SF 8434-B-4E AICSide B runout, hand etched
SF 8434-A-1ESide 1 Runout etched var 1
SF 8434-A-4ESide 2 Runout etched var 1
SF 8434-A-2E AIB WSide 1 Runout etched var 2
SF 8434•B•4E AIJSide 2 Runout etched var 2
BDL 1-0934 A T1.Side A runout, stamped
BDL 1-0934 B T1.Side B runout, stamped
BDL1 0934-ASide A label
BDL1 0934-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | RCA BDL1-0934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | RCA Victor BDL1-0934 / Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor SF8434 / RCA Victor SF 8434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | RCA Victor SF8434 / RCA Victor SF 8434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Flying Dutchman RVP-6040 / Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Flying Dutchman RVP-6040 / Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor BDL1-0934LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934 / Flying Dutchman BVJJ-2826LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Original Sound Track Recordings OST 014LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Flying Dutchman HIQLP067 / BGP Records HIQLP067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | UK | Flying Dutchman HIQLP067 / BGP Records HIQLP067LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Flying Dutchman XXQLP 145 / BGP Records XXQLP 145LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label DLU-75LP, Album, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Australia | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | RCA NL 80934LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Flying Dutchman HIQLP067 / BGP Records HIQLP067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor NL80934LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Expansions are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Flying Dutchman BDL1-0934.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDL1-0934, SF8434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BdL1 0934A 1 I and BdL1 0934B 4 I. 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.
