Vinyl pressings
by Meco Monardo · 1980
Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole 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.
13 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
NBLP-7196-AS-K1 STERLING A-2 [Horizontal triangle with dot inside]Runout Side A
NBLP-7196-BS-K2 STERLING A-2 [Horizontal triangle with dot inside]Runout Side B
NBLP 7196 ASLabel Side A
NBLP 7196 BSLabel Side B
NBLP.7196-AS-PRC-R1-1-1 STERLINGSide 1 Runout
NBLP.7196-BS-PRC-R1-1-1 STERLINGSide 2 Runout
NBLP 7196 ASSide 1 Label
NBLP 7196 BSSide 2 Label
NBLP 7196-AS-GD2 K 11522 GOL STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
NBLP 7196-BS-GD1 K 11523 GOL STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
NBLP 7196 ASA-Side Label
NBLP 7196 BSB-Side Label
NBLP-7196-AS-PRC-C1-1-H STERLINGRunout Side A
NBLP-7196-BS-PRC-C 1-1-1 STERLINGRunout Side B
NBLP 7196 ASLabel Side A
NBLP 7196 BSLabel Side B
NBLP.7196-AS-PRC-R1-1-1 STERLINGSide 1 Runout
NBLP.7196-BS-PRC-R1-1-1 STERLINGSide 2 Runout
NBLP 7196 ASSide 1 Label
NBLP 7196 BSSide 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 DXL1-3109 / RCA Victor DXL1 3109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Quality SV 2064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | RCA RVP-6453First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | RCA RVP-6453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS 4462First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Philippines | RCA Victor DXL-3109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | RCA DXL-3109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7196First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7196 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7196First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7196 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7196 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7196LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Vik LPVS-1922First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7196.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7196, NBLP 7196 DJ, DXL1-3109, SV 2064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NBLP-7196-AS-K1 STERLING A-2 [Horizontal triangle with dot inside] and NBLP-7196-BS-K2 STERLING A-2 [Horizontal triangle with dot inside]. 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.
