Vinyl pressings
by New Trolls · 1972
Searching For A Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
MLCS 8068 18-3-72Etching Side A LPX 12
MLCS 8069 18-3-72Etching Side B LPX 12
MLCS 8070 18-3-72Etching Side A LPX 13
MLCS 8071 18-3-72Etching Side B LPX 13
MLCS 8068 18-3-72Side A, LPX 12
MLCS 8069 18-3-72Side B, LPX 12
MLCS 8070 18-3-72Side A, LPX 13
MLCS 8071 18-3-72Side B, LPX 13
MLCS 8068 18-3-72Etching side A LPX 12
MLCS 8069 18-3-72Etching side B LPX 12
MLCS 8070 18-3-72Etching side A LPX 13
MLCS 8071 18-3-72Etching side B LPX 13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | Cetra lpx 12/13 / Cetra LPX 12/13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Cetra lpx 12/13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Cetra lpx 12/13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Not On LabelFirst yearLP, White Label, Stereo | LP, White Label, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Cetra DPU 70LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Spain | Novola ZND - 811LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Novola ZND-811LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Novola ZND-811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Nexus K19P-429/30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Nexus K19P-429/30LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Italy | Fonit Cetra LPP 429LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 139 / Cetra LPX 12/13LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 139 / Cetra LPX 12/13LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Italy | Warner Music Italy 5021732990389LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Searching For A Land are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy. One of them is Cetra lpx 12/13.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use lpx 12/13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MLCS 8068 18-3-72 and MLCS 8069 18-3-72. 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.
