Vinyl pressings
by Novalis · 1973
Banished Bridge was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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-1029-A 0664. 311 S1 PFRunout side A, variant 1
st-1029-B 0664. 311 S2 PFRunout side B, variant 1
st-1029-A 0664. 311 S1 PF 1 BRunout side A, variant 2
st-1029-B 0664. 311 S2 PF 1 A 1Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philips 6369 920First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Brain 1029 / Metronome 1029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain 1029 / Brain brain 1029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-736-EBLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Brain UXP-736-EBLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Brain 0060.405 / Metronome 0060.405LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Germany | MIG MIG03311LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Brain 1029 / Brain 0001 029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain brain 1029 / Brain 1029LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain brain 1029 / Brain 1029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 0001.029 / Brain 1029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1029 / Brain 0001.029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain 1029 / Brain 0001.029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Banished Bridge are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Brain 1029, released May 7, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1029, 6369 920) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, st-1029-A 0664. 311 S1 PF and st-1029-B 0664. 311 S2 PF. 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.
