Vinyl pressings
by Roy Ayers Ubiquity · 1975
Mystic Voyage 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 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.
PD-6057-A-S-M/W F/W Ѽ [apple image]SJR MR △20250 (MR)A Side runout
PD-6057-B-S-M/W F/W Ѽ [apple image]SJR MR △20250-X (MR)B Side runout
PD 6057-A 2391 200A Side label
PD 6057-B 2391 200B Side label
PD 6057-A-S- M/W F/W Ѽ SJR MR △20250 (1)A-side runout
PD 6057-B-S- M/W F/W Ѽ SJR MR △20250-X (1)B-side runout
PD 6057-AA-side label
PD 6057-BB-side label
PD 6057-A-S-AD F/W/NYC 22Side A runout, variant 1
PD 6057-B-S-AD 1 F/WSide B runout, variant 1
PD-6057-A-S-AD F/W NYC Ѽ SJR 22Side A runout, variant 2
PD 6057-B-S- KD F/W Ѽ SJR 22Side B runout, variant 2
PD 6057-A-S- PRC-l-ll-l F/W NYC SJR [apple image] PRCVariant 1, Runout Side A, etched
PD 6057-B-S- PRC-l-ll-l F/W [apple image] SJR PRCVariant 1, Runout Side B, etched
PD 6057-A-S- PRC-l F/W NYC SJR [apple image] -II-III PRCVariant 2, Runout Side A, etched
PD 6057-B-S- PRC-l-ll-lI F/W [apple image] SJR PRCVariant 2, Runout Side B, etched
PD-6057-A-S- M/W F/W Ѽ [apple image]SJR MR △20250(1)A Side runout
PD-6057-B-S-M/W F/W Ѽ [apple image] SJR MR △20250-X(1)B Side runout
PD 6057-A 2391 200A Side label
PD 6057-B 2391 200B Side 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 | Polydor PD-6057 / Polydor PD 6057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057 / Polydor PD-6057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057 / Polydor 2391 200 6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057 / Polydor PD-6057First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Polydor PD 6057First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Polydor LEX-9305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | US | Polydor PD-6057 / Polydor PD-1-6057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | US | Polydor PD-6057 / Polydor PD-1-6057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Dynamite Cuts DYNAM7029 / Dynamite Cuts DYNAM70307", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Polydor PD 6057LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Mystic Voyage are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada. One of them is Polydor PD 6057.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 6057, PD-6057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-6057-A-S-M/W F/W Ѽ [apple image]SJR MR △20250 (MR) and PD-6057-B-S-M/W F/W Ѽ [apple image]SJR MR △20250-X (MR). 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.
