Vinyl pressings
by Roy Ayers · 1970
Ubiquity was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
POLP 80143-1C △15538Side A etched in runout
POLP 80144-1C △15538-XSide B etched in runout
MR (In a circle) 7Side A stamped in runout
MR (In a circle)Side B stamped in runout
POLP 80143-1A 1 STERLING RL 3Side A runout
POLP 80144-1A 1 STERLING 5Side B runout
POLP 80143Side A label
POLP 80144Side B label
22 PD-4049-A P̶O̶L̶P̶-̶8̶0̶1̶4̶3̶-̶1̶C̶ (MR) △̶1̶5̶5̶3̶8̶Runout A
22 PD-4049-B P̶O̶L̶P̶-̶8̶0̶1̶4̶4̶-̶1̶C̶ (MR) △̶1̶5̶5̶3̶8̶-̶X̶Runout B
POLP 80143-1C (MR) 7 △15538Side A runout
POLP 80144-1C (MR) △15538-XSide B runout
POLP 80143Side A label
POLP 80144Side B label
POLP 80143-1ASide A Runout
POLP 80144-1ASide B Runout
STERLINGStamped in both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2425 047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4049First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4049First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4049 / Polydor 2425 047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4049First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Polydor 24-4049 / Polydor 2425 047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | Polydor 24-4049 / Polydor 2425 047LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Polydor 24-4049 / Polydor 2425 047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2002 | US | PolydorLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Elemental Music 700215 / PolydorLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Ubiquity are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Germany. One of them is Polydor 24-4049.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24-4049, 2425 047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POLP 80143-1C △15538 and POLP 80144-1C △15538-X. 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.
