Vinyl pressings
by Saga · 1982
In Transit was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
ML-8006-AS-RE MASTERDISK BKRunout side A, variant 1
ML-8006-BS-RE MASTERDISK BKRunout side B, variant 1
ML-8006-AS-RE2 MASTERDISK-BKRunout side A, variant 2
ML-8006-BS-RE2 MASTERDISK-BKRunout side B, variant 2
2374 200 S1 = 2 320A-side runout, variant 1
2374 200 S2 320B-side runout, variant 1
2374 200 S1 = 2 3 20 C G 1A-side runout, variant 2
2374 200 S 2 3 20 5 4 B TB-side runout, variant 2
2374 200 S1 = 2 POLYGRAM LM 3 20 5Side A - Variant 1
2374 200 S2 = 2 POLYGRAM LM A 10 5 5Side B - Variant 1
2374 200 S1 = 2 POLYGRAM LM 3 20 1 A5 5Side A - Variant 2
2374 200 S2 POLYGRAM LM 3 20 1 A 1 5Side B - Variant 2
2374 200 S1 = 2 POLYGRAM I.M. 3 20 1 A22 5Runout side A
2374 200 S2 POLYGRAM I.M. 3 20 1 A14 5Runout side B
2374 200 S1 = 2 POLYGRAM I.M. 3 20Runout side A
2374 200 S2 POLYGRAM I.M. 3 20Runout side B
2374 200 1Label side A
2374 200 2Label side B
2374 200 S1 = 2 320 4Side A - Variant 1
2374 200 S2 320 4ASide B - Variant 1
2374 200 S1 = 2 3 20 CB JSide A - Variant 2
2374 200 S 2 3 20 CA CASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 32 083-8LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 29 988 3LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Maze Records ML 8006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2374 200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSY-63174 / Maze Records LSY-63174LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Scandinavia | Bonaire EL 208 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Ear Music Classics 0215530EMULP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
20 vinyl pressings of In Transit are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1982 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Canada, Germany, France, Greece and more. One of them is Maze Records ML 8006, released August 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 8006, 2374 200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ML-8006-AS-RE MASTERDISK BK and ML-8006-BS-RE MASTERDISK BK. 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.
