Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Clarke · 1975
Journey To Love 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.
29 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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-NE-753465-AA AT/GP MR △20150(1) PRSide A Runout (Variant 1)
ST-NE-753466-BB-EX AT MR △20150-X(4) PRSide B Runout (Variant 1)
ST-NE-753465-AA AT/GP MR △20150(2) PRSide A Runout (Variant 2)
ST-NE-753466-AA AT MR △20150-X(1)Side B Runout (Variant 2)
ST-NE-753465-A- AT/GP PRA-side, etching, variant 1
ST-NE-753466-B AT PRB-side, etching, variant 1
ST-NE-753465-A- AT/GP PRA-side, etching, variant 2
ST-NE-753466-A AT PRB-side, etching, variant 2
ST-NE-753465 AAA-1 pt101-1 PRCSide 1 Runout- Etched, Var 1
ST-NE-753466-A-1-1 ATSide 2 Runout- Etched, Var 1
ST-NE 753465-BBB-1-111 PRCSide 1 Runout- Etched, Var 2
ST-NE-753466-AAA-1-111 AT PRCSide 2 Runout- Etched, Var 2
ST-NE-753465-D 0-1 SM1-1 (PR) (SP)Side 1 Runout- Etched
ST-NE-753466-D 0-2SM2-1 (PR) (SP)Side 2 Runout- Etched
ST-NE-753465-SPSide A Label
ST-NE-753466-SPSide B Label
ST-NE-753465-AA AT/GP [MR Monarch logo] △20150(2) PRRunout A, etched [exc. logo, stamped]
ST-NE-753466-AA [MR Monarch logo] AT △20150-X (2) PRRunout B, etched [exc. logo, stamped]
ST-NE-753465-MOSide A Label
ST-NE-753466-MOSide B Label
ST-NE-753465 AAH-1 pt101-11 PRCSide A
ST-NE-753466-AAA-1-1 AT PRCSide B
ST-NE-753465RISide A label
ST-NE-753466RISide B 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 | Australia | Atlantic NE 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic NE 433 / Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic NE 433 / Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50.187 / Atlantic NE 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50.187 / Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 187 / Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 187 / Atlantic ATL 50 187 (U)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Nemperor Records W 50187First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10081AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10081AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50187First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Nemperor Records NE 433First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Portugal | Atlantic LP-S-39-10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4221LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-288LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Epic PE 36974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Epic PE 36974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Epic PE 36974LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | Embassy EMB 31891 / CBS EMB 31891LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Epic EPC 32093LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Greece | Epic EPC 32093LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32093LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32093 / Epic 32093LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS EMB 31891 / Embassy EMB 31891LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32093 / Epic 32093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS EMB 31891 / Embassy EMB 31891LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50.187 / Atlantic 50 187LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Nemperor Records NE 433 / Atlantic ATL 50.187LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50 187 / Atlantic NE433LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50 187 / Nemperor Records NE 433LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32093LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
54 vinyl pressings of Journey To Love are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Nemperor Records NE 433, released November 18, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 433, K 50187, K50187, W 50187) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NE-753465-AA AT/GP MR △20150(1) PR and ST-NE-753466-BB-EX AT MR △20150-X(4) PR. 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.
