Vinyl pressings
by Steve Hackett · 1975
Voyage Of The Acolyte 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.
18 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
CAS1111 A//1 C 12 2 ARUNVariant 1, Runout side A
CAS 1111 B//3U C 12 3 ARUNVariant 1, Runout side B
CAS1111 A//1 C 12 15 ARUNVariant 2, Runout side A
CAS 1111 B//3 3U C 12 5Variant 2, Runout side B
CAS1111 A//1 C 11 10 ARUNRunout A
CAS1111 B//1 C 11 9Runout B
†CAS 1111-A†Label A
†CAS 1111-B†Label B
CAS1111 A//1 C 11 10 ARUNRunout A
CAS1111 B//1 C 11 9Runout B
†CAS 1111-A†Label A
†CAS 1111-B†Label B
CAS1111 A//1 C 11 9 ARUNRunout side A
CAS1111 B//1 C 11 14Runout side B
†CAS.1111-A†Label side A
†CAS.1111-B†Label side B
9211-1111-S1Side 1
9211-1111-S2Side 2
9211-1111-S1Side A
9211-1111-S2 ②Side B
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 | Charisma 9211-1111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Charisma 9211-1111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Charisma 9103 106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Charisma 6369 970 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Charisma RJ-7074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Charisma RJ-7074First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Portugal | Charisma 6369 970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Charisma CAS 1111 / Charisma CAS.1111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Charisma 70331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Charisma CAS 1111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | Charisma 206 904-270 / Virgin 206 904LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Virgin CHC 47 / Charisma CHC 47LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Virgin CHC 47LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | South Korea | Charisma CHC 47 / EMI/KEMONGSA VKPL-0018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Charisma 476 870-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Charisma CA-1-2170LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Charisma 9103 106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Charisma 6369 970LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Charisma 6369 970LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Charisma 6369 970LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Charisma 6369 970LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Charisma 6369 970LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Charisma CAS 1111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1112LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1112LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
52 vinyl pressings of Voyage Of The Acolyte are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Charisma CAS 1111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1111, 9211-1111, 9103 106, 6369 970) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAS1111 A//1 C 12 2 ARUN and CAS 1111 B//3U C 12 3 ARUN. 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.
