Vinyl pressings
by Tangerine Dream · 1975
Ricochet 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.
17 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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.
V·2044·A5 20 HTM DSide A runout, variant 1
V 2044 B7 10 ASide B runout, variant 1
V·2044·A5Side A runout, variant 2
V 2044 B5 HTMSide B runout, variant 2
V.2044.A4.GM HTMSide A, stamped/etched, variation 1
V.2044.B3.GMHTMSide B, stamped/etched, variation 1
V 2044.A4 GM HTMSide A, stamped/etched, variation 2
V.2044.B1 HTMSide B, stamped/etched, variation 2
V█2044 A1 | BSide A, Runout, Variant 1
V█2044 B1 | ⁖․Side B, Runout, Variant 1
V█2044 A1 ASide A, Runout, Variant 2
V█2044 1 1 BSide B, Runout, Variant 2
V·2044·A4·GM V C HTMRunout Side A
V█ 2044 B1 10 CRunout Side B
V 2044-ASide A, Label
V 2044-BSide B, Label
V.2044.A4.GMSide A, stamped, variation 1 & 2
V.2044.B3.GMSide B, stamped, variation 1
V.2044.B1Side B, stamped, variation 2
HTM.Both sides, handetched, variation 1, 2
V 2044-A5 ∴ HTMSide A, runout (variant 1)
V 2044-B5 HTMSide B, runout (variant 1)
V-2044-A5 12 HTM BSide A, runout (variant 2)
V-2044-B7 12 ∴Side B, runout (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Virgin L-35736 / Virgin V 2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Virgin V2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 517First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 517LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Virgin 89 679 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | Virgin V 2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2044First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2044 / Virgin V2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2044 / Virgin V2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2044 / Virgin V2044First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Virgin LA-067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2044 / Virgin V2044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Virgin V 2044 / Virgin V2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Virgin 202620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Virgin International VI 2044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Virgin International V2044 / Virgin International VI 2044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Virgin International VI 2044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIP-4151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | Virgin 89 679-270 / Virgin 89 679LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Virgin 89 679 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Greece | Virgin 062-VG 50055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Spain | Virgin E 89679LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin OVED 26LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 90932-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 90932-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 90932-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Virgin VR2044LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Virgin 89 679 XOTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Virgin V2044 / Virgin V 2044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Virgin V2044 / Virgin V 2044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 718LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 718LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 718LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 89 679 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 89 679 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 89 679 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Virgin OVED 26LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Virgin VIL 12044LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Virgin VIL 12044 / Virgin VIL 12044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Virgin VIL 12044 / Virgin OVED 26LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Virgin 89 679 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Virgin V 2044LP, Album | LP, Album |
71 vinyl pressings of Ricochet are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1975 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Mexico, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin V 2044, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2044, LA-067, L-35736, V2044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V·2044·A5 20 HTM D and V 2044 B7 10 A. 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.
