Vinyl pressings
by Tangerine Dream · 1975
Rubycon 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.
27 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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 2025 A-1U GTVariant 1 Side A runout
V 2025 B-1U GTVariant 1 Side A runout
V 2025 A-1U ROVariant 2 Side A runout
V 2025 B-1U GPVariant 2 Side B runout
V 2025 A-1U GTVariant 1 Side A runout
V 2025 B-1U GTVariant 1 Side A runout
V 2025 A-1U ROVariant 2 Side A runout
V 2025 B-1U GPVariant 2 Side B runout
ST-VR-753333 PRPrinted matrix side A
ST-VR-753334 PRPrinted matrix side B
ST-VR ST-VR 753333 A-B PRRunout side A
ST-VR 753334A AT/gP PRRunout side B
ST-VR ST-VR753333 A(triangle)-BBB-1 PRCSide A runout, etched
ST-VR-753334AAA+-1 AT/GP PRCSide B runout, etched
ST-VR ST-VR753333 A-BB (triangle) 19785(2) PRSide One Runout
ST-VR753334-A 7160 MR (in circle) (triangle) 19785X (1) PRSide Two Runout
ST-VR-753333-MOSide One Label
ST-VR-753334-MOSide Two Label
ST-VR ST-VR753333 A-B PRRunout side A
ST-VR-753334A AT/GP PRRunout side 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 | Australia | Virgin L 35399 / Virgin V 2025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Virgin VRLP-12002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Virgin VR 13-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Virgin V 2025LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 2933 716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 505 / Virgin XBLY 940 505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 505 / Virgin XBLY 940 505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Virgin 940 505LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12025LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Japan | Virgin YX-7035-VRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Virgin YX-7035-VRFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Virgin V 2025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2025 / Virgin V2025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Virgin 202619LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | France | Virgin 202619LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Virgin International VI 2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Virgin International VI 2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Austria | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOT / Virgin 88754 - 270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIP-4150 / Virgin VIRG-4150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Virgin VIP-4150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Greece | Virgin VG 50056 / Virgin 062-VG 50056LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | Virgin OVED 27LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 27LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin VIL 12025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Virgin OVED 27LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Virgin VR2025LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2010 | Europe | Universal 00600753454480 / Virgin 00600753454480LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2013 | Europe | Universal 00600753454503LP, Album, Mispress, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Mispress, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2013 | Europe | Virgin 0602537637089 / Universal Music Group International 00602537637089LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | UMC 4841997LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | UK | UMC 4841997LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Virgin V2025 / Virgin V 2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Virgin V 2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 88 754 XOT / Virgin 88754 - 270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 88 754 XOT / Virgin 88754 - 270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 716LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Virgin 2933 716LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Virgin 202619LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOT / Virgin 88754-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Virgin 88 754 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Virgin VG 50056 / Columbia 2J 062-98109LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Spain | Virgin 88.754-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Virgin 88754 - ILP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
91 vinyl pressings of Rubycon are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V2025, released March 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2025, VI 2025, VR 13-116, VR 13 116) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2025 A-1U GT and V 2025 B-1U GT. 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.
