Vinyl pressings
by The Amboy Dukes · 1969
Migration was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
KY-576 SIDE A o ΓL - A 5A runout etched
KY-577 B o ΓL A ƐB runout etched
KY-576 A rL QA runout etched
KY-577 B rL P QB runout etched
KY576 A ΓL C T 1A runout etched
KY577 B ΓL C T 1B runout etched
KY 576A label matrix
KY 577B label matrix
KY-576 SIDE ASide A, etched
KY-577 BSide B, etched
KY576 A1Side A
KY577 BSide B
ACTZ-3182-1L DSide A runout
ACTZ-3183-1L DSide B runout
ACTZ.3182Side A label
ACTZ.3183Side B label
ACTL-3182-1BSide-A, runout, stamped
ACTL-3183-1BSide-B, runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Mainstream Records S/6118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Mainstream Records S/6118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | New Zealand | London Records SAHM-T 6358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | London Records SHT 8392 / London Records SH-T.8392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | London Records HAT 8932 / London Records HA-T.8392First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | London Records SH-T.8392LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | Mainstream Records S/6118 / Mainstream Records S 6118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Mainstream Records S/6118First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Mainstream Records S/6118First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Mainstream Records S/6118 / Mainstream Records S 6118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Mainstream Records YS-2235-MSFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Mainstream Records YS-2235-MSFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Mainstream Records S/6118LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Mainstream Records S/6118 / Mainstream Records S 6118LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Migration are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Mainstream Records S/6118.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S/6118, SHT 8392, HAT 8932, YS-2235-MS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KY-576 SIDE A o ΓL - A 5 and KY-577 B o ΓL A Ɛ. 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.
