US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Springboard SPB-4100
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
SLX-02581 TR CR 1/78 $A-Side Runout Etching
SLX-02582 TR CR 1/78 $B-Side Runout Etching
(SLX-02581)Label side A
(SLX-02582)Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Galactic Force Band · 1978
Spaced Out Disco was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SLX-02581 TR CR 1/78 $A-Side Runout Etching
SLX-02582 TR CR 1/78 $B-Side Runout Etching
(SLX-02581)Label side A
(SLX-02582)Label side B
SLX-02581 (TR) CR1178 "K" CPRunout A, Etched
SLX-02582 (TR) CR1178 "K" CPRunout B, Etched
SLX-02581Label A
SLX-02582Label B
TRO291ALabel Side A
TRO291BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Springboard SBLP-40860First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Springboard SPB-4100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Music-Box SPB-111 / Music-Box M.BOX 111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Music World TRO-291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Springboard SPB-4100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Happy Tunes HTA-732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Springboard SPB-4100 / Disqueras Unidas 4020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Euromusic EM 171LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Not On Label SPACEDISCO1LP, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Locomotive 930LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Spaced Out Disco are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Brazil, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Springboard SPB-4100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPB-4100, HTA-732, SBLP-40860, SPB-111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLX-02581 TR CR 1/78 $ and SLX-02582 TR CR 1/78 $. 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.