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Emigrate! Emigrate!

by The Irish Rovers · 1973

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Emigrate! Emigrate! was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Emigrate! Emigrate!

5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1973
Label and catalog number
Tara Records TRS-53001
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

TRS 53001A-3 △18775Side A runout, variant 1

TRS 53001B-3 △18775-XSide B runout, variant 1

TRS 53001 A-1-1-1 PRI DSide A runout, variant 2

TRS53001B-1-1-1 PR DSide B runout, variant 2

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US

1973
Label and catalog number
Tara Records TRS-53001
Format
LP, Album, Promo
Runout / matrix

TRS 53001A-1-1-1 PR DSide A runout etched

TRS 53001B-1-1-1 PR DSide B runout etched

TRS-53001-ASide A label

TRS-53001-BSide B label

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US

1973
Label and catalog number
Tara Records TRS-53001
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Sonic Pressing
Runout / matrix

TRS 53001A-2 |\/||| K-6740 SONSide A runout etched

TRS 53001B-2 K-6471 SONSide B runout etched

TRS-53001-ASide A label

TRS-53001-BSide B label

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US

1973
Label and catalog number
Potato POT 3203
Format
LP, Album, Promo
Runout / matrix

POT 3203 A SR JcA

POT 3203 B SR JcA

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973CanadaPotato POT 3203First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1973USTara Records TRS-53001First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1973USTara Records TRS-53001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1973USTara Records TRS-53001First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1973USPotato POT 3203First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1974AustraliaInterfusion L 35052LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974AustraliaInterfusion L 35052LP, Album, White Label, StereoLP, Album, White Label, Stereo
1974New ZealandInterfusion L 35052LP, AlbumLP, Album
1977CanadaAttic LAT 1029LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaAttic LAT 1029LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1The Passing Of The Gale2:27
  2. A2Yellow Gals2:19
  3. A3Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore4:17
  4. A4Farewell To Carlingford3:12
  5. A5Mary Of Dungloe3:53
  6. A6Emigration Medley3:38
  7. B1Cobblers1:03
  8. B2Paddy On The Railway0:25
  9. B3Canadian Railroad Trilogy4:38
  10. B4Northern Rake2:01
  11. B5Children Of Hate2:28
  12. B6Catch Another Butterfly2:22
  13. B7The Gypsy2:50
  14. 60 Seconds To Get Out:

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Emigrate! Emigrate! are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Emigrate! Emigrate! are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1977.

When was Emigrate! Emigrate! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Canada, US. One of them is Potato POT 3203.

How do I tell if my copy of Emigrate! Emigrate! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POT 3203, TRS-53001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PO 3203 A SNB and PO 3203 B-2 SNB. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Emigrate! Emigrate! on vinyl worth?

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.

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