Canada
1973- Label and catalog number
- Potato POT 3203
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
PO 3203 A SNB
PO 3203 B-2 SNB
Vinyl pressings
by The Irish Rovers · 1973
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.
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.
PO 3203 A SNB
PO 3203 B-2 SNB
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
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
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
POT 3203 A SR JcA
POT 3203 B SR JcA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Potato POT 3203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRS-53001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRS-53001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRS-53001First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Potato POT 3203First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Australia | Interfusion L 35052LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Interfusion L 35052LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 35052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Attic LAT 1029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Attic LAT 1029LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Emigrate! Emigrate! are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Canada, US. One of them is Potato POT 3203.
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.
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.