Vinyl pressings
by The Knack · 1981
Round Trip was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
ST-1-12168- Z10 • 3 ✲ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
ST-2-12168- Z10 • 3 ✲ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
ST-1-12168-Z17 ✲ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
ST-2-12168-Z6 ✲ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
ST-1-12168-Z2 #5 · STERLING 0A side runout, var. 1
ST-2-12168 J̶W̶2̶ Z2 · STERLING 0B side runout, var. 1
ST-1-12168-Z2 #1 STERLING 0A side runout, var. 2
ST-2-12168 J̶W̶2̶ Z1 #6 STERLING 0B side runout, var. 2
ST-1-12168- Z16 ─◁ STERLINGSide A Runout Etched, Except STERLING Stamped - variant 1
ST-2-12168- Z16 ─◁ STERLINGSide B Runout Etched, Except STERLING Stamped - variant 1
ST-1-12168- Z14 ─◁ STERLINGSide A Runout Etched, Except STERLING Stamped - variant 2
ST-2-12168- Z14 #5 ─◁ STERLINGSide B Runout Etched, Except STERLING Stamped - variant 2
ST 1-12168Side A label
ST 2-12168Side B label
ST-1-12168-Z2 3 STERLING 0A-side
ST-2-12168-Z6• ✲ STERLINGB-side
ST-1-12168-Z2 #1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢSide "THERE" runout
ST-2-12168 J̶W̶2̶ Z1 #4 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢSide "BACK" runout
ST 1-12168A side label
ST 2-12168B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-12168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064-400 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12168LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-400 066 / EMI Electrola 1A 064-400 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Capitol Records 2C 070-400066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Capitol Records 2C 070-400066LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064-57010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Capitol Records ESC-81448 / Capitol Records ST 1-12168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Capitol Records ESC-81448 / Capitol Records ST 1-12168First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 076-400066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records ST-12168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST(L) 12168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 064-400.066 / Capitol Records 10C 064-400 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Capitol Records EST 12168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Round Trip are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12168, released October 12, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12168, EST 12168, 31C 064-400 066, 1A 064-400 066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12168- Z10 • 3 ✲ STERLING and ST-2-12168- Z10 • 3 ✲ STERLING. 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.
