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Vinyl pressings

A Question Of Balance

by The Moody Blues · 1970

153 pressings30 countriesProg RockRockPop

A Question Of Balance was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 A Question Of Balance

54 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 15 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.

UK

August 7, 1970
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Envelope
Runout / matrix

XZAL-10009.P-1W 2 BSide A, variant 1

XZAL-10010.P-1W C FSide B, variant 1

XZAL-10009.P-1W 1Side A, variant 2

XZAL-10010.P-1W I A JT C FSide B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

August 7, 1970
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Envelope
Runout / matrix

XZAL-10009.P-1W C U BJSide A runout, variant 1

XZAL-10010.P-1W C G CFSide B runout, variant 1

XZAL-10009.P-1W KC JT 2BSide A runout, variant 2

XZAL-10010.P-1W II JT 2BSide B runout, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

August 7, 1970
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XZAL-10009 3V  E DSide A

XZAL-10009 4V  E DSide B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 3
Format
LP, Album · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

XZAL - 10009 -P-1WRunout side A

XZAL - 10010 -P-1WRunout side B

XZAL. 10009PLabel side A

XZAL. 10010PLabel side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 3
Format
LP, Album · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

XZAL-10009.P-1W KCSide A Stamp

XZAL-19910.P-1W CFSide B Stamp

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
Threshold THS 3
Format
LP, Album · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

XZAL-10009-P-1WRunout side A, variant 1

XZAL-10010.P-1WRunout side B, variant 1

XZAL-10009-P-1W HA JT 1Runout side A, variant 2

XZAL-10010.P-1W GC JT 6 FRunout side B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

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

All 153 vinyl pressings

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

1970s82 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970AustraliaThreshold THS 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970AustraliaThreshold THS 3First yearLP, Album, Misprint, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
1970AustraliaThreshold THS 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970BelgiumThreshold THS 3-YFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970CanadaThreshold THS 3 / Threshold THS. 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970CanadaThreshold THS 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970CanadaThreshold THS 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970ColombiaLondon Records THS 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970FranceThreshold 278 013First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970FranceThreshold THS 3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970FranceThreshold THS 3 BFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970GermanyThreshold THS 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970GermanyThreshold THS 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970IndiaThreshold THS.3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970ItalyThreshold THSI 3First yearAlbum, LPAlbum, LP
All 82 pressings from the 1970s
1980s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981BrazilThreshold 32 202LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981GreeceThreshold DL 13.013LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981JapanThreshold K18P-35LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981ScandinaviaThreshold THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainThreshold CPS 9080 / Threshold 63 99 128LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982JapanThreshold L20P 1032 / London Records L20P1032LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1982South KoreaThreshold THS 3 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-0507LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984CanadaThreshold MIP-1-9342LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984CanadaThreshold MIP-1-9342LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1986USThreshold 820 211-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986USThreshold THS 3LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987EuropeThreshold 820 211-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014USFriday Music FRM-3LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2014USFriday Music FRM-3 / Threshold B0019732-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2018EuropeThreshold 672 263-7 / Threshold 00602567226376LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022USFriday Music FRM-3LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown55 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustralasiaThreshold THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaThreshold THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaThreshold THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaThreshold THS 3 / London Records THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaThreshold THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeThreshold THS 3LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?EuropeThreshold THS 3LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?EuropeThreshold THS 3LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?FranceThreshold THS 3LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?FranceThreshold 278.013 BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceThreshold 278.013 BLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceThreshold THS 3 BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyThreshold THS 3 / Threshold 6.21602 ASLP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GermanyThreshold THS 3 / Threshold 6.21602 BLLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyThreshold THS 3LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
All 55 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Question
  2. A2How Is It (We Are Here)
  3. A3And The Tide Rushes In
  4. A4Don't You Feel Small
  5. A5Tortoise And The Hare
  6. B1It's Up To You
  7. B2Minstrel's Song
  8. B3Dawning Is The Day
  9. B4Melancholy Man
  10. B5The Balance

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of A Question Of Balance are there?

153 vinyl pressings of A Question Of Balance are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.

When was A Question Of Balance first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, South Korea, Australia and more. One of them is Threshold THS 3, released August 7, 1970.

How do I tell if my copy of A Question Of Balance is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use THS 3, EU1605, THS 3-Y, 278 013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-10009.P-1W 2 B and XZAL-10010.P-1W C F. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is A Question Of Balance 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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