Vinyl pressings
by The O'Jays · 1977
Travelin' At The Speed Of Thought was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
T P.I.R. AL-34684-1D Mastered By Frankford/Wayne Phila. NSSide 1
T1 0 P.I.R. BL-34684-1D Mastered By Frankford/Wayne Phila. NS DSide 2
P P.I.R. AL-34684-1B Mastered By Frankford/Wayne Phila. NSRunout side A
P P.I.R. BL-34684-1B Mastered By Frankford/Wayne Phila. NSRunout side B
PIR-S-81977 A-1Runout side A, variant 1
PIR-S-81977 B-1Runout side B, variant 1
PIR-S-81977·A-1 A 2Runout side A, variant 2
PIR-S-81977·B-1 A 9Runout side B, variant 2
AL 34684Side A label
BL 34684Side B 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.
11 vinyl pressings of Travelin' At The Speed Of Thought are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records PZ 34684.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PZ 34684, PIR 81977, PL 3015, 25AP 570) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T P.I.R. AL-34684-1D Mastered By Frankford/Wayne Phila. NS and T1 0 P.I.R. BL-34684-1D Mastered By Frankford/Wayne Phila. NS D. 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.
