Vinyl pressings
by The Trip · 1972
Atlantide was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
BKAY 26634 2S 1B 1Runout area side A, Variant 1
BKAY 26635 2S 1A 1Runout area side B, Variant 1
BKAY 26634 2S 1A 2 P ▼Runout area side A, Variant 2
BKAY 26635 2S 1A 1 P ▼Runout area side B, Variant 2
BKAY 26634 2S 1ARunout side A
BKAY 26635 2S 1BRunout side B
BKAS 26636 1S 1ARunout side C
BKAS 26636 2S 1BRunout side D
BKAY 26634 2S 1B 1Runout area side A
BKAY 26635 2S 1A 1Runout area side B
BKAY 26634Label side A
BKAY 26635Label side B
BKAY 26634 2S - 1A 1 P∆Runout, Side A
BKAY 26635 2S - 1A 1 P∆Runout, Side B
BKAS 26636 2S - 1A 1Runout, Side A
BKAS 26637 1S - 1A 1Runout, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PSL 10540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PSL 10540 / RCA Italiana UP 10540First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PSL 10540First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PSL 10540 / RCA UP 10540First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Japan | RCA ERS-28009 / RCA CR-10059LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Italy | RCA Italiana NL74516LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | South Korea | Si-Wan Records SRML 1008 / RCA Italiana PSL 10540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Italy | RCA 88883732601 / Sony Music 88883732601LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media |
| 2018 | Italy | RCA Italiana PSL 10540 / Sony Music PSL 10540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Sony Music 19439951141LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | Sony Music 19439951141LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | RCA Italiana PSL 10540 / Sony Music PSL 10540LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Atlantide are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy. One of them is RCA Italiana PSL 10540, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PSL 10540) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BKAY 26634 2S 1B 1 and BKAY 26635 2S 1A 1. 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.
