Vinyl pressings
by Tin Tin · 1971
Astral Taxi was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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-C-712311 AA AT/GP MR MR Δ16326 PRA-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712312 AA AT/GP MR Δ16326-X PRB-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712311-MOA-Side Label
ST-C-712312-MOB-Side Label
ST-C-712311 A AT/GP PRA-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712312 A AT/GP PRB-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712311 PRA-Side Label
ST-C-712312 PRB-Side Label
ST-C 712311 AAA-I-II XII GP PRVariant 1 runout side A
ST-C-712312 AAA-I-II AI GP PRVariant 1 runout side B
ST-C-712311 AAA-I AT/GP PR DVariant 2 runout side A
ST-C-712312 AAA-I-II AT GP PRVariant 2 runout side B
ST-C-712311A AT/GP PRA-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712312A AT/GP PRB-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712311 PRA-Side Label
ST-C-712312 PRB-Side Label
C-13775-A AT PR xA-Side Runout Etching
C-13776-A AT PR xB-Side Runout Etching
C-13775 PRA-Side Label
C-13776 PRB-Side Label
ST-C-712311-RIA-Side Label
ST-C-712312-RIB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Polydor 2383 080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2383 080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2383 080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-370First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-370First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-370First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records 33-370First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-370First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-370First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-370First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Polydor 2383 080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Polydor 2383 115 LLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Polydor 2383 080LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Astral Taxi are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-370.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-370, 33-370, 2383 080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712311 AA AT/GP MR MR Δ16326 PR and ST-C-712312 AA AT/GP MR Δ16326-X PR. 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.
