Vinyl pressings
by Wishbone Ash · 1976
Locked In was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
MCF 2750 A-1 O NICK W.Runout A side variant 1
MCF 2750 B-1 GD NICK W.Runout B side variant 1
MCF 2750 A-1 1 GG NICK WRunout A Side variant 2
MCF 2750 B-1 1 RR NICK WRunout B Side variant 2
ST-A-753523AAA AHand etched side A, variant 1
ST-A-753524AAA-1Hand etched side B, variant 1
ST-A-753523A AT GPHand etched side A, variant 2
ST-A-753524A. AT GPHand etched side B, variant 2
ST-A-753523AA ATgp [MR logo] ∆20387 (2) PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-753524AA ATgp [MR logo] ∆20387-X (2) PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-753523AA ATgp [MR logo] ∆20387 (2) PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-753524AA ATgp [MR logo] ∆20387-X (1) PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-753523AAA AT GP I–III PRCSide A runout, hand-etched, variant 1
ST-A-753524AAA–I AT GP PRCSide B runout, hand-etched, variant 1
ST-A-753523AAA AT GP- I–III PRCSide A runout, hand-etched, variant 2
ST-A-753524AAA–I AT GP-III PRCSide B runout, hand-etched, variant 2
ST-A-753523A AT GP PRSide A
ST-A-753524A AT GPSide B
ST-A-753524 PRLabel B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | MCA Records 410 055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | MCA Records 6.22 467 / MCA Records 6.22 467 ASFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | MCA Records 6.22467 / MCA Records MCA 2185First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | MCA Records 6.22467 AS / MCA Records MAPS 8354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | MCA Records 62.001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | MCA Records 6.22 467 / MCA Records 6.22467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6093First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 062-97471 / MCA Records MCA-2185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 062-97471LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS 8354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2750LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MCA Records maps 8354 / Ariola 201 566-320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 566-320 / MCA Records MAPS 8354LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCF 2750 / MCA Records MAPS 8354LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Locked In are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Malaysia, Singapore and more. One of them is MCA Records MCF 2750, released March 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCF 2750, SD 18164, MCA-2185, MAPS 8354) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCF 2750 A-1 O NICK W. and MCF 2750 B-1 GD NICK W.. 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.
