Vinyl pressings
by Wishbone Ash · 1971
Pilgrimage 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.
26 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
7-LNMG-244-2L JTSide A runout variant 1
7-LNMG-245-1L JTSide B runout variant 1
7-LNMG-244-2L UK 1 JTSide A runout variant 2
7-LNMG-245-1L BU 1 JTSide B runout variant 2
JT 1 7-LNMG-244-3LRunout Area [Stamped] Side A
JT 1 7-LNMG-245-1LRunout Area [Stamped] Side B
7-LNMG-244-2L JTSide A Runout stamped
7-LNMG-245-1L JTSide B Runout stamped
7-LNMG 244Side A Label
7-LNMG 245Side B Label
JT 1 7-LNMG-244-3LRunout Area [Stamped] Side A
JT 1 7-LNMG-245-1LRunout Area [Stamped] Side B
7-12880 W-4Side A Runout Etched (Variant 1)
7-12881 E-1Side B Runout Etched (Variant 1)
7-12880 W-5 P ISide A run-out etching (Variant 2)
MG-7-12881 W-1 1 P 2Side B run-out etching (Variant 2)
7-12880 W-4 1A side runout, variant 1
MG - 7-12881 W-1 1B side runout, variant 1
MG - 7-12880 W-1 1 2A side runout, variant 2
MG - 7-12881 W-1 1 3B side runout, variant 2
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 | MCA Records MAP/S 5060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 5060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS5060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Decca DL 75295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | MCA Records 510 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | MCA Records 510 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | MCA Records 510007 / MCA Records 510007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 5060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 7355-D2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Israel | Decca DL.75295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 5060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 5060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 5060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5089First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 5060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 201 570 - 241LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | MCA Records MCL1762LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | MCA Coral CR-20178LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | MCA Records 252 365-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | MCA Records MCA 10233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Decca DL 75295 / Decca 00600753859315LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Europe | MCA Records UMCLP125LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 5060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 5060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | MCA Records 10233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 570-241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 6.21 757 / MCA Records MZPS 5060LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 52.035 / MCA Coral 0052.035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 570-241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 6.21757AO / MCA Records MZPS 5060LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 570-241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 5060LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | MCA Coral ORL 8400LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4075LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL1762 / MCA Records MAPS 5060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCG 3504, MAPS 5060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL1762 / MCA Records MAPS 5060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
85 vinyl pressings of Pilgrimage are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1971 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, South Africa, Japan and more. One of them is MCA Records MDKS 8004, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MDKS 8004, DL 75295, SMCA.550, MCA-5089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-LNMG-244-2L JT and 7-LNMG-245-1L JT. 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.
