Mike Oldfield ‎– Incantations

Indeed this does seem to need some updating as mine does not correspond to any of those listed above. Now here's the thing and this now becomes more important as time progresses folks, I did not buy this second hand via sale, or eBay or record fair so that I feel misled and want affirmation that mine is a first pressing as it was claimed to be.I

Oh No Folks, here's the big rub. I am aged 58 and I actually bought my copy on the exact day it was first released in England. I was 16 and loved all of Mike's previous albums so much.

I had been saving up especially to buy this double album and finally had enough money to buy it from WM Morrisons (yes back then both Asda and Morrisons used to have departments for vinyl and cassette sales).
So I really do know my edition is a first pressing despite it's matrix lettering not complying with anyone listed, because I bought it on its first day of release. This is now finally when older age can prove things are different to what out beloved interweb says ?!?!I

So to set things straighter (!?!?) My matrix run outs are :-
Side one VDT 101 A5
Side two VDT 101 B1
Side three VDT 101 C5
Side four VDT 101 D5

All of them have a harp or lyre type symbol further round the dead wax on all sides and nothing else at all.
Mention is made above of a " Utopian " symbol perhaps that is what this harp type symbol means, I dunno, not being a big fan of symbology !

So I DO know that mine was bought on day of release , fact. Therefore would someone at Discogs please amend the info above as it is just not complete or correct?

Finally a use for being old ! I can confirm whether my vinyl collection is full of first pressings , most of them will be as I always bought my albums on day of release or within two weeks thereof. Trouble is with some clever know it alls, if it isn't confirmable via Discogs then you aren't correct. Which is a laugh really isn't it? Considering that as with my copies of Closer and Still that don't quite match up fully to what it says it should on here. I know exactly that they WERE bought on the day of release. Fact!

All the best fellow music collectors and fans.

I'm sure there was a Quad mix of this released, either around 1978 or 1979. My neighbour bought it to show off his Quad system and, from what I can remember, it sounded absolutely amazing.

How can 19 have, if only 10-12 were produced? Not doubting that 10-12 were produced because I know the story behind these....... 🤔🤔🤔

There seems to be several dead wax listings missing on this one
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side A): VDT 101 A10
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side B): VDT 101 B10
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side C): VDT 101 C11
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side D): VDT 101 D1
With a Harp like design stamped on all 4 sides

Mike's fourth album, and a double album, this takes Mike's ideas from his first three and expands them into a swirling extended work. Considered by some to be overly repetitive the music does improve with repeated listening and really represent the last of his albums where I think he is given complete creative freedom (he became increasingly pressured to produce a more "commercial" and digestible hits in many of his later albums).

My copy of this has the following deadwax info (needs added to the list?):

Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side A): VDT 101 A3
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side B): VDT 101 B4
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side C): VDT 101 C10
Matrix/Runout (Etchings Side D): VDT 101 D2