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Takes Off vinyl value

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$10
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4 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2015-or-later pressing. The 2005 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 19, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Jefferson Airplane — Takes Off: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2015 RCA VictorFRM-3584USReissue, Remastered, Blue, 180gfrom $10
4 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2005 Sundazed MusicLP 5186USReissue, Mono, 180 Gram
2015 Music On VinylMOVLP1501EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2018 RCA Victor—ItalyReissue, 180 gr.
Undated Sundazed MusicLP 5186USReissue, Mono, Prairie Cat

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

5 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2005First released 1966; our table starts at 2005 (Sundazed Music, US). A copy older than 2005 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2005 US: Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram; 2015 US: Reissue, Remastered, Blue, 180g; Undated US: Reissue, Mono, Prairie Cat. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.
Reissues, 2015+2 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2005 US pressing it reads “LP 5186-A KPG@CA” on side one and “LP 5186-B KPG@CA” on side two. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Do not price the cover. A later disc in a 1966 jacket is a reissue, whatever the sleeve says: the pressing lives in the runout etching and on the label.

Questions

Which pressing of Takes Off is worth the most?

Original 1966 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2005 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2005 “Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram” and the 2015 “Reissue, Remastered, Blue, 180g”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 2005 US pressing the runout reads “LP 5186-A KPG@CA”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Takes Off worth today?

Sellers ask from $10 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 19, 2026). The 2005 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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