Vinyl pressings
by Andraé Crouch & The Disciples · 1976
This Is Another Day 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.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LS 5683 SIDE A XX F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 1
LS-5683-2 (2) 3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 1
LS-5683-1 XP MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 2
LS-5683-2 Z MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout, variant 2
LS 5683 SIDE A F3Runout, Side A
LS 5683 SIDE A F6Runout, Side B
"MASTERED BY CAPITOL "Runout, Both Sides
LSX·7042·A1 5 BILBORunout side A
LSX·7042·B1 5 NICE ! DB-MASTER ROOM.Runout side B
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 | Unknown | Light Music LS-5683-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Light Records LS-5683First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Light Records LS-5683First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Light Records LSX 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Light Records LS 7042 / Light Records LSX 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Sweden | Light Records LS 7042 / Light Records LSX 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Light Records LSX 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | DJM Records DJF 20496First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Light Records LSX 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Light Records LS 7042 / Light Records LSX 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Light Records LS-5683First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Light Records LS-5683First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Light Records LS-5683LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Light Records E1-60055 / Elektra E1-60055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Intercord INT 160.081LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of This Is Another Day are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Light Records LS-5683.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LS-5683, LS-5683-LP, LSX 7042, DJF 20496) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LS 5683 SIDE A XX F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL and LS-5683-2 (2) 3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
