Vinyl pressings
by Andy Pratt · 1976
Resolution 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.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-NE 763605-A FH-76 PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-NE 763605B @t GP PR L.H. - 515Side B runout, variant 1
ST-NE 763605 - A FH 76Side A runout, variant 2
ST-NE 763606 B @GPSide B runout, variant 2
ST-NE 763605-AAA I — II FH-76 PRCSide A etched
L.H. - 515 ST-NE 763606BBB @t GP — I — IISide B etched
ST-NE-763605-RISide A label
ST-NE-763606-RISide B label
ST-NE 763605 - AA Ⓡ FH-76 △ 20936(2) PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-NE 763606 - BB @t GP Ⓓ △ 20936-X(2) PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-NE 763605 - AA MR FH-76 △ 20936(1) PRSide A runout, variant 2
L.H.-515 ST-NE 763606BB @+ GP MR △ 20936-X(1) PRSide B runout, variant 2
K-50279-A1Side A
K-50279-B1Side B
MX180569 NE438-1runout stamped
MX180570 NE438-2runout stamped
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 | Australia | Nemperor Records NE 438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Nemperor Records NE 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Nemperor Records NE 50279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Nemperor Records W 50279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Nemperor Records ATL 50279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Nemperor Records NE 438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Nemperor Records K 50279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 438First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 438First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 438LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Resolution are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Nemperor Records NE 438.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 438, K 50279, NE 50279, W 50279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NE 763605-A FH-76 PR and ST-NE 763605B @t GP PR L.H. - 515. 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.
