Vinyl pressings
by Atlanta Rhythm Section · 1979
Are You Ready! was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PD-2-6236-AS-CP MASTERDISK RL DRunout side A, Variant 1
PD-2-6236-BS-CP MASTERDISK RLRunout side B, Variant 1
PD-2-6236-CS-CP MASTERDISKRunout side C, Variant 1
PD-2-6236-DS-CP MASTERDISK RL DRunout side D, Variant 1
PD-2-6236-AS-CS-1 MASTERDISK RL A12 15Side A Runout
PD-2-6236-BS-CS-3 MASTERDISK RL A6 15Side B Runout
PD-2-6236-CS-CS-1 MASTERDISK RL A10 15Side C Runouts
PD-2-6236-DS-CS1 MASTERDISK A2 15Side D Runouts
PD-2-6236 AS CP [MASTERDISK] RLSide A runout, etched / [stamped]
PD-2-6236-BS-CP [MASTERDISK] RLSide B runout, etched / [stamped]
PD-2-6236-CS-CP [MASTERDISK]Side C runout, etched / [stamped]
PD-2-6236-DS-CP [MASTERDISK] RLSide D runout, etched / [stamped]
K11270 PD2 6236 AS GD MASTERDISK RL GOLSide A runout
K11273 PD2 6236 BS GD1 GOL MASTERDISKSide B runout
K11274 PD2 6236 CS GD MASTERDISK RLSide C runout
K11276 PD2 6236 DS GD MASTERDISK GOLSide D runout
PD-2-6236-AS-CT RL T1Side 1 etched
PD-2-6236-BS-CT RL B T1Side 2 etched
PD-2-6236-CS-CT RL T1Side 3 etched
PD-2-6236-DS-CT1 HW T1Side 4 etched
Side 1: PD-2-6236-AS-PRC-R1Etched
Side 2: PD-2-6236-BS-PRC-C21-1Etched
Side 3: PD-2-6236-CS-PRC-C21-1Etched
Side 4: PD-2-6326-DS-PRC-C21-1Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Polydor 2672 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-2-6236 / BGO Records PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2672 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2672050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Polydor 2672 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | Polydor PD-2-6236 / Polydor PD 2-6236First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Polydor 2669050 / BGO Records 2669050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-2-6236 / Polydor 2672 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Polydor 2669 050 / BGO Records 2669 050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Polydor 2669 050 / BGO Records 2669 050LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Polydor 2669 050 / BGO Records 2669 050LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Spain | Polydor 26 79 070LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Polydor MPZ 8131/2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Polydor MPZ 8131/2LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of Are You Ready! are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Polydor PD-2-6236.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-2-6236, 2672 050, 2672050, 2669050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-2-6236-AS-CP MASTERDISK RL D and PD-2-6236-BS-CP MASTERDISK RL. 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.
