Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1974
AWB was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 11 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-A-743145-B AT PRRunout side A, etched (Variant 1)
ST-A-743146-C AT PRRunout side B, etched (Variant 1)
ST-A-743145-D AT PRRunout side A, etched (Variant 2)
ST-A-743146-C AT PRRunout side B, etched (Variant 2)
ST-A-743145-BB MR △19232 AT PRA Side runout, variant 1
ST-A-743146-EE-REPL MR △19232-X AT PRB Side runout, variant 1
ST-A-743145-BB AT MR △19232 (2) PRA Side runout, variant 2
ST-A-743146-EE-REPL MR △19232-X AT (25) PRB Side runout, variant 2
ST-A-743145-D AT PRSide A runout
ST-A-743146-D AT PRSide B runout
ST-A-743145GRTSide A label
ST-A-743146GRTSide B label
ST-A-743145-BBB-1 AT D PRRunout A
ST-A-743146-CCC-1 AT PRRunout B
ST-A-743145RILabel A
ST-A-743146RILabel B
QD A 74(5)3145-A DWJ PR ht1A-Side
QD A 74(5)3146 A DWJ PRB-Side
K 50058 A3 PorkyRunout side A
K 50058 B3 ∴ PeckoRunout side B
K 50058 ALabel side A
K 50058 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | Atlantic WEA 10543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 058First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8502AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8502AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC9554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Korea | Yegrin S-512LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50058 / Atlantic K50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50058 / Atlantic K50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 50058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5049 / RCA International NL 13094LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5049 / RCA International NL 13094LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | RCA Victor DXL1 3094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Europe | RCA NL 89298LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-245LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Columbia 5134131 / Simply Vinyl S160022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Demon Records DEMREC01LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Friday Music FRM 7308LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC571LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Demon Records ADEM 9791069LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor DXL1 3094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 058 / Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 058 / Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 058 / Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 3157LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K50058 / Atlantic K 50058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7308LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic QD 7308LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
69 vinyl pressings of AWB are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Philippines, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 7308, released June 19, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7308, QD 7308, K 50058, WEA 10543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-743145-B AT PR and ST-A-743146-C AT PR. 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.
