Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1975
Cut The Cake was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 22 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-753399-C (MR) AT △19898(10) PRRunout A, variant 1
ST-A-753400-F (MR) AT △19898-X(8)Runout B, variant 1
ST-A-753399-DD (MR) AT △19898(7) PRRunout A, variant 2
ST-A-753400-EE (MR) AT △19898-X(2) PRRunout B, variant 2
ST-A-753399-DDD-1-111 AT PRCSide One Runout Etched variant 1
ST-A-753400-EEE-1-11 AT PRCSide Two Runout Etched variant 1
ST-A-753399-DDD-1-111 AT PRCSide One Runout Etched variant 2
ST-A-753400-FFF-1 AT PRCSide Two Runout Etched variant 2
ST-A-753399-C AT PRA-side runout, variant 1
ST-A-753400-F AT PRB-side runout, variant 1
ST-A-753399-D AT PRA-side runout, variant 2
ST-A-753400-E ATB-side runout, variant 2
ST-A-753399 - D CSM AT SM - CO PRSide One Runout
ST-A-753400 - E - CSM AT SM - CO PRSide Two Runout
S ST-A-753399-D CSM AT CO SM PR 4Side 1 (variant 2)
S ST-A-753400-E-CSM AT CO SM PR 4Side 2 (variant 2)
ST-A-753399-C ATSide A etched
ST-A-753400-HSide B etched
ST-A-753399 SPSide A Label
ST-A-753400 SPSide B Label
K 50146 A2 ⋀Side A runout
K 50146 B2 ⋀Side B runout
K 50146 ASide A label
K 50146 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | RCA Victor DXL 1 3095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 317404025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Atlantic WEA 10563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 146 / Atlantic SD 18 140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 146 / Atlantic SD 18140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Atlantic A 0104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | India | Atlantic SD 18140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Atlantic K 50146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 50146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic ATL 50 146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | RCA NL 89571LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC248LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC573LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 146LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 146 / Atlantic SD 18 140LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Zambia | Atlantic ATC 9587 / Atlantic SD 18140LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Cut The Cake are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18140, released June 10, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18140, K 50146, DXL 1 3095, 317404025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-753399-C (MR) AT △19898(10) PR and ST-A-753400-F (MR) AT △19898-X(8). 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.
