Vinyl pressings
by Barry Manilow · 1976
This One's For You 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.
42 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AL-4090-SA-2-1-1 STERLING PRCRunout side A, variant 1
AL-4090-SB-1-1-111 STERLING PRCRunout side B, variant 1
AL-4090-SA-2-1-1 STERLING PRCRunout side A, variant 2
AL-4090-SB-2-1-1 STERLING PRCRunout side B, variant 2
AL 4090 SA STERLINGRunout, Side A
AL 4090 SB STERLINGRunout, Side B
AL 4090 SALabel Side A
AL 4090 SBLabel Side B
AL 4090 SAA-side
AL 4090 SBB-side
AL 4090 SAA-side
AL 4090 SBB-side
AL-4090-SA M-1 x
AB-4090-SB M-1 x
AL-4090-SA W STERLINGRunout, Etched Side A (STERLING stamp)
AL-4090-SB W STERLINGRunout, Etched Side B (STERLING stamp)
AL 4090 SALabel Side A
AL 4090 SBLabel 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 | Australia | Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Arista AL 4090LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Brazil | Arista ARL 33021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AB 4090 / Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AB 4090 / Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 4090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 4090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Arista AL 4090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | EMI 11499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Arista 2C 066 98126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Arista 1C 062-98 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Arista 2J 062-98126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Arista SUP-80.114LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista 18RS-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Mexico | Arista LA-202LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3355 / Arista MOVLP3355LP, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Arista L37217LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Arista AL 4090LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Arista 25RS-30LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Arista 20RS-46LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Arista ARTY 137LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Arista AL 4090LP | LP |
| ? | US | Arista AL 4090 / Arista 4090LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Arista AL 4090 / Arista 4090LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4090 / Arista AL 4090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Arista AB 4090 / Arista AL 4090LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Arista AL 4090LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
68 vinyl pressings of This One's For You are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1976 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista AL 4090, released August 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 4090, AB 4090, AQ 4090, ARTY 137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-4090-SA-2-1-1 STERLING PRC and AL-4090-SB-1-1-111 STERLING PRC. 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.
