Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1975
Main Course 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.
51 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 27 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.
SRC ST-SO-753367-CC ATGP 1- (MR) △19860(1)Runout A etch / SRC, (MR) stamp [Var 1]
ST-SO-753368-CC SRC ATGP (MR) △19860-X (2)Runout B etch / SRC, (MR) stamp [Var 1]
SRC ST-SO-753367-CC ATGP 1- (MR) △19860(1)Runout A etch / SRC, (MR) stamp [Var 2]
ST-SO-753368-CC SRC ATGP (MR) △19860-X (3)Runout B etch / SRC, (MR) stamp [Var 2]
ST-SO-753367-C +- ┃AT GP PRC [SRC logo]Runout A variant 1
ST-SO-753368 C ┃ [SRC logo] AT GP PRCRunout B variant 1
ST-SO-753367-CCC AT GP I - II PRC [SRC logo]Runout A variant 2
ST-SO-753368 CCC [SRC logo] AT GP IIII PRCRunout B variant 2
ST-SO-753367 RIA Side Label
ST-SO-753368 RIB Side Label
ST-SO-753367-CCC AT GP I - PRC [SRC logo]A Side Etch exc SRC-stamp
ST-SO 753368 CCC [SRC logo] AT GP - II PRCB Side Etch exc SRC-stamp
ST-SO 753367-D [SRC logo]Runout A side, var. 1
ST-SO 753368-D ATGP [SRC logo]Runout B side, var. 1
ST-SO-753367-D (PR) P 1- [SRC logo]Runout A side, var. 2
ST-SO-753368-D [SRC logo] ATGP (PR) PRunout A side, var. 2
ST-SO 753367-C AT GP [SRC logo]A side runout, var. 1
ST-SO 753368-C AT GP [SRC logo]B side runout, var. 1
ST-SO 753367-C AT GP 1- [SRC logo]A side runout, var. 2
ST-SO 753368 C [SRC logo] AT GPB side runout, var. 2
ST-SO-753367RILabel A side
ST-SO-753368RILabel B side
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 | Argentina | RSO 2394150 / RSO 5530First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion L 35540 / Interfusion L-35,540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion L 35540 / Interfusion L-35,540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Polydor 2394 150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | RSO 2394150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | RSO 2394 150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | RSO 2394150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Guatemala | RSO 2349 150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Korea | RSO SEL-200391LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | RSO 23 94 150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor SPELP 111LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Capitol Records B0030706-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602577970917LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Capitol Records B0030706-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Fujipacific Music Inc. SL4807LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | RSO BG-16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | RSO 2394 150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Thailand | RSO 239 150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | RSO SPELP 74LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RSO SO 4807LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RSO RS-1-3024 / RSO 2394 150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RSO RS-1-3024 / RSO 2394 150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RSO RS-1-3024 / RSO 2394 150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—08355-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-08355 / Мелодия С60-08356LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
91 vinyl pressings of Main Course are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1975 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RSO SO 4807, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO 4807, 2394 150, 2394-150, MW 2132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC ST-SO-753367-CC ATGP 1- (MR) △19860(1) and ST-SO-753368-CC SRC ATGP (MR) △19860-X (2). 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.
