Vinyl pressings
by Bette Midler · 1977
Live At Last was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 10 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-773811-E LABEL PROD I @t4PSide 1 runout, etched
ST-A-773812-E L+M=RSD 1977Side 2 runout, etched
ST-A-773813-E MAR. & HER @tGPSide 3 runout, etched
ST-A-773814-E LH @tGP LH FBHSide 4 runout, etched
ST-A-773811-RIA Side Label
ST-A-773812-RIA Side Label
ST-A-773813-RIC Side Label
ST-A-773814-RID Side Label
ST-A-773811-E LABEL PROD I @t4P △22232(3) (PR)(upside down)Side 1 runout, etched
ST-A-773812-E [ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P.](upside down) (PR)(upside down) L+M=RSD 1977 △22232-X(3)Side 2 runout, etched [stamped]
△22233(3) ST-A-773813F MAR.-& HER @tGP (PR)(upside down)Side 3 runout, etched
ST-A-773814-F LH @tGP LH FBH △22233-X(3) (PR)(upside down)Side 4 runout, etched
ST-A-773811-PRA Side Label
ST-A-773812-PRA Side Label
ST-A-773813-PRC Side Label
ST-A-773814-PRD Side Label
Side A (Etched): ST-PR-275A-3 @t GP (PR)
Side B (Etched): ST-PR-275B-3 @t GP (PR)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Unknown | Atlantic ATL 60129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Atlantic SD 29000 / Atlantic SD 2-9000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic 2SD-9000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic 2SD-9000 / Atlantic 2SD 9000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 129 / Atlantic SD 2-900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-6327~8AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 60129 / Atlantic 76.28 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 60129 / Atlantic 76.28 121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 60129LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 60129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 60129 / Atlantic 76.28 121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 29000 / Atlantic SD 2-9000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 2-9000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 60 129 / Atlantic SD 2-900LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 2-9000LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
26 vinyl pressings of Live At Last are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 2-9000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-9000, PR 275, ATL 60129, K 60129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-773811-E LABEL PROD I @t4P and ST-A-773812-E L+M=RSD 1977. 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.
