US
1973- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic 45-2987
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · PL - Plastic Products Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-27143-PLSide A label
ST-A-27147-PLSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Black Heat · 1973
No Time To Burn / Supercool was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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-27143-PLSide A label
ST-A-27147-PLSide B label
ST-A-27143-MOA Side Label
ST-A-27147-MOB Side Label
ST-A-27143-6-RE AT MR △92762A Side Hand Etching
ST-A-27147-3-RE AT MR △92680B Side Hand Etching
ST-A-27143-4 AT 1-1Side A runout
ST-A27147-1 1-1 SP ATSide B runout
ST-A-27143 SPSide A label
ST-A-27147 SPSide B label
A-27143-MOLabel, side A
ST-A-27143-MOLabel, side B
A-27143-PLA-Side Label
ST-A-27143-PLB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Belgium | Atlantic 10453First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2987First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic 45-2987First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 20912387", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-29877", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of No Time To Burn / Supercool are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Belgium. One of them is Atlantic 45-2987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2987, 10453) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-27143-PL and ST-A-27147-PL. 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.