Vinyl pressings
by Black Oak Arkansas · 1973
High On The Hog 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.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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-C-732981-AAA-1 AT PR D +1Side A Etched
ST-C-732982-AAA-1 AT PR D +1Side B Etched
ST-C-732981RISide A Label
ST-C-732982RISide B Label
ST-C-732981-A MR AT △18373(2) PRSide A Runout - Variant 1
ST-C-732982-A MR AT △18373-X(3) PRSide B Runout - Variant 1
ST-C-732981-AA MR AT △18373(3) PR +1Side A Runout - Variant 2
ST-C-732982-AA MR AT △18373-X(2) PR +1Side B Runout - Variant 2
ST-C-732981-A AT PRRunout side A, variant 1
ST-C-732982-A AT PRRunout side B, variant 1
ST-C-732981-A 1 X AT +1 PRRunout side A, variant 2
ST-C-732982-A AT PRRunout side B, variant 2
ST-C-732981-MO
ST-C-732982-MO
ST-C-732981-AAA-1 AT PRSide A Runout variant (etched)
ST-C-732982-AAA -1-11 AT PRSide B Runout variant (etched)
ST-C-73981-A AT PR 1+11Side A Runout variant 1 (etched)
ST-C-73982-A AT PR 1+1Side B Runout variant 1 (etched)
ST-C-732981-AAA-1 AT PR DSide A Etched
ST-C-732982-AAA-1 AT PR D +1Side B Etched
ST-C-732981RISide A Label
ST-C-732982RISide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Atlantic 40538First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8413 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8413AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | ATCO Records K40538First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SMAS 95505LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 7035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic GX 01-659LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7035LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of High On The Hog are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 7035, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7035, K40538, 40538, P-8413 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-732981-AAA-1 AT PR D +1 and ST-C-732982-AAA-1 AT PR D +1. 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.
