Vinyl pressings
by Black Oak Arkansas · 1974
Street Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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 743135-D UP1000 PR PR IIP-1000-74Runout side A, etched
ST-C 743136-C PR PR ↓Runout side B, etched
ST-C-743135 PRLabel side A
ST-C-743136 PRLabel side B
I/P-1000-74 ST-C-743135-D I/P1000 PR-MS PREtched Side 1 [North Side]
ST-C-743136-C PR-MS PR ↓Etched Side 2 [South Side]
SD 36-101 ST-C-743135-MSLabel Side 1 [North Side]
SD 36-101 ST-C-743136-MSLabel Side 2 [South Side]
I/P-1000-74 ST-C 743135-D I/P1000 MR △19119(2) PREtched Side A
ST-C 743136-C C MR △19119-X(1) PR ↓Etched Side B
ST-C 743135-D I/P1000 MR △19119(3) PR I/P-1000-74Etched Side A
St-C 743136-CC MR △19119-X(2) PR PR ↓Etched Side B
ST-C-743135-DDD UP1000 PR PR D IIP-1000-74Side A etched
ST-C 743136-CCC-1-11 PR PR D ↓Side B etched
ST-C-743135RISide A label
ST-C-743136RISide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic SD 36-101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | ATCO Records 3-02-404-066First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-101First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | France | ATCO Records 50 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50057First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 057 / Atlantic SD 36-101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic K50057 / Atlantic 2400 249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8492AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8492AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K50057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-101LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Street Party are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 36-101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 36-101, K50057, 3-02-404-066, 50 057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C 743135-D UP1000 PR PR IIP-1000-74 and ST-C 743136-C PR PR ↓. 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.
