Vinyl pressings
by Brand X · 1977
Livestock 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.
15 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
CLASS5 A//1 T 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
CLASS5 B//1 T 1 1Side B runout, variant 1
CLASS5 A//1 T 1 1 10Side A runout, variant 2
CLASS5 B//1 T 1 1 1Side B runout, variant 2
CLASS 5 A // 1 T 1 1 18Side A, runout
CLASS 5 B // 1 T 1 1 11Side B, runout
CLASS 5-ASide A, label
CLASS 5-BSide B, label
PB-9824-SA-1B E1 STERLING ISSide A runout, Variation 1
PB-9824-SB-1C STERLING A2 ISSide B runout, Variation 1
PB-9824-SA-1A A STERLING SS1Side A runout, Variation 2
PB-9824-SB-1C SXT STERLING B ISSide B runout, Variation 2
PB P̶̷̲̅B̶̷̲̅-9824SA-1C B XS 1SSide A Runout Etched
PB P̶̷̲̅B̶̷̲̅-9824-SB-1C SX C S 5Side B Runout Etched
STERLINGBoth Sides Stamped
PB 9824 SASide A Label
PB-9824-SA-1ASide 1
PB-9824-SB-1ASide 2
〄Ⓑ CLASS 5A 111 ⊹ PSide A Runout
CLASS 5BⓈ 111 ⊹Side B Runout
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 | Canada | Charisma 9211-9824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Charisma 9211-9824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Charisma 9124 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Charisma 9124 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Charisma 9124 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Portugal | Charisma 9124017 / Phonogram 9124017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Charisma CLASS 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Passport Records PB 9824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Passport Records PB 9824First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Passport Records PB 9824LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Passport Records PB 9824LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | Passport Records PB9824First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Charisma RJ-7361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Charisma RJ-7361First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Charisma CLASS 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 206 910 / Virgin 206 910-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Passport Records PB 9824LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Charisma CA-1-2174 / Charisma 9211-9824LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Passport Records PB 9824LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Charisma 9124 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Livestock are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Japan, Italy and more. One of them is Charisma CLASS 5, released November 18, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLASS 5, PB 9824, PB9824, RJ-7361) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLASS5 A//1 T 1 1 and CLASS5 B//1 T 1 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.
