Vinyl pressings
by City Boy · 1976
Dinner At The Ritz was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year. 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.
*168* AA 6360 136 1Y2 ℗ 1976 670 111 04Runout Side A, stamped
*168* AA 6360 136 2Y1 ℗ 1976 670 111 1 04Runout Side B, stamped
6360 136.1Label Side A
6360 136.2Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 136First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 136LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1121LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 136LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7233LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6360 136LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Vertigo 6360 136LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1121LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1121LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1121LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Dinner At The Ritz are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands. One of them is Vertigo 6360 136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, *168* AA 6360 136 1Y2 ℗ 1976 670 111 04 and *168* AA 6360 136 2Y1 ℗ 1976 670 111 1 04. 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.
