Vinyl pressings
by Crosby, Stills & Nash · 1977
CSN 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.
40 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 23 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.
STA - 773-875 - D CA11 ST JB (PR)A-side runout, variant 1
STA - 773 -876 - D CA-1 ST JB (PR)B-side runout, variant 1
STA - 773- 875 - DDD - I - I I ST JB (PR)A-side runout, variant 2
ST A - 773 - 876 - DDD - SM1 - I ST JB (PR)B-side runout, variant 2
STA-773-875-B (3 in a circle) ST JB Recut (PR) PSide A Etched
STA-773-876-D ST JB (PR) PSide B Etched
STA-773-876-D ST JB (PR) PSide A runout, etched, Variant 1
ST-A-773876-E JB (PR) P STA(A scratched out, B etched over A)B-773-876Side B runout, etched, Variant 1
ST-A-773875-1E 0-2SM1-1 JB STA-773-875 (PR)Side 1 Etched
STA-773-876-B ⑤ ST SP JB 0-2 SM1-1 (PR) RECUTSide 2 Etched
STA-773-875- B o-③ ST B RECUT (PR) SPRunout side A etched, variant 1
(PR)SPSTB-773-876 B ST-A-773876-E o-1Runout side B etched, variant 1
ST-A-773875Label side A
ST-A-773876Label side B
STA-773875 •D MR(circled) △22368 (4) STA - 773 - 875 - DD ST JB (PR)Runout, etched, side A (variant 1)
STA-773876 D MR(circled) △22368-X (1) STA - 773 876 - DD ST JB (PR)Runout, etched, side B (variant 1)
STA-773875 BB MR △22368 (19) (PR) RECUT JB ST ③ STA-773-875-BBRunout etched side A (variant 2)
STA-773876 BB △22368-X JB ST STA-773-875-BB③ RECUT (PR)Runout etched side B (variant 2)
0-4 STA - 773-875 - (D scratched)B ③ ST B RE CUT (PR) SPSide One runout, etched, variant 1
STA - 77387(8 scratched)6 - H EAST 0-1 SM1-2 (PR)Side Two runout, etched, variant 1
0-4 SM5-2 STA-773-875-(scratched)B ③ ST B RE CUT (PR)SPSide One runout, etched, variant 2
ST-A-773876-E 0-1 SM1-2 B (PR)SP STA-773-876Side Two runout, etched, variant 2
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 50-14.321 / Music Hall MH 14.321/1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.028 / Atlantic 317.404.110First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Atlantic 50 369 / Atlantic 50.369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Atlantic 50369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Atlantic A 0146, SD 19104 / Lyra 0146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 50369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 50369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 50369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-6427ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Atlantic 50369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-5270LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Atlantic R1 19104LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Atlantic RCV1 19104 / Atlantic 081227817015LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Analogue Productions APA 021-45 / Atlantic APA 021-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 369LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50 369 / Atlantic 50.369LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19104LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19 104LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19104LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 369LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Atlantic 50369LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 369 / Atlantic SD 19104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Atlantic 0019104.8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K50369 / Atlantic SD 19104LP, Album | LP, Album |
71 vinyl pressings of CSN are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1977 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19104, released June 2, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19104, K 50369, P-10380A, 50-14.321) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA - 773-875 - D CA11 ST JB (PR) and STA - 773 -876 - D CA-1 ST JB (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.
