Vinyl pressings
by Daryl Hall & John Oates · 1973
Abandoned Luncheonette 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.
3 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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 - A - 732947 - A AT PRSide A runout
ST - A - 732948 - A AT PRSide B runout
ST-A-732947 PRSide A label
ST-A-732948 PRSide B label
ST - A - 732947 - AA (MR) AT △18317(1) PRRunout side A
ST - A - 732948 - AA (MR) △18317-X(1) AT PRRunout side B
ST-A-732947-MOLabel side A
ST-A-732948-MOLabel side B
MX171359 SD 7269-1Side One, Stamped
MX171360 SD 7269-2Side Two, Stamped
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 7269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 7269First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 7269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Atlantic K 40534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 40534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 40534LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 40534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-069LP, Single Sided, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL-1069LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-069 / Atlantic MFSL 1-069LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Atlantic 40534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Friday Music FRM 97269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Atlantic SD 7269 / Analogue Productions APA 050-45A12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-97269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic K 40 534 / Atlantic K40534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic K 40 534 / Atlantic SD 19139LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic K 40 534 / Atlantic K40534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40534 / Atlantic SD 19139LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40534 / Atlantic SD 19139LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40 534 / Atlantic K40534LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40534 / Atlantic K40534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40534 / Atlantic SD 19139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 7269LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
46 vinyl pressings of Abandoned Luncheonette are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia. One of them is Atlantic SD 7269, released November 3, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7269) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - A - 732947 - A AT PR and ST - A - 732948 - A AT 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.
