Vinyl pressings
by Don Ellis And Survival · 1977
Music From Other Galaxies And Planets 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.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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 - 7739 A17 PRRunout side A etched
ST-A - 7739 A18 A etmp PRRunout side B etched
Atlantic Studio G.P.Dead Wax side A stamped
ST-A-773917-PRMatrix print label A
ST-A-773917-1AA-side, etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P.A-side, stamped
ST-A-773918A etmpB-side, etched
PR Pboth sides, etched
ST-A-773917 AAA ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P. - I PRCA-side runout
ST-A-773918 AAA eTGP - I PRCB-side runout
ST-A-773917-RIA-side label
ST-A-773918-RIB-side label
ST-A-773917AA Atlantic Studios G.P. △22505(2) PRA side runout, variant 1
ST-A-773918AAA @tgp △22505-x (2) PRB side runout, variant 1
ST-A-773917AA Atlantic Studios G.P. (MR) △22505(1) PRA side runout, variant 2
ST-A-773918AAA @tgp (MR) △22505-x (2) PRB side runout, variant 2
WEA ST-A-773917 PFSide 1
WEA ST-A-773918 PFSide 2
ST-A-773917-ASide 1
ST-A-773917-BSide 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 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 393 (SD18227)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 393First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1977 | Greece | Atlantic SD 18227 / Atlantic A 0153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 50393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 18227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 18227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 18227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 18227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic SD 18227LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Music From Other Galaxies And Planets are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, France, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18227, ATL 50 393 (SD18227), ATL 50 393, W 50393) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A - 7739 A17 PR and ST-A - 7739 A18 A etmp 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.
