Vinyl pressings
by Dr. John · 1974
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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-/7C 27851-3 PPA Side runout
ST-74C 27852-3 PPB side runout
ST-74C-27851-PLA-Side Label
ST-74C-27852-PLB-Side Label
ST-74C-27851-MOA-Side Label
ST-74C-27852-MOB-Side Label
ST-74C-27851-1A-Side Runout Etching
ST-74C-27852-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-74C-27851 SPA-Side Label
ST-74C-27852 SPB-Side Label
SRC ST-74C-27851-2 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
74C-27851-1 SP 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
ST-74C-27851 SPA-Side Label
74C-27851 SPB-Side Label
K10445 A-1A side
K10445 B-1B side
K-10445 A1
K-10445 B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic 45-6957First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | Atco Records 10445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATCS-10.079First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 6957First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10445First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 445First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 2091 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 2091 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.154First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Turkey | Atlantic 74507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10445First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10445First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10445First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6957, K 10445, 10445, ATCS-10.079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-/7C 27851-3 PP and ST-74C 27852-3 PP. 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.
