Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Harris · 1975
Bad Luck Is All I Have was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, 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 753143-A AT-gP ML-GP PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A 753414-A AT gP PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A 753413-AA AT-GP (RR) ML_GP Triangle 20039 (1) PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A 753414-AA AT-AT Triangle 26639-X(1) PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A 753413-AAA-1-11 AT-GP ML-GP PRCSide A runout etched
ST-A 753414-AAA AT-GP-1-11 PRCSide B runout etched
ST-A 753413RISide A, label
ST-A 753414RISide B, label
ST-A 753413-A AT-GP ML-GP PRSide One runout
ST-A 753414-A AT-GP PRSide Two runout
ST-A 753413-A AT-GP ML-GP 20039 x(1)Side A, variant 1
ST-A 753414-A AT-GP 20039 xSide B, variant 1
ST-A 753413-AA AT-GP MR[circled] ML-GP ∆20039(1) PRSide A, variant 2
ST-A 753414-AA AT GP MR[circled] ∆20039-X(1) PRSide B, variant 2
ST-A 753413-AAA-1 AT-GP ML-GP PRCSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A 753414-AAA A1AT-1 PRCSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A 753143-A AA AT-GP -1 -11 PRCSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A 753414-A AA -1 AT-GP ML-GP PRCSide B runout, variant 2
K50179 A1Run Out Groove Side A
50179 B1Run Out Groove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 179 / Atlantic SC 1675First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Not On LabelFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1675LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1675First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 782 012-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Bad Luck Is All I Have are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1675, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1675, K 50179, ATL 50 179, ATL 1043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A 753143-A AT-gP ML-GP PR and ST-A 753414-A AT gP 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.
