Vinyl pressings
by Elliott Murphy · 1977
Just A Story From America 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.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.
15 AL-34653-A-2-F MASTERDISKSide A
15 BL-34653-B-2-E MASTERDISKSide B
AL- (BL scratched out ) -34653-A-2-H MASTERDISKSide A Variant 2
(AL scratched out) BL-34653-B-2-G MASTERDISKSide B Variant 2
AL (BL scratched) -34653-A-(CTH scratched) 12-C MASTERDISK 0 T1Side A Runout Etched
(AL scratched) BL-34653-(scratched B)-2-J MASTERDISK T1 0Side B Runout Etched
AL 34653Side A
BL 34653Side B
AL (scratch out) 34653-A-2-H MASTERDISKSide A
(scratch out) BL -34653-B-2G MASTERDISKSide B
CBS-S-81881-A-2 (etched)Side A
CBS-S-81881-B-2 (etched)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Europe | CBS 81881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 440First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 440First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 239012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | CBS S 81881First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S 81881 / CBS 81881First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S 81881 PC 34653First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Columbia PC 34653First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34653First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34653First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia PC 34653First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1097LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Just A Story From America are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34653.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34653, S 81881, S 81881 PC 34653, 81881) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15 AL-34653-A-2-F MASTERDISK and 15 BL-34653-B-2-E MASTERDISK. 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.
