Vinyl pressings
by Eric Carmen · 1975
All By Myself 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.
27 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
5C006-97354-A//27437-1-Y 3 1 1 1Runout side A, etched
5C006-97354-B//27438-1-Y LϽ 1 1Runout side B, etched
5C 006-97354-ALabel side A
5C 006-97354-BLabel side B
5C006-97354-A//27437-1-YRunout side A etched
5C006-97354-B//27438-1-YRunout side B etched
5C 006-97354-ALabel side A
5C 006-97354-BLabel side B
ARISTA 42 A-1 AO 3Machine stamped in run-out area A-side, variant 1
ARISTA 42 B-1 AO 1Machine stamped in run-out area B-side, variant 1
ARISTA 42 A-1 O P 1Stamped runout A-side, variant 2
ARISTA 42 B-1 O H 1Stamped runout B-side, variant 2
ARIST 42 A//▼ETORunout side A variant 1
ARIST 42 B//1▼ETORunout side B variant 1
ARIST 42 A//1▽ET0 11 TAPE MBRunout side A variant 2 stamped; "TAPE MB" etched
ARIST 42 B//1▽ETO 11Runout side B variant 2 stamped
2216-S-RE MCRRunout, side A
2217-S X MCRRunout, Side B
2216-SLabel side A
2217-SLabel 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 | Argentina | Arista 22165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Argentina | Arista Records 1306First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Barbados | Arista AS 0165First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | Arista 4 C 006 - 97354 / Arista 4.C.006-97354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Arista AR-31011First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AS 0165First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Chile | Arista 1041First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista IER-10959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista IER-10959First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista AS 0165 SAFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Arista 5C 006-97354 / Arista 5C 006-97 354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Arista 5C 006-97 354 / Arista 5C 006-97354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 165First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Arista AR 11038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | Arista AR-30129First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista K-80367", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Guatemala | Arista 41807", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Guatemala | Arista 41807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
48 vinyl pressings of All By Myself are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Arista 5C 006-97354.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-97354, 5C 006-97 354, ARISTA 42, ARIST 42) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-97354-A//27437-1-Y 3 1 1 1 and 5C006-97354-B//27438-1-Y LϽ 1 1. 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.
