Vinyl pressings
by Eruption · 1977
Party, Party 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.
10 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
17857 A-2/77S Made in GermanySide A runout
17857 B-2/77S Made in GermanySide B runout
S 17 857 ASide A label
S 17 857 BSide B label
17857 A-2/77S Made in GermanySide A runout
17857 B-2/77S Made in GermanySide B runout
S 17 857 ASide A label
S 17 857 BSide B label
BLY 620349 ARunout side A
BLY 620349 BRunout 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 | Australia | RCA Victor 103052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Ecuador | RCA Victor ECK-200597First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 620 349 / Barclay 620349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 620 349First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | Hansa International 17 857 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Durium DE. 2936First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Hansa International 17 857 AT / Hansa 17.857 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Turkey | A Hit 301First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Hansa International 17 857 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA sp-50757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA SP - 50757", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Hansa International 17 857 AT / Hansa International 17.857 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Hansa International 17 857 AT / Hansa International 17.857 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Ariola Records America PRO 770312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | RCA 05(3711)519847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Music-Box MB 100367", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Party, Party are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Germany, Australia, Ecuador, France and more. One of them is Hansa International 17 857 AT, released March 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 17 857 AT, 103052, ECK-200597, 620 349) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 17857 A-2/77S Made in Germany and 17857 B-2/77S Made in Germany. 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.
