Vinyl pressings
by Firefall · 1978
Élan was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 12 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-784089-GSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-784090-GSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A-784089-GGG++-1-11 4 (PR) JB PRCSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-784090-FFF-1 JB (PR) B PRCSide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-784089-G-1 ·4 (PR) JB PRCRunout A, variant 1
ST-A-784090-FFF—1—111 JB (PR) B PRCRunout B, variant 1
ST-A-784089-GGG++-1-11 4 (PR) JB PRCRunout A, variant 2
ST-A-784090-FFF+-1-11 JB (PR) B PRCRunout A, variant 2
ST-A-784089-G MR △ 23814 Ⓘ B (PR) 4Var. 1 - runout side A
ST-A-784090-F MR △ 23814 Ⓨ F (PR) 4Var. 1 - runout side B
ST-A-784089-GG MR △23814 (4) 4 (PR) BVar. 2 - runout side A
ST-A-784090-FF MR △23814 JB[scratched out] ④ (PR) BVar. 2 - runout side B
ST-A-784089-G 4 (PR) JBSide A runout
ST-A-784090-F JB B (PR)Side B runout
ST-A-784089-PPSide A label
ST-A-784090-PPSide B label
ST-A-784089-G 4 (PR)P JBRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-784090-F JB (PR)PBRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-784089-F A (PR) JBRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-784090-F JB (PR)BRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-784089-FSide A, runout, variant 1
ST-A-784090-FSide B, runout, variant 1
ST-A-784089-F 1 A (PR) PRC/COMP JBSide A, runout, variant 2
ST-A-784090-F JB PRC/COMP B (PR)Side B, runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 50 494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10532AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10532AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 494First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.095 / Hispavox S 90.095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K50494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19183LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
26 vinyl pressings of Élan are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19183.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19183, K50494, ATL 50 494, KSD 19183) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-784089-G and ST-A-784090-G. 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.
