US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic 3394
- Format
- 7", Single, 45 RPM · SP
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-33286 SPLabel side A
ST-A-33131 SPLabel side B
Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1977
Feels Like The First Time 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.
28 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
ST-A-33286 SPLabel side A
ST-A-33131 SPLabel side B
A 33286-1 SRC 1-1 @tGPRunout Mono-side
ST-A 33286-1 SRC 1-1Runout Stereo-side
A-33286 SPLabel Mono-side
ST-A-33286 SPLabel Stereo-side
ST-A-33286 ARLabel side A
ST-A-33131 ARLabel side B
ST-A-332 86-2-1-1 STA33286 PRCRunout A-side (Variant 1)
ST-A-33131-4-1-1 PRCRunout B-side (Variant 1)
ST-A-33125-2-1-1 @GP PRCRunout A-side (Variant 2)
ST-A-33131-4-1-111 @GP PRCRunout B-side (Variant 2)
ST-A-33286 MOLabel side A
ST-A-33131 MOLabel side B
ST-A 33286-1 SRC 1-4Runout side A
ST A 33131-1 1-2 SRCRunout side B
ST-A-33286 SPLabel side A
ST-A-33131 SPLabel 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 | Atlantic 45-3394First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Brazil | Atlantic 10.028First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1977 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3394First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Atlantic W 10917 / Atlantic W10917First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-184AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-184AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | Atlantic G-1833First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 10.917 / Atlantic ATL 10917First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45-3394First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 709 / Atlantic 3394First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Spain | Hispavox 45-1496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 10917 / Atlantic 3394First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Atlantic 3394First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Feels Like The First Time are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 3394.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3394, K 10917, 45-3394, 10.028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-33286 SP and ST-A-33131 SP. 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.