Vinyl pressings
by Gary Burton · 1971
Alone At Last was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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 - 712347 AA AT/GP MR △16444 PRSide A runout
ST - A - 712348 AA AT/GP MR △16444 - X PRSide B runout
ST-A-712347-MOSide A label
ST-A-712348-MOSide B label
ST-A-712347 A AT/GP PRA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-712348A AT/GP PRB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-712347 PRA-Side Label
ST-A-712348 PRB-Side Label
ST - A - 712347AAA AT19P PRA-Side runout, variant 1
ST - A - 712348A AT19P PRB-Side runout, variant 1
ST-A- 712347AAA-1 AT/GP D PRA-Side runout, variant 2
ST-A-712348AAA-1-11 AT/GP D PRB-Side runout, variant 2
ST-A-712347 A AT/GP PRRunout side A
ST-A-712348 A AT/GP PRRunout side B
ST-A-712347-MOLabel side A
ST-A-712348-MOLabel side B
ST-A-712347RILabel, side A
ST-A-712348RILabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic K 40305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1598LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1598First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 1598First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD-1598LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40305 / Atlantic K 40305LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8188ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1598LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1598LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Alone At Last are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Italy. One of them is Atlantic SD 1598.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1598, K 40305) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - A - 712347 AA AT/GP MR △16444 PR and ST - A - 712348 AA AT/GP MR △16444 - X PR. 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.
