Vinyl pressings
by George Carlin · 1972
Class Clown was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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-LD722617-AAA-1 AT/GP PR DSide A Etched, variant 1
ST-LD722618-AAA-1 AT/GP PR DSide B Etched, variant 1
ST-LD-722617-B̶BBB AT/GP I-II PRCSide A Etched, variant 2
ST-LD-722618BBB-1 A1KK PRC-DSide B Etched, variant 2
ST-LD-722617-A AT/GP PR-SPSide A - Runout
ST-LD722618-A AT/GP PR-SPSide B - Runout
ST-LD-722617 SPSide A - Label
ST-LD-722618 SPSide B - Label
ST-LD-722617-AA AT/GP △17289(B-1) PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-LD722618-AA AT/GP △17289-X(4) PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-LD-722617-AA AT/GP △17289(3) PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-LD722618-AA AT/GP △17289-X PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-LD-722617 PRSide A - Label
ST-LD-722618 PRSide B - Label
ST-LD-722617-A AT/GP PRSide A - etched
ST-LD722618-A AT/GP PRSide B - etched
ST-LD-722617-B AT/GP PRSide A runout - etched, variant 1
ST-LD722618B AT/GP PRSide B runout - etched, variant 1
ST-LD-722617-A AT/GP PRSide A runout - etched, variant 2
ST-LD-722618-A AT/GP PRSide B runout - etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic LD 1004First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic LD 1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Little David Records LD 1004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Little David Records LD 1004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic LD 1004 / Atlantic LD.1004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 1004LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Little David Records LD 1004LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Little David Records LD 1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Little David Records LD 1004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Class Clown are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Little David Records LD 1004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD 1004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-LD722617-AAA-1 AT/GP PR D and ST-LD722618-AAA-1 AT/GP PR D. 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.
