Vinyl pressings
by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson · 1975
The First Minute Of A New Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-A-RE F/W NYC MR △19627(1)Runout side A
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B-RE F/W NYC MR △19627-X(1)Runout side B
4030 SALabel side A
4030 SBLabel side B
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-A BEST F/W NYCrunout side A
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B BEST F/W NYC SJRrunout side B
4030 SA-BWlabel side A
4030 SB-BWlabel side B
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-A-2-1-1 F/W NYC PRRunout A, variant 1
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B-2-1-111 F/W NYC PRRunout B, variant 1
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-A-2-1-1 F/W NYC D PRRunout A, variant 2
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B-2-1-1111 F/W NYC SJR D PRRunout B, variant 2
T1 AL-4030SA-1 FW NY CTHSide 1 - Variant 1
T1 AL-4030-B-1- FW NY CTHSide 2 - Variant 1
T1 AL-4030SA-1 FW NY CTH C 7Side 1 - Variant 2
T2 AL-4030-B-1- FW NY CTH X [upside down V]Side 2 - Variant 2
ARS 4030-S-A AL F/W NYCRunout A
ARISTA ARS 4030-S-B AL F/W NYCRunout B
4030 SALabel A
4030 SBLabel B
ARS 4030-S-A-Re ③ MR(in circle) F/W NYC SJR(in circle) Δ19627(2)A etched, MR stamped
ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B-RE F/W NYC SJR(in circle) MR(in circle) Δ19627-X(1)B etched, MR stamped
4030 SAA label
4030 SBB label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Arista AL 4030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Arista AL 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Arista 3C 064 96416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista BLPO-12-ARFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Arista BLPO-12-ARFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Arista ARTY 106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Arista A 4030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Arista AL 5-8154 / Arista AL5-8154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Rumal-Gia Records TVT 4350 / TVT Classics TVT 4350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | TVT Classics TVT-4350 / TVT Classics TVT 4350LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | US | TVT Classics TVT-4350 / TVT Classics TVT 4350LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
25 vinyl pressings of The First Minute Of A New Day are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista A 4030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 4030, ARTY 106, AL 4030, 3C 064 96416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARISTA ARS-4030-S-A-RE F/W NYC MR △19627(1) and ARISTA ARS-4030-S-B-RE F/W NYC MR △19627-X(1). 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.
