Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert O'Sullivan · 1974
A Stranger In My Own Back Yard was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
XZAL-13279.P-1WRunout side A, variant 1
XZAL-13280.P-1WRunout side B, variant 1
XZAL-13279.P-2WRunout side A, variant 2
XZAL-13280.P-1WRunout side B, variant 2
XZAL-13279.P-1WSide A runout, stamped variant 1
XZAL-13280.P-1WSide B runout, stamped variant 1
XZAL-13279.P-2WSide A runout, stamped variant 2
XZAL-13280.P-1WSide B runout, stamped variant 2
XZAL-13279.P-1W IIUB 2DRunout side A, stamped
XZAL-13280.P-1W II II 1Runout side B, stamped
/XZAL.13279P/Label side A
†XZAL.13280P†Label side B
Side A - XZAL-13279-RE1
Side B - XZAL-13280-RE1 AL
XZAL 13279 RE W [Artisan logo]Runout side A, stamped
XZAL 13280 RE W [Artisan logo]Runout side B, stamped
XZAL13279 WLabel side A
XZAL13280 WLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | MAM 8084First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Australia | MAM MAM-SP 506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | MAM SMML-6005 / MAM XZAL-13280 PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | MAM MAM 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | MAM MAM-SS 506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | MAM MAMA 506 / MAM 6.22021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | MAM MAM-SSI 506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | MAM GP 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | MAM MAMSS 506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | MAM ML 4002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | MAM TXS 3021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Turkey | MAM MAM-SS 506 / MAM 558First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | MAM MAM-SS 506 / MAM MAM-SS.506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | MAM MAM-SS 506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | MAM MAM-SS 506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Platinum PLP 51LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of A Stranger In My Own Back Yard are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MAM MAM-SS 506.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAM-SS 506, MAM 10, MAM-10, MAM-SP 506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-13279.P-1W and XZAL-13280.P-1W. 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.
