Vinyl pressings
by Giorgio Moroder · 1976
Knights In White Satin was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 15 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.
27977 A-1 / 76SRunout Side A, variant 1
27977 B-1 /76SRunout Side B, variant 1
27977 A-2/76S △ Made in GermanyRunout Side A, variant 2
27977 B-2 /76 S Made in GermanyRunout Side B, variant 2
27977 A-2/76S △Runout Side A
27977 B-2 /76SRunout Side B
S 27 977 ALabel Side A
S 27 977 BLabel Side B
OCLP-5006-A-2 AZ ❀ S 2A side variant 1
OCLP-5006-B-2 AZ S 2B side variant 1
OCLP-5006-A-2 Az ❀ 15A side variant 2
OCLP-5006-B-1 AZ 15B side variant 2
OCLP-5006-A-4 KMC AZ ❀Side A runout, etched
OCLP-5006-B-4 KMC AZSide A runout, etched
5006-1Side A Label
5006-2Side B Label
OCLP-5006-A-4 KMC K AZ ❀Side A runout, etched
OCLP-5006-B-4 KMC K AZSide A runout, etched
5006-1Side A, label
5006-2Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Interfusion L 36099 / Interfusion L-36,099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Interfusion L 36099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Bolivia | Oasis OSLP/S-6.001 / Oasis OSLP/S-6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Oasis OCLP 5006-V / Oasis OCLP 5006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Oasis 27 977 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1976 | Germany | Oasis 27 977 XOT / Oasis 27 977 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Durium DAI 30254 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-254First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1976 | Italy | Durium DAI 30254 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-254First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Partially Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-6360First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-6360First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 36099 / Interfusion L-36,099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Inter Global Music OCLP 5006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | Ariola 5028 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Knights In White Satin are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, US, UK, France and more. One of them is Oasis 27 977 OT.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 27 977 OT, 27 977 XOT, OCLP 5006, GTLP 017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 27977 A-1 / 76S and 27977 B-1 /76S. 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.
