Vinyl pressings
by GQ · 1979
Standing Ovation was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
CP-709-Re 2-SA F/W TSCEtched in runout, Side A
CP-709-Re 2-SB F/W TSCEtched in runout, Side B
CP-709-RESA-2Printed on label, Side A
CP-709-RESB-2Printed on label, Side B
AS 0483-SAA
AS 0483-SBB
CP-709-RE2-SA F/w TSC HUB ReSide 1 Runout
CP-709-RE2-SB F/W TSC Hub ReSide 2 Runout
CP 709 SA-RESide 1 Label
CP 709 SB-RESide 2 Label
CP-709-SASide 1 label
CP-709-SBSide 2 label
CP-709-Re2-SA-1BSide 1: Run Out Matrix (etched)
CP-709-Re2-SB-1BSide 2: Run Out Matrix (etched)
CP-709-RESA-2Side 1: Label
CP-709-RESB-2Side 2: Label
AS 0483-SA-RESA-2Side A Label
AS 0483-RESB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Barbados | Arista AS 0483First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Brazil | Arista 101 699First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AS 0483First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 6RS-59First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Arista AAJ 1075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Arista CP-709First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS0483First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0483First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Arista CP 709First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Arista CP-709First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Arista CP 709First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0483First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0483First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Arista AS 0483First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Arista CP-709First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Arista 3863-929327", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | France | Arista 600 22512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Arista ARS 370117", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 4837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Sweden | Arista AS 04837" | 7" |
| 1980 | UK | Arista ARIST 1232812", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Arista ARIST 328 DJ7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Arista ARIST 3287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Arista ARIST 1232812", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
27 vinyl pressings of Standing Ovation are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Barbados, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Arista CP-709.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP-709, AS 0483, CP 709, AS0483) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CP-709-Re 2-SA F/W TSC and CP-709-Re 2-SB F/W TSC. 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.
