Vinyl pressings
by Grant Green · 1976
The Main Attraction 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.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
V T 1 RVG • 98789 A ⃓ RVG - 10 • VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 1
V T 1 RVG • 98789 •B -7 VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 1
RVG 98789 AMatrix, label side A
RVG 98789 BMatrix, label side B
1 S RVG • 98789 • A • RE - 9 • VAN GELDER B3Runout side A
1 S RVG • 98789 •B -4 • 1A • VAN GELDER A1Runout side B
RVG 98789 AMatrix, label side A
RVG 98789 BMatrix, label side B
P RVG • 98789 • A-3 • VAN GELDERRunout side A
1 A P RVG • 98789 •B - 5 • VAN GELDERRunout side B
P RVG • 98789 • A-3 • VAN GELDERVar.2 Runout side A
P RVG 98789 • B • 3 • VAN GELDER 2 AVar.2 Runout side B
1S RVG 98789·A · RE-9 · VAN GELDER B2Side A runout
2 S RVG 98789·B-4 ·1A VAN GELDER A2Side B runout
T1 RVG 98789·A · RE-10 · VAN GELDER B12Variant 2 runout Side-A
T1 RVG 98789·B-7 VAN GELDER A2Variant 2 runout Side-B
RVG-98789-A G-TRunout side A
RVG-98789-B G-TRunout side A
RVG 98789-ALabel side A
RVG 98789-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Kudu KU-29First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Kudu 63003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Kudu KU-29First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu LAX-138 / Kudu KU 29First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu KU 29 / Kudu GP-3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Kudu KUDU 29 / Kudu KU-29First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Kudu HKUS 771-04First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Kudu KU 29First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU 29 / Kudu KU-29First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-29 / Kudu KUDU 29First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU 29 / Kudu KU-29First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU 29 / Kudu KU-29First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | CTI Records CTI 9024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Kudu KU 29LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Kudu KU 29LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of The Main Attraction are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Kudu KU 29.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU 29, KU-29, 63003, LAX-138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V T 1 RVG • 98789 A ⃓ RVG - 10 • VAN GELDER and V T 1 RVG • 98789 •B -7 VAN GELDER. 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.
