Vinyl pressings
by Harry Chapin · 1976
Greatest Stories - Live 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.
28 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
7E-2009-A-CSM SXT CTH CVariant 1 Side A Runout, etched
7E-2009-B-CSM CTH 1 S SXVariant 1 Side B Runout, etched
7E-2009-C-3CSM SXT CTHVariant 1 Side C Runout, etched
7E-2009-D-1CSM CTH SX S-2Variant 1 Side D Runout, etched
7E-2009-A (CP)Label: Side A
7E-2009-B (CP)Label: Side B
7E-2009-C (CP)Label: Side C
7E-2009-D (CP)Label: Side D
7E-2009-A-7SP FOR BOB AND Bill GRAHAMRunout side A
7E-2009-B-7SP FOR ED + JIM At PSURunout side B
7E-2009-C-7SP FOR TOM J. AND CRAIG F.Runout side C
7E-2009-D-7SP-1-111 FROM PORK When WE ALL FLY OUt WEST:Runout side D
P 7E-2009-A-6-RECSM E S1 SX STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
P 7E-2009-B-1CSM SX C 1Side B runout, variant 1
P 7E-2009-C-1CSM D 1 SXSide C runout, variant 1
P 7E-2009-D-5RECSM B S1 SX STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
7E-2009-A-4RESM STERLINGSide A Runout
7E-2009-B-5-RESM STERLINGSide B Runout
7E-2009-C-5RESM STERLINGSide C Runout
7E-2009-D-4RESM STERLINGSide D Runout
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 | Elektra 7E 2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra 7E 2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E 2009First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E 2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E 2009First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7E 2009First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K62017First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K62017First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | US | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Elektra 7E-2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra 7E 2009LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Elektra 7E 2009LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 62017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 62017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E 6003 / Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E 6003 / Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E 6003 / Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 7E-2009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E 6003 / Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 8E-6003LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | USA, Canada & Europe | Elektra 8E-6003LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
47 vinyl pressings of Greatest Stories - Live are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra 7E-2009, released April 23, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-2009, 8E-6003, K62017, ELK 62017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E-2009-A-CSM SXT CTH C and 7E-2009-B-CSM CTH 1 S SX. 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.
