Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1978
Super Mann was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ST-A-784209-PR ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PA side runout groove, variant 1
ST-A-784210-PR ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PB side runout groove, variant 1
ST-A-784209-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PA side runout groove, variant 2
ST-A-784210-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)PB side runout groove, variant 2
ST-A-784209-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A Runout (Variant 1)
ST-A-784210-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B Runout (Variant 1)
ST-A-784209-AAA ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR) PRCSide A Runout (Variant 2)
ST-A-784209-AAA-1-11 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR) PRCSide B Runout (Variant 2)
ST-A-784209-AA ATLANTIC STUDIO D.K. WR ◅ 24088 3 (PR)A-side Runout
ST-A-784210-AA ATLANTIC STUDIO D.K. WR ◅ 24088-X 4 (PR)B-side Runout
ST-A-784209-MOA-side Label
ST-A-784210-MOB-side Label
WEA·50569·A2 PF·Runout A
WEA·50569·B PF·Runout B
SD 19 221 ALabel A
SD 19 221 BLabel B
KSD 19221-1.1A.2HZD DM7 STA-784209-1AA runout etched
KSD 19221-2.1A.2G DM4 STA-784210-1AB runout etched
ST-A-784209A label
ST-A-784210B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Atlantic ATL 50 569 / Atlantic SD 19 221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 569 / Atlantic SD 19 221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 569 / Atlantic SD 19 221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 569 / Atlantic SD 19 221LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1978 | India | Atlantic SD 19221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 50569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10640AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10640AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 569 / Atlantic SD 19 221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic SD 19 221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Atlantic ATL 50569 / Suzy ATL 50569LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Super Mann are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19221.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19221, ATL 50 569, KSD 19221, BAN 50569) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-784209-PR ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)P and ST-A-784210-PR ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)P. 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.
