Vinyl pressings
by Hot Chocolate · 1976
Man To Man 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.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 13 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.
SRAK 522 A-3 GT 1Side 1 runouts, stamped, variant 1
SRAK 522 B-2 RH 2Side 2 runouts, stamped, variant 1
SRAK 522 A-3 AT CSide 1 runouts, stamped, variant 2
SRAK 522 B-2 AC ESide 2 runouts, stamped, variant 2
SRAK 522 A-2 G 1Side 1 Runouts, Stamped
SRAK 522 B-2 G 1Side 2 Runouts, Stamped
BLAIRSide 2 Runouts, Etched
SRAK 522 A - 3 AG 3Side 1 Runouts, Stamped
SRAK 522 B - 2 RH ESide 2 Runouts, Stamped
BLAIRSide 2 Runouts, Etched
ST-BT-763659-AAA-1-11 AT (PR) PRCSide A
ST-BT-763660-AAA-1-11 AT PRC (PR)Side B
ST-BT-763659-RISide A Label
ST-BT-763660-RISide B Label
ST-BT-763659-AA AT (MR) △21217(1) (PR)Runout A, variant 1
ST-BT-763659-AA AT (MR) △21217-X(1) (PR)Runout B, variant 1
ST-BT-763659-AA AT (MR) △21217(2) (PR)Runout A, variant 2
ST-BT-763660-AA AT (MR) △21217-X(2) (PR)Runout B, variant 2
ST-BT-763659-A AT (PR)Side A etched
ST-BT-763660-A AT (PR)Side B etched
ST-BT-763659-PRSide A label
ST-BT-763660-PRSide 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 | Argentina | RAK 8352 / RAK 0C 062 o 97919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Big Tree Records BT 89519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | RAK 1C 062-97919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | RAK 1C 074-97 919 / EMI Electrola 1C 074-97 919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Columbia 2J 062-97919First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | RAK ERS-80638First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | RAK ERS-80638First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RAK SRAK 522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | RAK SRAKJ(L) 6013 / EMI Brigadiers SRAKJ(L) 6013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | RAK 10C 062-97919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Sweden | RAK 4E 062-97919 / RAK 7 C 062-97919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Sweden | RAK 4E 062-97919 / RAK 7 C 062-97919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | RAK SRAK 522 / RAK 0C 062 o 97919First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Big Tree Records BT 89519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Big Tree Records BT 89519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Man To Man are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is RAK SRAK 522, released July 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRAK 522, BT 89519, 8352, 1C 062-97919) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRAK 522 A-3 GT 1 and SRAK 522 B-2 RH 2. 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.
