Vinyl pressings
by Jack Bruce · 1974
Out Of The Storm was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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.
2394143 A // 3 M 11 3 PORKYSide A, Variant 1
2394143 B // 3 M 11 3 PECKOSide B, Variant 2
2394143 A // 3 M 11 8 PORKYSide A, Variant 2
2394143 B // 3 M 11 8 PECKOSide B, Variant 2
2394143 A // 3 M 11 3 PORKYSide A runout
2394143 B // 3 M 11 3 PECKOSide B runout
ST-SO-743223 A AT [SRC logo] I-I PorkySide A runout
ST-SO-743224 A Pecko AT [SRC logo] I-ISide B runout
ST-SO-743223 SPSide A label
ST-SO-743224 SPSide B label
ST-SO-743223 A AT [SRC logo][Monarch logo] △19469 X [scratched over] (2) PorkySide A, hand-etched exc. logos
ST-SO-743224 A Pecko AT [Monarch logo] [SRC logo] △19469 X (2)Side B, hand-etched exc. logos
ST-SO-743223 MOLabel Side A
ST-SO-743224 MOLabel Side B
ST-SD 743223 I A Ⓡ Ⓒ II D PORKYRunout Side A
ST-SD 743224 A - I PECKO AT Ⓡ Ⓒ DRunout Side B
(ST-SO-743223RI)Label Side A
(ST-SO-743224RI)Label Side B
ST-SO-743223RISide 1 label
ST-SO-743224RISide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RSO 2394-143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | RSO 2394 143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | RSO 2379-123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | RSO 2479 123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | RSO 2479 123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RSO 2479 123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | RSO 2394 143 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | RSO MW 2105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RSO 2394 143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RSO 2394 143First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | US | RSO SO 4805First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | RSO SO 4805First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RSO 2394-143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RSO SO 4805First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RSO SO 4805First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RSO MWX 4037LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RSO 2479 123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RSO 2479 123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Out Of The Storm are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is RSO 2394-143, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2394-143, 2394 143, SO 4805, 2379-123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2394143 A // 3 M 11 3 PORKY and 2394143 B // 3 M 11 3 PECKO. 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.
