Vinyl pressings
by James Gang · 1973
Bang was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
STC-732985-C AT PRSide A runout
ST-C-732986-B AT PRSide B runout
ST-C-732985 PRSide A label matrix
ST-C-732986 PRSide B label matrix
ST C-732985-CCC-I-II AT PR DRunout A, etched
ST-C-732986-BBB-1 AT PRRunout B, etched
ST-C-732985RILabel A
ST-C-732986RILabel B
STC-732985-C CP AT CO PRSide A runout etched
ST-C-732986-B CP AT CO PRSide B runout etched
ST-C-732985Side A label
ST-C-732986Side B label
STC-732985-C ['MR' in a circle] AT △18504 PRRunout A, etched
STC-732986-B ['MR' in a circle] AT △18504-X PRRunout B, etched
ST-C-732985-MOLabel A
ST-C-732986-MOLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | ATCO Records 40 541 / ATCO Records 40 541 (SD 7037)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 028 / Atlantic SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SW-95573LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records 7037LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | ATCO Records SD 7037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP-074LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 2400243LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-8433ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | South Korea | Atlantic 7567-90325-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP2005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light D36LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Academy Record Company HD 68LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Bang are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 7037, released December 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7037, 40 541, ATL 50 028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STC-732985-C AT PR and ST-C-732986-B AT PR. 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.
