Vinyl pressings
by Jan Akkerman · 1976
Eli 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
50320-A//29727-4-YSide A, variant 1
50320-B//29728-3-YSide B, variant 1
50320-A//29727-3-Y 37 1Side A, variant 2
50320-B//29728-3-Y THANKS JAN R.B. 3 c1Side B, variant 2
K 50320 A1Side A, stamped
K 50320 B1Side B, stamped
K 50320 ASide A, label
K 50320 BSide B, label
K 50320 A1Side A, stamped
K 50320 B1Side B, stamped
K 50320 ASide A, label
K 50320 BSide B, label
ST-A-763769-AAA-1 @t GP PRC (PR)Side A runout etched
ST-A-763770-AAA @t GP-1 PRC (PR)Side B runout etched
ST-A-763769-RISide A label
ST-A-763770-RISide B label
ST-A-763769-AAA @t GP PRC (PR)Side A runout etched
ST-A-763770-AA @t GP-1 PRC (PR)Side B runout etched
ST-A-763769-MOSide A label
ST-A-763770-MOSide B label
ST-A-763769-A @t GP (PR)Pside A runoff
ST-A-763770-A @t GP (PR)Pside B runoff
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 | Atlantic SD 50 320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATLN 50.320 / Atlantic ATL 50 320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATLN 50320 / Atlantic ATLN 50.320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 50-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Turkey | Atlantic ATLN 50320 / Atlantic 803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18210First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18210 / Atlantic SD 18210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18210 / Atlantic SD 18210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP844LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP844 / Atlantic MOVLP844LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Eli are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic ATLN 50320.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATLN 50320, K 50320, SD 18210, SD 50 320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50320-A//29727-4-Y and 50320-B//29728-3-Y. 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.
