Vinyl pressings
by Jan Akkerman · 1978
Live 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.
8 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
ATLN 50560 A II NL [walking eye logo] DSMA-side runout etched
ATL N 50553-B [walking eye logo] hl 50560 BB-side runout etched
50.560AIn brackets label side A
50.560BIn brackets label side B
ATL 50560 AII NL {Alien Symbol} DSNSide A
ATL N 50560-B (Second Level) ꞦBLSide B
50.560ALabel side A
50.560BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic SD 50560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 50 560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 560 / Atlantic ATLN 50 560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic SD 19241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATLN 50560First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Portugal | Atlantic LP-S-39-56First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50560First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50560LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATLN 50560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19241LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19241LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19241LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19241LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19241LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 560 / Atlantic ATLN 50 560LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Atlantic ATLN 50560, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATLN 50560, SD 19241, K 50560, SD 50560) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ATLN 50560 A II NL [walking eye logo] DSM and ATL N 50553-B [walking eye logo] hl 50560 B. 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.
