Vinyl pressings
by Jan Hammer · 1975
The First Seven Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-NE-753429-B AT PRSide A runout, variant1
ST-NE-753430-B AT PRSide B runout, variant1
ST-NE-753429-B AT PR-PSide A runout, variant 2
ST-NE-753430-C (PR)P ATLANTIC STUDIOS G.P.Side B runout, variant 2
ST-NE-753429-BBB-1 AT PRSide A, etched - Variant 1
ST-NE-753430-BBB-1 AT PRCSide B, etched - Variant 1
ST-NE-753429-BBB-1-111 AT PRSide A, etched - Variant 2
ST-NE-753430-BBB-1-111 AT PRCSide B, etched - Variant 2
ST-NE-753429-BB MR (within a circle stamp) AT △20152(1)Side A runout etched
ST-NE-753430-BB MR (within a circle stamp) AT △20152-X(1)Side B runout etched
ST-NE-753429 MOSide A label
ST-NE-753430 MOSide B label
K·50I84·AIRun-out Side A
K·50I84·BI ()Run-out Side B
K·50I84·AIRunout side A
K·50I84·BI ()Runout side B
K·50I84·AIRun-out Side A
K·50I84·BIRun-out 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic NE 432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Nemperor Records NE 432 / Atlantic NE 432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50184 / Nemperor Records NE 432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50184 / Nemperor Records NE 432First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10099AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Nemperor Records P-10099AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic NE 432First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Nemperor Records NE 432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50184 / Atlantic K50184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50184 / Atlantic K50184First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50184 / Nemperor K 50184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 432First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 432First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Nemperor Records NE 432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nemperor Records ATL 50184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 50184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of The First Seven Days are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Nemperor Records NE 432.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 432, K 50184, ATL 50 184, ATL 50184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NE-753429-B AT PR and ST-NE-753430-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.
