Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Luc Ponty · 1979
A Taste For Passion was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 17 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.
STA-794361-A 0-1 SM1-2 (PR)SP gc STERLINGVariant 1 - runout side A
STA-794362-B 0-1 SM2-1 (PR)SP gc STERLINGVariant 1 - runout side B
STA-794361-A STERLING gc. (PR)PVariant 2 - runout side A
STA-794362-B (PR) STERLING gc.Variant 2 - runout side B
STA-794361-A STERLING GC. (PR) S1 0-3 SM1-2Side A
STA-794362-B 0-1 SM2-1 (PR) SP STERLING GCSide B
ST-A-794361-SPLabel Side A
ST-A-794362-SPLabel Side B
STERLINGStamped Side A & B
STA-794361-A GC (PR)SP 0-3 SM1-2Side A (Etched)
STA-794362-B 0-1 SM2-1 (PR)SP GCSide B (Etched)
ST-A-794361-SPLabel side A
STA-794361-AA MR ∆24518(1) STERLING GC (PR)Etched Side A, except STERLING stamped, variant 1
STA-794362-BB MR ∆24518-X (2) (PR) STERLING GCEtched Side B, except STERLING stamped, variant 1
STA-794361-AA MR ∆24518(3) STERLING GC (PR)Etched Side A, except STERLING stamped, variant 2
STA-794362-BB MR ∆24518-X (2) (PR) STERLING GCEtched Side B, except STERLING stamped, variant 2
ST A 794361 C [SRC Logo]Runout side A
ST A 794362 C [SRC Logo]Runout side B
ST-A-794361-SPLabel side A
ST-A-794362-SPLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Atlantic 208722First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Atlantic 208722First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 610.7022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic QSD 19253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 666 / Atlantic SD 19 253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Atlantic 50666LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 50666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50666 / Atlantic SD 19253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic W 50666First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10754A / Atlantic SD 19253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Atlantic P-10754AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Atlantic 50666LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Atlantic ATL 50666LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.217LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 30.118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 666LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 666LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 666LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of A Taste For Passion are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19253, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19253, 208722, 610.7022, 30.118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-794361-A 0-1 SM1-2 (PR)SP gc STERLING and STA-794362-B 0-1 SM2-1 (PR)SP gc STERLING. 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.
