Vinyl pressings
by Jesse Ed Davis · 1972
Ululu was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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-C-712377 AA V AT/GP (MR) △16632 PRRunout, side A
ST-C-712378 AA AT/GP (MR) △16632-X PRRunout, side B
ST-C-712377-MOLabel, side A
ST-C-712378-MOLabel, side B
ST-C-712377 AAA AT/GP PRSide A runout etched
ST-C-712378 AAA AT/GP PRSide B runout etched
ST-C-712377RISide A label
ST-C-712378RISide B label
ST-C-712377 A AT/GP PRSide A runout
ST-C-712378 A AT/GP PRSide B runout
ST-C-712377 PRSide A label
ST-C-712378 PRSide B label
ST-C-712377 AA AT/GP (MR) △16632 PRSide A runout
ST-C-712378 AA AT/GP (MR) △16632-X PRSide B runout
ST-C-712377-MOLabel, side A
ST-C-712378-MOLabel, side B
ST-C-712377 AA AT/GP (MR) ∆16632 PRSide A Runout
ST-C-712378 AA AT/GP (MR) ∆16632-X PRSide B Runout
ST-C-712377-MOSide A Label
ST-C-712378-MOSide B Label
ST-C-712377 AT/GP PRSide A runout etched
ST-C-712378 AT/GP PRSide B runout etched
ST-C-712377PRSide A label
ST-C-712378PRSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 329 / Atlantic SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8257AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Single, Stereo | LP, Album, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-382First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Ululu are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-382.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-382, K 40329, ATL 40 329, P-8257A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712377 AA V AT/GP (MR) △16632 PR and ST-C-712378 AA AT/GP (MR) △16632-X 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.
