Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1977
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 11 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.
AB-990-A RE-1 ③ SXT B1 SRunout A
AB-990-B RE-1 ⑤ SXT C1 SRunout B
AB-990-ALabel A
AB-990-BLabel B
T\ AB-990-A ① > ESide A etched
1S AB-990-B-1A Masterfonics GAM CSM GSide B etched
AB-990-ASide A label
AB-990-BSide B label
T1 AB-990-A (1) > A5Var. 1: Runout A
T1 AB-990-B-1 Masterfonics GAM C.T.Var. 1: Runout B
T1 AB-990-A ② > AVar. 2: Runout A
T1 AB-990-B - 1 Masterfonics GAM C.T. CVar. 2: Runout B
1S PXT AB-990-A 1C Masterfonics/GM CSN#3 C EXPSide A Runout (etched) V 1
T1 AB-990-B-1 Masterfonics GM C.T.Side B Runout (etched) V 1
T1 AB-990-A (1) > A5Side A Runout (etched) V 2
T1 AB-990-B-1 Masterfonics GAM C.T.Side B Runout (etched) V 2
AB-990-A-(2) △21832 masterfonics GAmA-Side Etched
AB-990-B-(1) V △21832-X (1) masterfonics GAM monarchB-Side Etched
"MR" within a circleStamped On Both Sides
(AB-990-A)A-Side Label
1S AB-990-A ③Runout A variant 1
Ƨ AB-990-B-1A Masterfonics GAM CSM DRunout B variant 1
S Ƨ AB-990-A-1B Masterfonics GAM C 9Runout A variant 3
1 Ƨ AB-990-B-1B Masterfonics GAM CSMRunout B variant 3
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 | US | ABC Records AB-990LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Australia | ABC Records AB-990First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | ABC Records AB-990First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | ABC Records 6.26-404-086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-990First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Records MAB 990First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-990First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-990First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | ABC Records A 68038 / ABC Records 68.038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | ABC Records 28 546 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Records ABC YX 8073 ABFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | ABC Records ABC YX 8073 ABFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Movieplay 171194/7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Taiwan | Zhensheng Records JS-5213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37150 / MCA Records MCA 37150LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records AB-990LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1652LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-37150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465571615LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Geffen Records 602465571615 / MCA Records 602465571615LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | Mailboat Records 602465571615LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records, Inc. MCA-37150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-37150LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-37150 / MCA Records MCA-37150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-37150 / MCA Records MCA-37150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | ABC Records AB-990LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is ABC Records AB-990, released January 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB-990, ABCL 5218, 6.26-404-086, 9022-990) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-990-A RE-1 ③ SXT B1 S and AB-990-B RE-1 ⑤ SXT C1 S. 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.
