Vinyl pressings
by Joe Farrell · 1972
Outback 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.
10 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.
RVG 87670 · A - 2 ·Side A runout, variant 1
RVG 87670 B - 2Side B runout, variant 1
RVG-87670-A-1 VAN GELDER ASide A runout, variant 2, etched except Van Gelder
RVG-87670-B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2, etched except Van Gelder
RVG 87670 · A - 6 VAN GELDER
RVG 87670 . B - 2 VAN GELDER
RVG 87670 ALabel, side A
RVG 87670 ALabel, side B
RVG 87670 · A - 6 VAN GELDERSide A variant runout
RVG 87670 · A - 2 VAN GELDER
RVG 87670 . B - 2 VAN GELDER
RVG-87670 . A VAN GELDERSide A runout, etched except Van Gelder
RVG-87670 . B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, etched except Van Gelder
RVG 87670 ASide A label
RVG 87670 BSide B label
CTI-6014-S1A runout etched
CTI-6014-S2B runout etched
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 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | King Records SR 3324 / CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | CTI Records SR 3324First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | CTI Records CIC 6017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | CTI Records AC - 30.007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6014First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | CTI Records CTL 13LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | CTI Records CTI 6014Album, LP | Album, LP |
| 1974 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 566 / One Way OW 566LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6014LP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6014LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | CTI Records 3.42-404-036 / Continental 3.42-404-036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Colombia | CTI Records 06(0131)00054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 8005LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | CTI Records CTI 8005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | Japan | CTI Records K20P-6818LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6014LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 8005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 8005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6014LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
32 vinyl pressings of Outback are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Japan, South Africa and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6014, SR 3324, CIC 6017, AC - 30.007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 87670 · A - 2 · and RVG 87670 B - 2. 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.
