Vinyl pressings
by Joel Scott Hill · 1971
L. A. Getaway was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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-712177-AA △15912 W PR RL Sterling (MR)A Side Runout Etched
ST-C-712178-AA W △15912-X PR RL Sterling (MR)B Side Runout Etched
ST-C-712177-MOA Side Center Label
ST-C-712178-MOB Side Center Label
ST - C - 712177 - AA △15912 w RL PR STERLINGRunout side A
ST - C - 712178 - AA △15912-X w RL PR STERLINGRunout side B
ST-C-712177 PRLabel side A
ST-C-712178 PRLabel side B
ST-C-712177-AAA-I w RL STERLING PREtched Side A
ST-C-712178-AAA-I w RL STERLING PREtched Side B
ST-C-712177RILabel, side A
ST-C-712178RILabel, side B
ST-C-712177-AA (MR) △15912 W STERLING RL PRA Side Etched except STERLING (MR) W
ST-C-712178-AA W (MR) △15912-X STERLING RL PRB Side Etched except STERLING (MR) W
ST-C-712177-MOA Side Center Label
ST-C-712178-MOB Side Center Label
ST-C-712177 - AAA - I W PR RLA Side Etched
ST-C-712178-AAA - I W PR RLB Side Etched
STERLINGA Side Stamped
STERLINGB Side Stamped
ST-C-712178 PRB Side Stamped
ST-C-712177-A W PR STERLING RLA-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712178-A W STERLING RL PRB-Side Runout Etching
ST-C-712177 PRA-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 40 310 / Atlantic Atl. 40 310LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | ATCO Records 40.310 / ATCO Records SD 33-357LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 310LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33357 / World Record Club WRC E.3121LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40310LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 310 / Atlantic SD 33-357LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of L. A. Getaway are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-357, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-357) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712177-AA △15912 W PR RL Sterling (MR) and ST-C-712178-AA W △15912-X PR RL Sterling (MR). 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.
