Vinyl pressings
by John Klemmer · 1976
Barefoot Ballet was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ABCD 950A-1B ISSide A runout (variant 1)
ABCD 950B-1B ISSide B runout (variant 1)
ABCD 950A-1A ISSide A runout (variant 2)
ABCD 950B-1A ISSide B runout (variant 2)
ABCD 950A-1BSide A Runout
ABCD 950B-1ASide B Runout
T\ ABCD 950 A - 1 /\Side A Var 1
T2 ABCD 950 B - 2 I/\Side B Var 1
T \ ABCD 950 A - 2 /\Side A Var 2
T 2 ABCD 950 B - 2 /\Side B Var 2
15 ABCD 950A-1ASide A Runout
15 ABCD 950B-1ASide B Runout
T\ ABCD 950 A - 1 /\ 8Side A etched
T2 ABCD 950 B - 2 /\ 4Side B etched
AB-950-A-MCA-P-[3 in circle] ◈-P-◈Side A Runout
AB-950-B-MCA-P-[2 in circle] ◈-P-◈Side B Runout
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 | Australia & New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-950LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-950First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | MCA Records MAB-950First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-950First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 28 245 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | ABC Records ABC 457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | ABC Records ABC-1080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0150 / Mediterraneo LP-0150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5198LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-950First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records AB-950First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-950LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-950LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-950First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37013LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records ABCD-950LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records ABCD-950LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Coral MCA-37013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-5599LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-950LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Barefoot Ballet are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-950, released August 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-950, AB-950, ABC 950, 1583) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD 950A-1B IS and ABCD 950B-1B IS. 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.
