Vinyl pressings
by John Prine · 1975
Common Sense was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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-A-753331-AA AT/GP (MR) △19745(1) PRRunout side A variant 1
ST-A-753332-DD AT/GP MR△19745-x(1) PR STA-75332-DDRunout side B
ST-A-753331-AA AT/GP (MR) △19745(2) PRRunout side A variant 2
STA-753332-DD ST-A - 7 ̷3̷5(below scratched out 3)3332-DD AT/GP MR △19745-x(1) PRRunout side B variant 2
ST-A-753331-AAA AT/GP PRCA Side Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-753332-DDD ATGP PRCB Side Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-753331 AAA + AT/GP - 1-11 PRCA Side Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-73̶̷̶53332-DDD - 1 ATGP - 11 PRCB Side Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-753331A AT/GP PRRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-753332-D AT/GP PRRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-753331A AT/GP (PR)PRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-753332-D AT/GP (PR)PRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-753331-MOA Side Label
ST-A-753332-MOB Side Label
K·50137·A1 ARUNside A
K·50137·B1side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-166 (LS)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50137LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Atlantic 603497848225 / Atlantic R1 18127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Atlantic R1 18127 / Atlantic 603497848225LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD18127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 18127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 18127 / Atlantic R 123064LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
16 vinyl pressings of Common Sense are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18127, K 50137, HATS 421-166 (LS)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-753331-AA AT/GP (MR) △19745(1) PR and ST-A-753332-DD AT/GP MR△19745-x(1) PR STA-75332-DD. 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.
