First-year pressing
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 1977 US Pressing (AL 9500)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by John Williams
Promo
- Artist
- John Williams (4)
- Title
- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Labels
- Arista AL 9500
- Arista AS 9500
- Country
- US
- Released
- December 6, 1977
- Format
- LP, Album, Promo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Stereo
- Format notes
- Terre Haute pressing
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- AL 9500 SASide A label
- AL 9500 SBSide B label
- AS 9500Side C label
- T1 AL-9500-SA-1 TML-M CTHSide A runout, Variant 1
- T2 AL-9500-SA-2 TML-S CTHSide B runout, Variant 1
- T1 AL-9500-SA-1 TML-M CTH A5Side A runout, Variant 2
- T2 AL-9500-SB-2 TML-S CTH A1Side B runout, Variant 2
Other US pressings of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
- 1977Arista AL 9500 / Arista AS 9500LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Stereo
- 1977Arista AL 9500LP, Album
- 1977Arista AL 9500LP, Album, Club Edition
- 1977Arista AL 9500LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Styrene, Stereo
- 1977Arista AL 9500LP, Album, Club Edition
- 1977Arista AL 9500LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Styrene
- 1977Arista AL 9500 / Arista AS 9500LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo
- 1977Arista AL 9500LP, Album, Promo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Stereo
- 1980Arista ALB6-8365LP, Album, Repress
- 1980Arista AL 9500LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo
- 2003Not On Label AL 9500LP, Reissue, Test Pressing
- 2003Classic Records, Inc. AL 9500LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo