Vinyl pressings
by Jonathan Edwards · 1972
Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy 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.
8 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.
ST-C-722621-A AT PR •••Side A runout, variant 1
ST-C-722622-A AT PR •••Side B runout, variant 1
ST - C - 722621 - A AT ••• PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST - C - 722622 - A AT PR •••Side B runout, variant 2
ST-C-722621-AAA-1 AT ... PRSide A
ST-C-722622-AAA-1 AT PRSide B
ST-C-722621RISide A Label
ST-C-722622RISide B Label
ST-C-722621-AA -EXT AT/GP △17329 PRSide A runout
ST-C-722622-AA AT/GP PR △17329-XSide B runout
ST-C-722621-MOSide A Label
ST-C-722622-MOSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 7015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 433First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8285AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-8285AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 7015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7015LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7015LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7015 / ATCO Records SMAS-94901LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 433 / Atlantic SD 7015Album, LP | Album, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Atlantic K40433LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 7015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7015, P-8285A, ATL 40 433) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-722621-A AT PR ••• and ST-C-722622-A AT PR •••. 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.
