Vinyl pressings
by Kiss · 1978
Double Platinum was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
NBLP-7100-2-AS-4SM STERLINGA side runout, var. 1
NBLP-7100-2-BS-4SM STERLINGB side runout, var. 1
NBLP-7100-2-CS-1SM STERLINGC side runout, var. 1
NBLP-7100-2-DSX STERLINGD side runout, var. 1
TI NBLP-7100-2-AS - 4TH STERLING GVariant 1: Side A etched, except STERLING G stamped
TI NBLP-7100-2-BS - 4TH STERLING AVariant 1: Side B etched, except STERLING A stamped
T NBLP-7100-2-CS - 2TH STERLINGVariant 1: Side C etched, except STERLING stamped
TI NBLP-7100-2-DS - 2TH 3 STERLING AVariant 1: Side D etched, except STERLING A stamped
T1 NBLP-7100-2-AS-3TH STERLING D8Side A runout, variant 1
T1 NBLP-7100-2-BS-4TH STERLING A28 oSide B runout, variant 1
T1 NBLP-7100-2-CS-1TH STERLING A1Side C runout, variant 1
T1 NBLP-7100-2-DS-2TH STERLING D17Side D runout, variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-AS-1G K-9701 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GOLSide A variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-BS-2G K-9704 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GOLSide B variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-CS-3G K-9718 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GOLSide C variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-DS-1G K-9707 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GOLSide D variant 1
FOUR (Etched) A (Stamped) (UK flag - Stamped) NBLP-7100-2-AS-1K (Etched) STERLING (Stamped)Runout Side A, Variant 1
ONE (Etched) B (Stamped) (UK flag - Stamped) NBLP-7100-2-BS-3K (Etched) STERLING (Stamped)Runout Side B, Variant 1
ONE (Etched) B (Stamped) (UK flag - Stamped) NBLP-7100-2-BS-3K (Etched) STERLING (Stamped)Runout Side C, Variant 1
FOUR (Etched) D (Stamped) (UK flag - Stamped) NBLP-7100-2-DS-1K (Etched) STERLING (Stamped)Runout Side D, Variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-AS-1S-SP STERLINGSide A, variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-2S STERLING 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B, variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-CS-1S SP STERLINGSide C, variant 1
NBLP-7100-2-DS-2S STERLING 1-1 [SRC logo]Side D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Misprint | LP, Album, Compilation, Misprint |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Casablanca LP-28513 / Casablanca NBLP - 7100-2-CSFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Casablanca LP-28513First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | El Salvador | Casablanca BONI-33058First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1978 | Germany | Casablanca NB 7040 / Bellaphon NB 7040First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Casablanca NB 7040 / Bellaphon NB 7040First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Germany | Casablanca NB 7040 / Bellaphon NB 7040First yearLP, Compilation, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Casablanca NB 7040 / Bellaphon NB 7040First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-9549~50 / Casablanca CAB-9509First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-9549-50First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-9549-50 / Casablanca NBLP-7100-2LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1978 | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | Casablanca NAD 77001First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1978 | South Africa | Casablanca NAD 77001First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 19S-5~6 / Polystar 19S-5~6LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 19S-5~6 / Polystar 19S-5~6LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1981 | South Africa | Casablanca DAR 222LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7100LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7100LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Austria | Casablanca 9128 015LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Colombia | Casablanca 9128 014 / 015LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Colombia | Casablanca 9128 015LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2 / Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Colombia | Casablanca 6641907 / Philips 6641907LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Germany | Casablanca 5387282 / Casablanca 0600753872826LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Mercury B0031283-01LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2020 | US | Mercury B0031282-01LP, Compilation, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Compilation, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Casablanca 9128 014 / Casablanca AA 9128 014.1Y AA 9128 014.2YLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Casablanca 6641 907LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | South Korea | Portrait K 5020LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 429LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM 2885LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 7100-2LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
78 vinyl pressings of Double Platinum are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1978 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7100-2, released April 24, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7100-2, NBLP 7100-2 DJ, CALD 5005, CBLP 50021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NBLP-7100-2-AS-4SM STERLING and NBLP-7100-2-BS-4SM STERLING. 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.
