US
1973- Label and catalog number
- ABC Records ABCX-804
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
S 1 ABCX-804 A ① C2Runout A
S 1 ABCX 804 B ② A3Runout B
ABCX-804-ALabel A
ABCX-804-BLabel B
Vinyl pressings
by Lamont Dozier · 1973
Out Here On My Own was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
S 1 ABCX-804 A ① C2Runout A
S 1 ABCX 804 B ② A3Runout B
ABCX-804-ALabel A
ABCX-804-BLabel B
P ABCX-804 A ④Runout side A, variant 1
P ABCX 804 B ③Runout side B, variant 1
P ABCX-804 A ④Runout side A, variant 2
P ABCX 804 B ④Runout side B, variant 2
T / ABCX-804 A ⑦Runout side A, etched, variant 1
RIRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
T / ABCX 804 B ⑦Runout side B, etched, variant 1
\ ABCX - 804 A Ⓘ SX B 8Runout side A, etched, variant 2
ABCX-804 A Ⓘ SX B2Matrix side A, on label
ABCX-804 B ⒾMatrix side B, on label
T2 ABCX 804 A ⓽Side A, runout
I ABCX 804 B Ⓘ SX A7Side B, runout
ABCX-804-ASide A, label
ABCX-804-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-95 067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Probe SPB 1086 / Probe 0C 062 ◦ 95067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5042 / ABC Records ABCX 804LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Probe IPP-80940LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCX-804LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Out Here On My Own are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Germany. One of them is ABC Records ABCX-804.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCX-804, 1C 062-95 067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 1 ABCX-804 A ① C2 and S 1 ABCX 804 B ② A3. 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.