Vinyl pressings
by Lulu · 1970
New Routes was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 10 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.
228031 A//1 1 1Runout side A variant 1
228031 B//2 1 1Runout side B variant 1
228031 A//1 1 1Runout side A variant 2
228031 B//1 1 1 1Runout side B variant 2
ST-C-691737-C P AT aB WRunout side A
ST-C-691738-D P AT aB WRunout side B
ST-C-691737 PRLabel side A
ST-C-691738 PRLabel side B
ST-C-691737-1A \ CTH TRunout Side 1
ST-C-691738-1A \ CTH TRunout Side 2
ST-C-691737CTHLabel Side 1
ST-C-691738CTHLabel Side 2
ST-C-691737Label Side 1
ST-C-691738Label Side 2
ST C691737-1A I CTH C 2 XRunout side A
ST C691738-1A I CTH D 3 XRunout side B
ST-C-691737 PRLabel side A
ST-C-691738 PRLabel side B
ST-C-691737-CC MO d AT /14391Side A runout variant 1
ST-C-691738-DD MO d AT /14391Side B runout variant 1
ST-C-691737-CC MO (MR) d AT △14391 aB WSide A runout variant 2
ST-C-691738-DD-MO (MR) d AT △14391-X aB WSide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06063 / Atlantic ATS ST 06063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933698First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic MT 1100First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | ATCO Records 228 031 / ATCO Records 228031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atco Records SD 33-310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Atco Records 33-310First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of New Routes are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Canada, Taiwan and more. One of them is ATCO Records 228 031, released January 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 228 031, SD 33-310, 33-310, MXL-1273) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 228031 A//1 1 1 and 228031 B//2 1 1. 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.
