Vinyl pressings
by Mannheim Steamroller · 1979
Fresh Aire III was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AG-365-A EDP 9-11-80-4 SR-DJ 36585-ASide A Runout, variant 1
AG-365-B SR-DJ EDP 9-11-80-2Side B Runout, variant 1
AG-365-A EDP 9-11-80-4 SR-DJ #8 36585-ASide A Runout, variant 2
AG-365-B² SR-DJ EDP SFI S̶M̶ ̶2̶ ̶3̶ SM#4 36585-B 9-11-80-2 #5Side B Runout, variant 2
AG-365-A [Circled, Stamped] B90983-5CW ~ 36585-A6Runout Variant 1, Side A
AG-365-B [Circled, Stamped] B90983-4CW ~ 36585-B6 MO #3Runout Variant 1, Side B
AG-365-A [Circled, Stamped] B90983-5CW ~ 36585-A6
AG-365-B [Circled, Stamped] B90983-4CW ~ 36585-B6 MO #4
AG 365-A [with "Ο" and "ᔆᴿ" inside, Stamped] DS 82881-1 12991(3) '+"Etched side A, variant 1
AG-365-B 13070(3)+ 9887-3 ["Ο" and "ᔆᴿ" inside, stamped] DSEtched side B, variant 1
AG 365-A ["Ο" and "ᔆᴿ" inside, stamped] DS 9881-2 13056(3) '+"Etched side A, variant 2
AG-365-B 13057(3)+ 9881-4 ["Ο" and "ᔆᴿ" inside, stamped] DSEtched side B, variant 2
AG-365-A M-2 MO#8 SR(circled) DS O36585 #8Side A runout
AG-365-B M2 #3 SR-DS O36585 MO #7Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | American Gramaphone AG-365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | American Gramaphone Records ALI-28092First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | American Gramaphone AG-365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | American Gramaphone Records AG-365Album, LP, Repress | Album, LP, Repress |
| 1979 | US | American Gramaphone Records AG-365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | American Gramaphone Records AG-365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | American Gramaphone AG-365First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | American Gramaphone Records AG-365LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | American Gramaphone AG-365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | American Gramaphone Records AG-365LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Fresh Aire III are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is American Gramaphone AG-365.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AG-365, ALI-28092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AG-365-A EDP 9-11-80-4 SR-DJ 36585-A and AG-365-B SR-DJ EDP 9-11-80-2. 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.
