Vinyl pressings
by Melissa Manchester · 1978
Don't Cry Out Loud 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.
17 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
P(stamped/inverted) ASO-373-SA CP-2 AZ(scribed)A side deadwax
P(stamped/inverted) ASO-373-SBX(scribed) KENDUN-D(stamped) JH(interlocked, scribed)B side deadwax
AS0-373-SA SM1 AZ ❀ SIIIA Side, Runout, Etched
AS0-373-SB-1C KENDUN-C 𝑓 SIIIB Side, Runout, Etched / 'KENDUN-C' and 'ƒ' Stamped
AS0373-SAA Side, Label
AS0373-SBB Side, Label
AS0-373-SA T11-2 AZRunout A side
AS0-373-SB-1 KENDUN-D T11Runout B side
AS0-373-SALabel A side
AS0-373-SBLabel B side
ASO 373 MA TH1 AZ KB (at 45 degree angle)Runout side A
ASO 9373 SA TH2 AZRunout side B
AS 0373-MALabel side A
AS 0373-SALabel side B
AS 0373-MAA label
AS 0373-SAB label
ASO-373-MA SM-1 AZ❀ sssRunout side A
ASO-373-SA SM-1 AZ❀ ssssRunout side B
AS0373-MALabel side A
AS0373-SALabel side B
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 | Arista AR-11861First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Barbados | Arista AS 0373First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | Arista 31C 006 62263First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AS 0373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AS 0373First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Arista 2C 008-62.263 / Arista 2C008-62263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1C 006-62 263First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista 6RS-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista 6RS-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Arista ARIST 226First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Arista AS 03737", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Arista AS 0373First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Arista AS 0373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Arista AS 0373First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Don't Cry Out Loud are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Arista AS 0373.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0373, ARIST 226, AR-11861, 31C 006 62263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P(stamped/inverted) ASO-373-SA CP-2 AZ(scribed) and P(stamped/inverted) ASO-373-SBX(scribed) KENDUN-D(stamped) JH(interlocked, scribed). 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.
