Vinyl pressings
by Miami · 1976
Notorious Miami was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 11 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.
DRIVE - 100 - A STERLINGA-Side runout etched
DRIVE - 100 - B STERLINGB-Side runout etched
DRIVE - 102 - A 2 [STERLING]A-Side runout etched [stamped]
DRIVE - 102 - B 2 [STERLING]B-Side runout etched [stamped]
DRIVE-102-A MR (In a circle) △21078 STERLINGA-side runout etching
DRIVE-102 B MR (In a circle) △21018-X STERLINGB-side runout etching
DRIVE-102-A STERLINGA-side runout etching
DRIVE-102-B STERLINGB-side runout etching
DRIVE-102-A STERLING ƧSide A runout
DRIVE-102-B STERLING ƧSide B runout
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS4405First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4405First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor DXL1-4020 / Drive DXL1-4020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | RCA ECS-800321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor DXL1 4020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | India | RCA Victor DXL1-4020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Peru | RCA Victor DXL 1-4020 / RCA Victor DXL1 4020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | RCA Victor XL-14020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor XL-14020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor XL-14020First yearLP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Jay Boy JSL 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Drive 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Drive 102First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Drive 102 / Drive LP-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Drive DRIVE 102 / Drive 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Notorious Miami are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Drive 102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 102, DRIVE 102, JSL 11, AVS4405) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRIVE - 100 - A STERLING and DRIVE - 100 - B 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.
