Vinyl pressings
by Mick Ronson · 1974
Slaughter On 10th Avenue was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
APL1 0353-A 2E A1L WSide A runout etched, variant 1
APL1 0353-B 2E A1J WSide B runout etched, variant 1
APL1 0353 A 2E A1I WSide A runout etched, variant 2
APL1 0353 B 2E W A1GSide B runout etched, variant 2
APL1 0353-A-1T A1MSide A runout
APL1 0353-B-1T A2BSide B runout
APL1 0353 ASide A label
APL1 0353 BSide B label
APL1 0353-A-1T AIBA side runout, etched
APL1 0353-B-1T AIBB side runout, stamped
APL1-0353 A2Side A runout, variant 1
APL1-0353-1 I A3Side B runout, variant 1
APL1-0353A-10 I A2Side A runout, variant 2
APL1-0353B-10 I A1Side B runout, variant 2
APL1-0353A-10 Ⅰ A5Side A runout, variant 1
APL1-0353B=10 Ⅰ A4Side B runout, variant 1
APL1-0353A-10 Ⅰ A3Side A runout, variant 2
APL1-0353B-10 Ⅰ A3Side B runout, variant 2
APL1-0353A-10 Ⅰ A2Side A runout
APL1-0353B-10 Ⅰ A3Side B runout
APL1-0353-ASide A label
APL1-0353-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA APL1-0353-A / RCA Victor APL1-0353-BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA APL1-0353 (LSP) / RCA Victor APL1-0353 (LSP)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | RCA APL1-0353 (LSP) / RCA Victor YEPL1 277First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-6223First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | US | RCA APL1-0353 / RCA Victor APL1-0353First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP632LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Tigers Archive Records CLAS06LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RCA APL1-0353LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
23 vinyl pressings of Slaughter On 10th Avenue are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-0353, released March 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0353, APL1 0353, APL1-0353-A, APL1-0353 (LSP)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1 0353-A 2E A1L W and APL1 0353-B 2E A1J W. 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.
