Vinyl pressings
by New Trolls · 1973
Atomic System was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
MAGL 18003-A 10/5/73Side A, stamped
MAGL 18003-B 10/5/73Side B, stamped
MAGL 18003/ASide A label, in parentheses
MAGL 18003/BSide B label, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Magma MAGL 18003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | PAN 88 278 ITLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | Orbe ORLP-4394LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Eurodisc 913 010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Magma MAL 05 / Magma mal 05LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Italy | Magma MAL 05LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Seven Seas K22P-241 / Magma K22P-241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Seven Seas K22P-241 / Magma K22P-241LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South Korea | Si-Wan Records SRML 2003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | South Korea | Si-Wan Records SRML 2003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Azzurra Music LP1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Atomic System are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Italy. One of them is Magma MAGL 18003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAGL 18003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAGL 18003-A 10/5/73 and MAGL 18003-B 10/5/73. 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.
