Vinyl pressings
by Outlaws · 1978
Bring It Back Alive 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.
22 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.
AL-8300-SA-1B F XS S STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
AL-8300-SB-1B C XS IS STERLING 2Side B runout, variant 1
AL-8300-SC-1B SX B S STERLING 3Side C runout, variant 1
AL-8300-SD-1A C S SX STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
AL-8300-SASide 1 Etched
AL-8300-SBSide 2 Etched
AL-8300-SCSide 3 Etched
AL-8300-SDSide 4 Etched
AL-8300-SA 1 STERLING 77Side A etched, except Sterling
AL-8300-SB 1 STERLING 77Side B etched, except Sterling
AL-8300-SC 1 STERLING 77Side C etched, except Sterling
AL-8300-SD 1 STERLING 77Side D etched, except Sterling
AL-8300-SA-1B SXT STERLING E SSide A
AL-8300-SB-1C SXT STERLING A SSide B
AL-8300-SC-1A STERLING A SXT SSide C
AL-8300-SD-1A SXT STERLING C3 1SSide D
AL-8300-SA-1B G [another G scratched out) STERLING 15XT(Side A Etched exc STERLING [Stamped])
AL-8300-SB-1B sxT STERLING A2 S2(Side A Etched exc STERLING [Stamped])
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 AL.8300 / Arista AL-8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AL 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AL 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AL 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AL 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AL 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AL 8300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Arista 2C 164-60568/9 / Arista 2C 164-60.568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Arista 2C 164 60 568/9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1 C 164-60 568/69First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Arista 3C 154-60568/69First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista IES-67145/46First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Arista IES-67145-46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Arista 5N 156-60589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Arista 10 C 162-060.568/9First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Arista AL 8300LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Italy | Arista ARS 26203LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Arista AL 8300LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Arista 300 689LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Arista 300 689LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Arista 300 689LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Arista 300 689LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Arista AL 8300LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Arista A2L 8608LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Arista AL 8300LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Arista AL 8300LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Bring It Back Alive are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista AL 8300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 8300, AL 13-8114, DARTY 5, AL.8300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-8300-SA-1B F XS S STERLING and AL-8300-SB-1B C XS IS STERLING 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.
