Vinyl pressings
by Passport · 1978
Ataraxia 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.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
50456 A3 - 178/007 A3 SSTSide A, etched, variant 1
50456 B4 - 178/007 B4 SSTSide B, etched, variant 1
50456 Axx 178/007 A SSTSide A, etched, variant 2
50456-B 178/007 B SSTSide B, etched, variant 2
K50456-A.-JS 1 E.G. 2-9Side A Etched
K50456-B-1-JS E.G. 2-7Side B Etched
ST-A-784049-B (PR)PSide A - etched
ST-A-784050-C (PR)PSide B - etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A & B - Stamped
ST-A-784049-PRLabel, side A
ST-A-784049-B BB-I PRC (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A Runout Variant 1
ST-A-7840450-C CC-I PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)Side B Runout Variant 1
ST-A-784049-B BB-1-11 PRC (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A Runout Variant 2
ST-A-784050-C CC-1-11 PRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (PR)Side B Runout Variant 2
ST-A-784049-BB △ 23332(1) (PR) ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout side A
ST-A-784050-CC △ 23332-X (1) ATLANTIC STUDOS D.K. (PR)Runout side B
ST-A-784049-MOLabel Side One
ST-A-794050-MOLabel Side Two
50456-A 141278 DPSide 1
50456-B 141278 DPSide 2
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 | Atlantic SD 50456First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.066 / Atlantic ATL 50 456 UFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 456First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10555AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10555AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | Atlantic 30.066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Atlantic S 90.045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | Atlantic SD 19177 / Atlantic 1072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Atlantic K 50456First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19177LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 456LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Ataraxia are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, US, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 50 456.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 50 456, K 50456, SD 19177, SD 50456) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50456 A3 - 178/007 A3 SST and 50456 B4 - 178/007 B4 SST. 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.
