Vinyl pressings
by Passport · 1976
Infinity Machine 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.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
WEA 50254 A SST 175069A Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A
WEA 50254 B 175069B SST Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B
50 254-ALabel side A
50 254-BLabel side B
ST-C-763565-AAA-1 AT PRCRunout, side A, etched
ST-C-763566-BBB-1 AT PRCRunout, side B, etched
ST-C-76565-RILabel, side A
ST-C-76366-RILabel, side B
ST-C-763565-A AT PRRunout, side A, etched
ST-C-763566-B AT PRRunout, side B, etched
ST-C-763565-PRLabel, side A
ST-C-763566-PRLabel, side A
ST-C-763565-AAA-1 AT PRCRunout, side A, etched
ST-C-763566-BBB-1 AT PRCRunout, side B, etched
ST-C-76565-RILabel, side A
ST-C-76366-RILabel, side B
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 | Brazil | Atlantic 50.000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50.254 / Atlantic ATL 50 254LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 254 / Atlantic ATL 50.254First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-235First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 254LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 254 / Atlantic ATL 50.254LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50.254 / Atlantic 50294LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 36-132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Infinity Machine are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 50 254.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 50 254, K 50254, SD 36-132, 50.000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 50254 A SST 175069A Manufactured in Germany and WEA 50254 B 175069B SST Manufactured in Germany. 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.
