Vinyl pressings
by Patsy Gallant · 1976
From New York To L.A. 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.
18 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
5C006-99591-A//HL33527-1-YRunout side A, variant 1
5C006-99591-B//HL33528-1-YRunout side B, variant 1
5C006-99591-A//HL33527-1-Y 17 A 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
5C006-99591-B//HL33528-1-Y 18 A 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
PVT 1295 SPA-side label
PVT 1296 SPB-side label
PVT 1294Stereo side label
PVT 1294-MMono side label
PVT 1294Stereo side label
PVT 1294-MMono side label
AT-133-A AvK∙4A-side handwritten runouts
AT-133-B AvK∙4B-side handwritten runouts
4C006-99591 - ASide A runout, variant 1
4C006-99591 - BSide B runout, variant 1
4C006-99591 - A YSide A runout, variant 2
4C006-99591 - B YSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Attic AT-133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | EMI 4 C 006 - 99 591 / EMI 4 C 006-99591First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic AT-133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic AT-133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic AT-133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic AT-133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1976 | France | Gamma 48.507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Metronome 30.033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ireland | EMI EMI 2620First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | EMI EMI 2620First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-99591First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 2620First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | EMI 8E 006 99 591 / EMI 8E 006 - 99 591First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Philips TOS 1121First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | Trutone TOS 1121First year7", Single | 7", Single |
25 vinyl pressings of From New York To L.A. are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is EMI 5C 006-99591.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-99591, PS 45,124, AT-133, 4 C 006 - 99 591) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-99591-A//HL33527-1-Y and 5C006-99591-B//HL33528-1-Y. 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.
