Vinyl pressings
by Patti Austin · 1976
End Of A Rainbow 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 8 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.
1 RVG · 87726 · A-4 · VAN GELDER A2Runout side A
1S RVG · 87726 · B-2 · VAN GELDER A1Runout side B
RVG 87726 ALabel side A
RVG 87726 BLabel side B
RVG 87726•A-4• VAN GELDER A2Side A runout
RVG 87726B-2• VAN GELDER ISSide B runout
RVG 87726 ASide A label
RVG 87726 BSide B label
RVG 87726 A-4 CTH VAN GELDERRunout, side A
RVG 87726 B-1 SXT CTH VAN GELDERRunout, side B
RVG 87726 A-3 VAN GELDER A4side A runout etched [except VAN GELDER]
RVG 87726 B-7 VAN GELDER Aside B runout etched [except VAN GELDER]
RVG 87726 Aside A label
RVG 87726 Bside B label
RVG 87726 A-7 ƧS VAN GELDERRunout, side A etched VAN GELDER stamped
RVG 87726 B-7 ƧS VAN GELDERRunout, side B etched VAN GELDER 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | CTI Records 63.002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | CTI Records GP-3078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CTI Records CTI PS 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CTI Records CTI PS 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Philippines | CTI Records CTI 5001 / CTI Records CTA-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CTI Records CTI PS 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | CTI Records CTI 5001First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CTI Records LAX-3275LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | CTI Records K20P-6808LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CTI Records 63.002LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of End Of A Rainbow are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 5001, released September 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 5001, CTI PS 5001, 6489 019, 63.002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 RVG · 87726 · A-4 · VAN GELDER A2 and 1S RVG · 87726 · B-2 · VAN GELDER A1. 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.
