Vinyl pressings
by Penny McLean · 1976
Nobody's Child 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.
2 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 2 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.
17600 A-1/76S Made in GermanyRunout side A
17600 B-1/76S Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 17 600 ALabel side A
S 17 600 BLabel side B
012 17600 A-1/76S Made in GermanyRunout side A, scratched and stamped
012 17600 B-1/76S Made in GermanyRunout side B, scratched and stamped
S 17 600 ALabel side A
S 17 600 BLabel 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 | Austria | Jupiter Records 17 600 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Jupiter Records 17 600 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Image IS 2007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia C4-81677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | France | Eurodisc 911 091 / Eurodisc 176007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Eurodisc 911091 / Jupiter Records 176007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Eurodisc 911 091 / Eurodisc 176007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | France | Eurodisc 911091 / Eurodisc 176007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Durium DE. 29217", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Italy | Durium DE. 29217", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G-17807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Nobody's Child are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, Austria. One of them is Jupiter Records 17 600 AT, released December 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 17 600 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 17600 A-1/76S Made in Germany and 17600 B-1/76S Made 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.
