Vinyl pressings
by Pussycat · 1976
First Of All 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.
26 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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.
5C064-25419-A//27665-1-XRunout side A, variant 1
5C064-25419-B//27666-1-YRunout side B, variant 1
5c064-25419-A//27665-1-X 31 1 76 1Runout side A, variant 2
5c064-25419-B//27666-1-Y 30 1 76 1Runout side B, variant 2
5C064-25419-A// 30189-1-X - -Hand Etched Runout, Side A, Variant 1
5C064-25419-B// 27666-1-Y C 3Hand Etched Runout, Side B, Variant 1
5C064-25419-A/ 30189-3-XHand Etched Runout, Side A, Variant 2
5C064-25419-B/1 27666-1-YHand Etched Runout, Side B, Variant 2
5c064-25419-A11 30189-1-XA-side runout
5c064-25419-B11 27666-1-YB-side runout
5C 064-25419-AA-side label
5C 064-25419-BB-side label
SNTF 725 A-1△G. W IHand Etched Runout, Side A
SNTF 725 B-1△G. I PHand Etched Runout, Side B
SNTF 725 A-1△G. B.0Runout [handetched] side A
SNTF 725 B-1△G. BKRunout [handetched] side B
SNTF 725 ALabel side A
SNTF 725 BLabel side B
SNTF 725 A-1△G.Runout [handetched] side A
SNTF 725 B-1△G.Runout [handetched] side B
SNTF 725 ALabel side A
SNTF 725 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 | Argentina | Pathé 5118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | EMI International EMC-2550 / EMI International EMC.2550First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Austria | EMI Columbia Austria 665.800LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Belgium | EMI 4C 062-25419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | EMI ST 6448 / Capitol Records ST 6448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | EMI ST 6448 / Capitol Records ST 6448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | EMI 11503First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | France | EMI 2C 066-25419 / EMI 2 C 066-25 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 054-25 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1 C 062 - 25 419 / EMI 1C 062-25 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 27 579-2LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1 C 062 - 25 419 / EMI 1C 062-25 419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Columbia 65 017 / EMI Electrola 65 017LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Greece | EMI 2J 062-25419First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | India | EMI EMC-E 1034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | EMI S-EMG-E. 21003LP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of First Of All are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI Holland 5C 064-25419.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 064-25419, 5N 064-25419, SNTF 725, 5118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C064-25419-A//27665-1-X and 5C064-25419-B//27666-1-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.
