Vinyl pressings
by Rick Wakeman · 1976
No Earthly Connection 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.
35 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 22 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.
AMLK 64583 A2 A 0Side A, stamped Variant 1
AMLK 64583-B1 B 7Side B, stamped Variant 1
AMLK 64583 A1Side A, stamped Variant 2
AMLK 64583-B1Side B, stamped Variant 2
AMLK 64583 A2 ⋀Side A runout stamped, variant 1
AMLK 64583 B2 ⋀Side B runout stamped, variant 1
AMLK 64583 A1 C CSide A runout stamped, variant 2
AMLK 64583 B1 1 2 DSide B runout stamped, variant 2
AMLK 64583 A1Runout side A variant 1
AMLK 64583 B2Runout side B variant 1
AMLK 64583 A1Runout side A variant 2
AMLK 64583 B1Runout side B variant 2
AMLK 64583 A2 11 CSide A runout, variant 1
AMLK•64583•B2 8 CSide B runout, variant 1
AMLK 64583 A1 16 ASide A runout, variant 2
AMLK•64583•B2 15 ASide B runout, variant 2
A&M SP 4901(RE-1)-P1Side A etched, variant 1
SP-4902-M2 MR Δ20511-X CRP-PITTMAN #SP-4583Side B etched, variant 1
A&M SP 4901(RE-1)-P1Side A etched, variant 2
A&M SP 4902(RE-1)-M1-EX [MR logo] Δ20511-X CRP-PITTMAN ᐞSide B etched, variant 2
CRP-TERRE HAUTE SP-4901-M1 XT Δ20511Side A Etched, variant 1
CRP-TERRE HAUTE SP-4902-M6 Δ20511-XSide B Etched, variant 1
CRP-TERRE HAUTE SP-4901-M4 XT MR[circled] ∆20511 ASide A Etched, variant 2
CRP-TERRE HAUTE A&M SP 4902(RE-1)-M1-EX MR[circled] ∆20511-X ASide A Etched, 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 | Argentina | A&M Records 8266 / A&M Records SP-4901First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | A&M Records 80.106First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 35885 / A&M Records AMLK 64583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | A&M Records L 35885 / A&M Records AMLK 64583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M-2166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4583First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Chile | A&M Records AMLK 64583First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | A&M Records AM 5137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 985 032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | A&M Records 98 5032First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | Germany | A&M Records 27 373 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | A&M Records AMLK 64583 / A&M Records 27 373 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | A&M Records AMLK 64583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Guatemala | A&M Records AMLK-64583First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Korea | Sung Eum Limited SEL-200 421LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | A&M Records 5369469LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2016 | Europe | A&M Records 5369469LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 64583LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of No Earthly Connection are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1976 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLK 64583.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLK 64583, SP-4583, 8266, L 35885) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLK 64583 A2 A 0 and AMLK 64583-B1 B 7. 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.
