Vinyl pressings
by Ringo Starr · 1976
Ringo's Rotogravure 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.
39 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 26 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.
2̶3̶K̶0̶ ̶-̶ ̶4̶7̶3̶1̶ ̶A̶ ̶-̶ ̶5̶ 2382040 A//5 11Runout side A, variant 1
2̶3̶K̶0̶ ̶-̶ ̶4̶7̶3̶1̶ ̶B̶ ̶-̶ ̶5̶ @)P ■ 2382040 B//6 14Runout side B, variant 1
2382040 A//5 13Runout side A, variant 2
@/9P 2382040 B//5 2Runout side B, variant 2
ST-A - 763709 - C SAMISide A runout, variant 1
ST-A - 763710 - C AT9P UCKANSide B runout, variant 1
ST-A - 763709 - C @tgp SAMI (PR)Side A runout, variant 2
STA 763710 - E @tgPiros (PR)Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-763709-CCC-1@tGP PRC SAM1 (PR)Runout side A - variant 1
ST-A-763710-CCC ATGP PRC VCKAN (PR)Runout side B - variant 1
ST-A-763709-CCC-1@tGP PRC SAM1 (PR)Runout side A - variant 2
ST-A-763710-EEE @tGP PRC (PR)Runout side B - variant 2
ST-A-763709-C @tGP [backwards S] SAMI (PR) SHSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-763710-C ATGP VCKN (PR) SH [backwards S] SAMISide B runout, variant 1
ST-A - 763709- C @tGP [backwards S] SAMI SH (PR)Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A- 763710- C ATGP [backwards S] VCKAN (PR) SH (PR)Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A-763709-CC @tGP [stamp] SAMI Δ21401(1) (PR)Runout A Variant 1, Etched
ST-A-763710-CC ATGP [stamp] Δ21401-X (9) VCKAN (PR)Runout B Variant 1, Etched
ST-A-763709-CC @tGP [Stamp] SAMI Δ21401(3) (PR)Runout A Variant 2, Etched
ST-A-763710-CC ATGP [Stamp] Δ21401-X (6) VCKAN (PR)Runout B Variant 2, Etched
ST-A-763709 ST-A-763709AAA-1 JAP-SAMI U DJ-only PRC (PR)A Side
ST-A-763709AAA-1 (illegible) DJ-only PRC (PR)B Side
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 | Polydor 2310 473 / Polydor 8096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Polydor 2310 473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Polydor 2310 473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Polydor 2310 473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Polydor 65 743LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Brazil | Polydor 2310 473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Polydor 75100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Polydor 2302 040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Polydor 2302-040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2310 473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Polydor 2310 473LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Greece | Polydor 2310 473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Polydor 2302-040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Polydor 2310 473 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2485-235LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Atlantic FRM-18193 / Friday Music FRM-18193LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Atlantic FRM-18193 / Friday Music FRM-18193LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Rainbow RDL 1558LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2310 473LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2310 473LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Polydor MPF 1030LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
49 vinyl pressings of Ringo's Rotogravure are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Chile, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor 2302-040, released September 17, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2302-040, SD 18193, 2310-473, 2310 473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2̶3̶K̶0̶ ̶-̶ ̶4̶7̶3̶1̶ ̶A̶ ̶-̶ ̶5̶ 2382040 A//5 11 and 2̶3̶K̶0̶ ̶-̶ ̶4̶7̶3̶1̶ ̶B̶ ̶-̶ ̶5̶ @)P ■ 2382040 B//6 14. 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.
