Vinyl pressings
by Roberta Kelly · 1976
Trouble Maker 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.
19 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
TI OCLP-5005-A--2 CTH AzRunout side A variant 1
TI OCLP-5005-B2-CTH RE AzRunout side B variant 1
T I OCLP-5005-A-2 CTH Az CRunout side A variant 2
T I OCLP-5005-B1-CTH RE Az BRunout side B variant 2
OCLP-5005-A5-KMC KA-side
P OCLP-5005-A CP AZVariant 1:Runout Side A, etched [P, stamped]
P OCLP-5005-B CP AZVariant 1:Runout Side B, etched [P, stamped]
P OCLP-5005-A CP AZVariant 2:Runout Side A, etched [P, stamped]
P OCLP-5005-B-RE-CP AZVariant 2:Runout Side B, etched [P, stamped]
B8 I S OCLP-5005-A-3 CSM AZA side, runout etched
I - OCLP-5005-B4-RE CSM AZB side, runout etched
5005-1Label A
5005-2Label B
OCLP-5005-A-4 CSM AZ A4 1 SA side, etched
OCLP-5005-B3 RE -CSM AZ 1 SB side, etched
5005-1Label A
5005-2Label 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 | Australia | Interfusion L 36100 / Interfusion L 36,100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Young 304.1086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Oasis OCLP-5005-VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50.289 / Atlantic 50 289First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-252 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI. 30252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Oasis VIP-6342First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Oasis VIP-6342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 36100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Inter Global Music IGM 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Inter Global Music IGM 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Gallo ML 4045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Oasis OCLP 5005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Trouble Maker are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Oasis OCLP 5005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OCLP 5005, L 36100, 304.1086, OCLP-5005-V) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI OCLP-5005-A--2 CTH Az and TI OCLP-5005-B2-CTH RE Az. 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.
