Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1975
Atlantic Crossing was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
60 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 27 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.
FAST K-56151-A5 MELVYN'S IBC.Side A runout, variant 1
SLOW K56151-B5 MELV + SUZIESide B runout, variant 1
FAST K-56151-A3 MELVYN'S IBC.Side A runout, variant 2
SLOW K56151-B4 MELV + SUZIESide B runout, variant 2
K56151-ASide A runout, etched
K56151-BSide B runout, etched
K - 56151 + A4 AL ORRunout, A-side, etched
K 56151 B EGRunout, B-side, etched
K56151 FAST A3 B MELYS IBCA side stamped and etched variant 1
K56151. SLOW B3 MELY + SUZIE C DB side stamped and etched variant 1
K56151 FAST A3 31 MELYS IBC DA side stamped and etched variant 2
K56151 SLOW B3 53 MELY + SUZIE EB side stamped and etched variant 2
K∙56151∙FAST∙A3 D V MELYS I∙B∙C∙Runout side A
K∙56151∙SLOW∙B3 27 V MELY + SUZIE.Runout side B
K 56151 A EG ALLENSide A runout
K 56151 B EGSide B runout
K. 56151A*Side A label
K. 56151B*Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875 / Warner Bros. Records BS-2875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BS2875First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3-01-404-071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | Atlantic BS 2875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records WEA-10570First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 151 / Warner Bros. Records 56.151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 051 / Warner Bros. Records 56.151First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151 (Z) / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151 (Z)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56151 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0719 / Lyra 0719First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 676LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6547WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR 56151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 56151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records LB 56151 / Warner Bros. Records 56151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 86.012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93 00727LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Argentina | Warner Records 7599-27331-1 / Diario La Nación 7599-27331-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS-2875LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS-2875LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56151LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.9293 / Warner Bros. Records 01243LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 609.7007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 151 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2875LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
135 vinyl pressings of Atlantic Crossing are listed here, from 38 countries, released between 1975 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56151.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56151, K56151, BS 2875, WB 56151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FAST K-56151-A5 MELVYN'S IBC. and SLOW K56151-B5 MELV + SUZIE. 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.
