Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1973
Coast To Coast Overture And Beginners was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SRM-1-697A-CP3 G.K.Side A runout, variant 1
SRM-1-697B-CP3 G.K.Side B runout, variant 1
SRM-1-697A-CP3 G.K.Side A runout, variant 2
SRM-1-697B-CP4 G.K.Side B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-697A-PR1 G.K. PRSide A stamped except G.K. PR etched, variation 1
SRM-1-697B-PR2 G.K. PRSide B stamped except G.K. PR etched, variation 1
SRM-1-697A-PR2 -1-1 PR DSide A stamped except -1-1 PR D, variation 2
SRM-1-697B-PR2 -1-111 D PRSide B stamped except -1-111 D PR, variation 2
SRM-1-697A-CS5 1S G.K. A6Side A Stamped except 1S G.K. A6 etched, variant 1
SRM-1-697B-CS5 1S G.K. A2Side B Stamped except 1S G.K. A2 etched, variant 1
SRM-1-697A-CS5 1 S G.K. A5Side A Stamped except 1 S G.K. A5 etched, variant 2
SRM-1-697B-CS5 2 S G.K. A4Side B Stamped except 2 S G.K. A4 etched, variant 2
SRM-1-697A-CS5Side A Stamped
1S G.K. A6Side A Etched
SRM-1-697B-CS5Side B Stamped
1S G.K. A2Side B Etched
SRM-1-697A-CP3 G.K. o PRunout side A, variant 1
SRM-1-697B-CP4 G.K. PRunout side B, variant 1
SRM-1-697A-CP3 G.K. A 1 o PRunout side A, variant 2
SRM-1-697B-CP3 G.K. B 1 o PRunout side B, variant 2
SRM-1-697A-PR1 G.K. PRSide A runout
SRM-1-697B-PR2 G.K. PRSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8418WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 6338 484LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Mercury 6338 484LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP-5.054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1-697 / Mercury SRM-1-697LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 027LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Mercury 9104 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Mercury SRM-1-697LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 832 128-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9371LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 027LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-697LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-697LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-697LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-697 / Mercury SMAS-95579LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
40 vinyl pressings of Coast To Coast Overture And Beginners are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1973 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Japan. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-697, released December 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-697, P-8418W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM-1-697A-CP3 G.K. and SRM-1-697B-CP3 G.K.. 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.
