Vinyl pressings
by Roderick Falconer · 1976
New Nation 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.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
UAG 29992 A - 1 URunout area side A
UAG 29992 B - 3 URunout area side B
UAG 29992AStamped label A
UAG 29992BStamped label B
UALA 651-1Side A runout etched
UALA 651-2 (2)Side B runout etched
UA-LA651-GOn label sides A & B
T1 UALA 651-1 VSide A runout etched
T1 UALA 651-2-1 B2Side B runout etched
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 | United Artists Records L36,062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA651-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 992 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 24021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 7170 / United Artists Records UA-LA651-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | United Artists Records 28.271-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 29992 / United Artists Records UALA 651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA651-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA651-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA651-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA651-G / United Artists Records UALA 651-GLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA651-G / United Artists Records UALA 651-GLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of New Nation are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAG 29992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAG 29992, UA-LA651-G, L36,062, UAS 29 992 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAG 29992 A - 1 U and UAG 29992 B - 3 U. 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.
