Vinyl pressings
by Roy Ayers · 1978
Step In To Our Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
PD-1-6179-AS-CS A2 z S1 KENDUN-ARunout, Side A
PD-1-6179-BS-CS 3A S1 KENDUN-ARunout, Side B
PD-1-6179 APrinted on label, Side A
PD-1-6179 BPrinted on label, Side B
PD-1-6179-AS-SP1 1-2(Side A Etched, Variant 1)
PD-1-6179-BS-SP1 1-1(Side B Etched, Variant 1)
PD-1-6179-AS-SP 1-3(Side B Etched, Variant 2)
PD-1-6179-AS-PRC-3-1-1 ✩ KENDUN-AA-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6179-BS-PRC-1-1-1 PRC KENDUN-BB-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6179 AA-Side Label
PD-1-6179 BB-Side Label
PD-1-6179-AS-CP KENDUN-BRunout, Side A
PD-1-6179-BS-CP KENDUN-ARunout, Side B
p PD-1-6179-AS-CP-3 KENDUN-BVariant Runout, Side A
p PD-1-6179-BS-CP1 KENDUNVariant Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2391 380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1212First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor POLS 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor POLS 1004First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179 / Polydor 2391 380First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179 / Polydor 2391 380First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6179 / Polydor 2391 380First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Step In To Our Life are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6179.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6179, POLS 1004, 2391 380, MPF 1212) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6179-AS-CS A2 z S1 KENDUN-A and PD-1-6179-BS-CS 3A S1 KENDUN-A. 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.
