Vinyl pressings
by Roy Buchanan · 1976
A Street Called Straight 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.
16 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-A-763575-B(B) AT PRRunout side A variant 1
ST-A-763576-B(B) AT A 20518-X(A) PRRunout side B variant 1
ST-A-763575-B AT PRRunout side A variant 2
ST-A-763576-B AT PRRunout side B variant 2
ST-A-763575 B-BB-1 AT PRVariant 1 - Side A etched
ST-A-763576-BB-1 AT PRVariant 1 - Side B etched
ST-A-763575 BBB-1 AT PRCVariant 2 - Side A etched
ST-A-763576-BBB-1 AT PRCVariant 2 - Side B etched
ST-A-763575-BB MR AT △20518 (2) PRRunout Side A
ST-A-763576 - ̶A̶ B MR AT △20518-X (2) PRRunout Side B
ST-A-763575-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-763576-MOLabel Side B
ST-A-763575-C 1-1 (SRC logo)Runout side A
ST-A-763576-C (SRC logo)Runout side B
ST-A-763575-SPLabel side A
ST-A-763576-SPLabel side B
2391233 A//1 420 03Runout stamped side A
2391233 B//2 420 04Runout stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Polydor 2391 233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 233 / Oyster 2391 233First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 233First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 233First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 233 / Oyster 2391 233First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Polydor 2391 233 / Polydor 2391233First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18170LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Japan | Polydor 18MM 0575LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of A Street Called Straight are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18170.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18170, 2391 233, MPF 1006, 23 91 233) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763575-B(B) AT PR and ST-A-763576-B(B) AT A 20518-X(A) PR. 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.
