Vinyl pressings
by Roy Buchanan · 1978
You're Not Alone 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.
14 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
ST-A-784039 AA @TGP △23336 (1) (PR)Side A Etched, variant 1
ST-A-784040 EE @TGP △23336-X (1) (PR)Side B Etched, variant 1
ST-A-784039 AA2 @TGP △23336 (2) (PR)Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-784040 EE @TGP △23336-X (1) (PR)Side B runout, , variant 2
ST-A-784039 AAA-1 @tGP-11 (PR)Side A, Runout, Variant 1
ST-A- 784040 -EEE-1-11 @tGP PRC (PR)Side B, Runout, Variant 1
ST-A-784039 AAA-1 @tGP 1 PRC (PR)Side A, Runout, Variant 2
ST-A- 784040 -EEE-1-111 @tGP PRC (PR)Side B, Runout, Variant 2
ST-A-784039A @t GP (PR) PRunout A
ST-A-784040 - E @t GP (PR) PRunout B
ST-A-78039-PRLabel A
ST-A-78040-PRLabel B
ST-A-784039 AAA-1 @TGP 1-1 PRC (PR)Runout A
ST-A-784040 EEE+-1 @TGP 1-1 PRC (PR)Runout B
ST-A-784039-SPLabel A
ST-A-784040-SPLabel 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 | Australia | Polydor 2391 357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Polydor 2391 357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2391 357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2391 357LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2391 357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1183First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Polydor 2391 357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Polydor 2391 357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19170LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19170First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | MIG MIG03071LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | Germany | MIG MIG03071LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2391 357LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of You're Not Alone are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19170.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19170, MPF 1183, 2391 357, KSD 19170) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-784039 AA @TGP △23336 (1) (PR) and ST-A-784040 EE @TGP △23336-X (1) (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.
