Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1975
Pick Of The Litter was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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-A753393AAA AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2 PRCSide A runout, variant 1
ST-A-753394-AAA-1-111 PRC BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2Side B runout, variant 1
ST-A753393AAA AS-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2 PRCSide A runout, variant 2
ST-A-753394-AAA-1-111 PRC BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2Side B runout, variant 2
ST-A753393A AS MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHIA. NS2 PRSide A etched ["MASTERED BY..." stamped]
ST-A-753394-A PR BS MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHIA. NS2 PRSide B etched ["MASTERED BY..." stamped]
ST-A-753393 PRMatrix side A, on label
ST-A-753394 PRMatrix side B, on label
ST-A-753393AA AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2 [MR logo] △19928(8) PRRunout A, variant 1
ST-A-793394-AA [MR logo] △19928-X(1) PR BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2Runout B, variant 1
ST-A753393AA AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2 [MR logo] △19928(2) PRRunout A, variant 2
ST-A-753394-AA [MR logo] △19928-X(8) PR BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2Runout B, variant 2
ST-A-753393-B Ƨ AT AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS PR-SHSide A runout
ST-A-753394-C AT BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS PR-SH ƧSide B runout
ST-A-753393 LYSide A label
ST-A-753394 LYSide B label
ST-A753393AAA A3- PRC NS2Side A Etched
ST-A-753394-AAA-1-111 PRC BS NS2Side B Etched
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.Sides A & B Stamped
ST-A-753393RISide A Label
ST-Λ753373A-ASSide One Label
QD-7533-94BSide Two Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-404-030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | Atlantic SD 18141 / Astral SD 18141First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 155 / Atlantic SD 18141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | Atlantic 0109 / Lyra 0109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 50155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10049AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-10049AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Atlantic K 50155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Pick Of The Litter are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18141, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18141, QD 18141, K 50155, 3-17-404-030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A753393AAA AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2 PRC and ST-A-753394-AAA-1-111 PRC BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS2. 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.
